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• TITLE: Silica Particulate Pollution in Central India

  AUTHORS: Khageshwar Singh Patel, Sapana Gupta, Shobhana Ramteke, Keshaw Prakash Rajhans, S. Nava, F. Lucarelli

  KEYWORDS: Ambient Air, Particulate Matter, Silica, Trace Elements

  JOURNAL NAME: Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol.7 No.2, February 16, 2016

  ABSTRACT: Asbestos exposure is known to cause asbestosis i.e. lung cancer (mesothelioma) with increased risk of diseases i.e. gastrointestinal, colorectal, throat, kidney, esophageal, and gallbladder cancer. Therefore, in the present work, the concentration of SiO2 associated to the coarse and fine particulates in the ambient air of most industrialized area of central India i.e. Raipur city (capital of Chhattisgarh state) is described. The concentration of SiO2 in ambient air associated to the PM10 and PM2.5 was ranged from 6.6 to 102 and 0.2 to 15 μg/m3 with mean value of 30.0 ± 6.0 and 4.3 ± 0.8 μg/m3, respectively. The seasonal, spatial and temporal variations of SiO2 in the air are described.