Dust Pollution Reaches an Alarming Stage in Dhaka
Dust pollution reaches an alarming stage in
Dhaka and many deaths as well as several million cases of illness occur every
year due to the poor air quality, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Dust kicked up by vehicles traveling on roads may
make up 33% of air
pollution. Road dust consists of deposits
of vehicle
exhausts a industrial exhausts, particles from tire
and brake
wear, dust from paved roads or potholes,
and dust from construction sites. Road dust is a significant source
contributing to the generation and release of particulate matter into
the atmosphere. Control of road dust is a significant challenge in urban
areas, and also in other locations with high levels of vehicular traffic upon
unsealed roads, such as mines and landfill dumps.
