The Worst Man-Made Disasters

Watching the series "Chernobyl" reminded me of what we have made of our surroundings. In the desire of more powerful we are forgetting the consequences of our own creation. From, time to time we hear natural disasters more often, but some of the deadliest disasters in the world are anthropogenic, yes correct that means created by human activity. Not...

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Radon: Indoor Air Pollutant

In my previous blog, I wrote about indoor air pollution. We know that indoor air is not better than outdoor air and sometimes even worse. The pollutants present are- Radon, Molds, Volatile organic compound( VOCs), Carbon monoxide, Dust particles. In this post, we will talk about the pollutant Radon which is natural radioactive noble gas. Radon is...

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Myths About Pollution

Environment and pollution-related topics get modified with time and we receive a new set of data/analysis. When I read papers or articles on the subject I always learn new things, and with time the theory gets modified or sometimes changes giving us a completely new perspective. But, certain things are not true so separating the myths and the facts-1)...

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Our Daily Dose Of Air Pollution

We all know where India stands for its pollution level. We are among the most polluted cities in the world with a range higher 17 times the safe WHO limit. Our country has some major pollution policy loopholes in our system, sometimes we don't have the technology or system or mind or can be all of them at once.  So, what makes our...

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Microplastics They're Everywhere

Microplastics are small fragments of plastic that are less than 5mm in size. Richard Thompson a marine biologist introduced the term microplastic, which started with his interest in marine debris. He and his team searched for the smallest sample of plastic they can find near the beach. They noticed that the small particles are not sand; later confirmed...

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EARTH DAY- Let's Celebrate With Our Family

It's Earth Day week and the best time to show your creativity and explore interesting facts about our planet with the family and kids. Let's discuss the history of this day. Earth Day founded in 1970 by senator Gaylord Nelson who was determined to make environmental agendas effective in the federal government. He envisioned mass demonstrations among...

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How Coronavirus Healing Our Environment!!

We all are living in a time when we face the global pandemic happening. In our never-ending progress, there was no chance of our world to heal at such a rapid rate. Our nature is itself a healer but, humans didn't leave a space for this process to occur. Nature trying to heal the things we damage and in the meantime, we damage more. I live...

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