Emerging Topics in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management pp 124-133
Editors: Dr.R. S. Khoiyangbam
Dr. Ch. Raghumani Singh (2025)
ISBN: 978-93-94174-59-7
Chapter 12
Impacts of Urban Air Pollution on School going Children and Management Strategies
Rajukumar Khumukcham
Department of Environmental Science, T.S. Paul Manipur Women’s College, Imphal –795003
R.S. Khoiyangbam*
Department of Environmental Science, Manipur University, Imphal – 795003
Abstract
The air pollution problem is becoming one of the most critical issues of the present era, affecting climate change and public health. In an urban set-up, industrial and vehicular emissions are the leading cause. Urbanites living in areas with high levels of air pollution are exposed to hazardous gases, particulates, pathogenic bioparticles, heavy metals and a host of other chemicals. Urban school-going children are routinely exposed to air pollutants in heavy streets and school campuses. The concentration of pollutants inside the school may sometimes exceed the levels in the surrounding environment. Deterioration in indoor air quality is a serious concern as children spend longer indoors and are the most vulnerable. The air quality management process is a stepwise procedure to identify the air quality control area based on ambient air status and a framework program involving all the stakeholders. The successful execution of a management plan depends on the strength of the objective, monitoring network, emission inventory, air quality modelling, control strategies and public participation.
Keywords
Ambient air, urban areas, school children, respiratory health, indoor air quality
Cite this Chapter: Rajukumar Khumukcham and Khoiyangbam, R.S. 2025. Impacts of Urban Air Pollution on School going Children and Management Strategies. In: R. S. Khoiyangbam and Ch. Raghumani Singh (Eds.), Emerging Topics in Environmental Science and Natural Resource Management. Excellent Publishers, India. pp. 124-133. doi: https://doi.org/10.20546/978-93-94174-59-7_12
