A review on the deteriorating situation of smog and its preventive measures in Pakistan

Urbanization, industrialization, and increasing fossil fuel consumption are generally identified as the main contributors to poor air quality. Smog is a form of visible air pollution processes that can cause diverse health problems (e.g., pulmonary, respiratory, and skin diseases). In Lahore, the se...

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Published in:Journal of cleaner production 2021-01, Vol.279, p.123676, Article 123676
Main Authors: Raza, Waseem, Saeed, Saad, Saulat, Hammad, Gul, Hajera, Sarfraz, Muhammad, Sonne, Christian, Sohn, Z.-H., Brown, Richard J.C., Kim, Ki-Hyun
Format: Article
Language:English
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Air pollution
Air quality
Smog
Smog formation
Smog prevention
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Summary:Urbanization, industrialization, and increasing fossil fuel consumption are generally identified as the main contributors to poor air quality. Smog is a form of visible air pollution processes that can cause diverse health problems (e.g., pulmonary, respiratory, and skin diseases). In Lahore, the second-largest city of Pakistan, smog pollution has been a significant socioeconomic issue since 2013 of which situation has been worsening each year. In this systematic review, we discuss the major issues concerning smog in Pakistan: the causes, methods of detection, hazardous effects, and opportunities for preventive measures based on ground-level information. This study identifies smog as a potential source of human health risk as serious repercussions of economic development. It is thus suggested that adequate abatement measures should be established for the proper protection of public health.
ISSN:0959-6526
1879-1786
DOI:10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123676