Sugarcane straw burning generates particulate matter with complex composition resulting in
atmosphere pollution. Sugarcane straw sugarcane burning particles (PSSB) contain several …

Sugarcane burning during harvest and non-harvest season emits various pollutants like
volatile organic compounds (VOCs), alkanes, and PAHs (Polyaromatic hydrocarbons) in the …

Smoked cigarette butt (SCB) discharged in the environment became an issue of unknown
consequences for plants. Thus, we aim at assessing the impact of water containing SBC …

Vehicular air pollution is a mounting health issue of the modern age, particularly in urban
populations of the developing nations. Auto-rickshaws are not considered eco-friendly as to …

In the present study Tradescantia pallida micronucleus (Trad-MCN) bioassay was used to
assess the genotoxicity of particulate matter with a mass median aerodynamic diameter less …

Manual harvesting is usually done after to sugar cane burning which is responsible for
seasonal emission of air pollutants in Brazil and it is believed to be responsible for …

According to careful estimations, open burning of plastic waste affects app. 2 billion people
worldwide. While human health risks have become more and more obvious, much less …

During sugar cane harvesting season, which occurs from May to November of each year, the
crops are burnt, cut, and transported to the mills. There are reports showing that mutagenic …

Inhalation of particulate matter (PM) from residential biomass combustion is
epidemiologically associated with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases. This study …

Brazil contains 25% of the total land planted with sugarcane in the world and is thus one of
the major producers. The annual burning of sugarcane fields prior to harvesting emits huge …