Paper Key : IRJ************250
Author: Lawan Rukayya Umar,Da'u Abdulrazak,Haruna Sani Umar,Alkali Saifullahi Auwalu
Date Published: 21 Jan 2023
Abstract
ABSTRACT - Air pollution is a major concern of developed and developing countries, which has a serious toxicological impact on human health and the environment. Air pollution has a number of different emission sources, but motor vehicles, solid fuel burning and industrial processes contribute the major part of outdoor air pollution, while the main contributors of indoor air pollution is biomass smoke, tobacco smoke, allergens, bacteria and viruses. The major air pollutants include gaseous pollutants, persistent pollutants, particulate matter, biological organisms and other organic pollutants. Long and short term exposure to air suspended toxicants has a different toxicological impact on human including respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, skin diseases, irritation of the eyes and nose, and long-term chronic diseases such as cancer. Several reports have revealed the direct association between exposure to the poor air quality and increasing rate of morbidity and mortality mostly due to cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. It is considered as the major environmental risk factor in the incidence and progression of some diseases such as lung cancer, asthma, psychological complications, kidney damage, renal cancer and fetal growth. The route of exposure is primarily via inhalation and ingestion while dermal contact represents minor routes of exposure.
DOI LINK : 10.56726/IRJMETS33055 https://www.doi.org/10.56726/IRJMETS33055