Air Pollution

Risk of acute respiratory infection from crop burning in India: estimating disease burden and economic welfare from satellite and national health survey data for 250 000 persons

Respiratory infections are among the leading causes of death and disability globally. Respirable aerosol particles released by agricultural crop-residue burning (ACRB), practised by farmers in all global regions, are potentially harmful to human health.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2019
Suman Chakrabarti, Mohammed Tajuddin Khan, Avinash Kishore & et al
International Journal of Epidemiology
1-12
Tags:
Crop Residues, Air Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, India, Health Effects, Remote Sensing, Air Quality and Health