How to Reduce Air Pollution from Industries

We can reduce air pollution from industries or factories by using public transport to travel, increasing efficiency of equipments to consume less energy and opting for natural gas.

Nowadays environmental pollution has become a critical issue due to increased demand to products and development. Due to deforestation and industrialization, air quality is constantly degrading year on year.

Any type of air pollution has sources of industrial activities is known as Industrial air pollution. Cutting down air pollution is the first step to go green.

Industrial air pollution is major source of total environmental air pollution.

Industrial air pollution can be divided in two categories:

• Stationary emission sources
• Mobile emission sources

Air pollution from Stationary Emission sources in Industry

Stationary emission sources from industries / factories includes pollution from stacks, chimney, diesel generators, boilers etc. They emit majorly Particulate Matter (PM10 & PM2.5), Sulphur Dioxides (SO2), Nitrogen oxides (NOx), Carbon monoxide (CO), Carbon Dioxide (CO2), VOC etc.

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Air pollution from Mobile emission sources in Industry

Mobile emission sources majorly include transportation of products or raw materials in industries. It includes harmful gases like particulate matter (PM2.5 & PM10) and Nitrogen Oxides (NOx).

How to Reduce Air Pollution from Industries / Factories

As Industrial activities are so different from each other it is very difficult to arrive at single solution for all industries as per their pollution challenges. If something is working in Pharmaceutical industry is meaningless in cement industry.

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Ways to Reduce Air Pollution from Factories

• We can reduce air pollution by conserving energy by turning off lights, computers, air conditioners and other appliances when not in use.
• Encourage your employees to use public transport or you can arrange a bus from a common point for your employees.
• When purchasing a vehicle for your company consider buying most efficient, lowest polluting or if possible zero emission electric vehicle.
• Encourage employees to use bicycle for daily commute
• Ensure drivers in your company obeying traffic laws, speed limits, maintaining vehicles properly and keeping optimum air pressure in tyres.
• Replace lights in your factory to energy efficient bulbs
• GO green by limiting the use of paper as it may save some trees
• Choose materials which are made from recycled materials
• Encourage teleconference than physical meeting
• Encourage activities like planting trees once a year among employees
• Give awards to employees who reduced emissions in their shifts
• Improve machineries or manufacturing processes to reduce emissions from factories
• Boosting performance of boilers can sharply reduce air pollution from industry
• Earlier companies used electric motors with efficiencies 60-90 percentage now electric motors with 95% of efficiency are also available
• Proper maintenance of boiler e.g. blowing dust from surface, reducing excess air can reduce air pollution from industries
• Reducing the need of steam the use of boiler, by identifying leaks can boost system by 10-50%
• Switching from coal, oil to natural gas reduced operating costs and extend plant’s life by eliminating corrosion from fuels
• to identify irregularities in pollutants level in air and keep your pollutants level within limits

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Types of Industrial Pollution

1. Air Pollution: This type of pollution is caused by emissions of harmful gases, particles, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from industrial processes and combustion of fossil fuels.
2. Water Pollution: Industrial activities can contaminate water bodies through the discharge of untreated wastewater, chemicals, heavy metals, and other pollutants into rivers, lakes, and oceans.
3. Soil Pollution: Industries can contribute to soil pollution through the improper disposal of hazardous waste, leakage of chemicals, or spills that contaminate the soil, making it unsuitable for agriculture or posing risks to human health.
4. Noise Pollution: Industrial operations such as machinery, construction, and transportation can generate excessive noise levels, affecting the well-being of workers and nearby communities.
5. Thermal Pollution: Some industries release heated water or gases into water bodies, altering the natural temperature and disrupting aquatic ecosystems.
6. Light Pollution: Industrial facilities, especially those operating during nighttime, can contribute to excessive artificial lighting that disrupts natural light patterns and affects wildlife and human sleep patterns.
7. Radioactive Pollution: Industries involved in nuclear power generation or handling radioactive materials can contribute to radioactive pollution if proper safety measures are not followed.
8. Visual Pollution: Unsightly industrial structures, waste disposal sites, or abandoned facilities can create visual pollution, degrading the aesthetics of an area.
9. Chemical Pollution: Industries may release hazardous chemicals into the environment, leading to contamination of air, water, and soil, and posing risks to human health and ecosystems.
10. E-waste Pollution: Improper handling and disposal of electronic waste from industries can lead to the release of toxic substances into the environment, causing environmental and health hazards.

This article is written by Perfect Pollucon Services. They are environmental consultant in India offering Environmental monitoring and consultancy services for industries.

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