Assessment of Health Risk due to Stone Crusher Pollution at Bharatkoop Town, District Chitrakoot

Now a days air pollution is a major problem in India. Unplanned urbanization and industrialization are the
biggest cause of environmental pollution. Air pollution due to stone crusher industries causes major
environmental and health risk. Sampling of respirable particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) was done with
the help of APM 550 instrument and Whiteman filter paper. The concentrations of particulate matter were
found above the permissible limit as per the standards given by Central Pollution Control Board (2009). A
physical survey was carried out with the help of questionnaire, personal interviews and heath data were
also collected from hospitals, Primary health centers etc. The questionnaire also covered duration of a
particular disease when the disease was perceived in apex extent. This study also reveals the acute and
chronic effects of dust pollution on health of stone crusher’s workers. Higher concentration of respirable
particulate matter causes various respiratory diseases, lung diseases, skin problems, eye irritations and
heart diseases etc. There is a strong relation between dust pollution and health effects. It is identified that
the study area is at very high risk due to stone crusher industrial emissions