This work presents an estimate of the air pollution from municipal solid waste transport haulage sector for the city of Kolkata. About 3000 MT/day of solid waste are generated in the city presuming generation rate of 450-500 gm/capita resident/day. On an average, 205 private carriers transport 60% of daily generated garbage (responsible for 44% of total air pollutants from municipal solid waste transport), while around 109 nos. of departmental vehicles transport the remaining 40% of waste (responsible for 56% of total pollution emission from waste transport).
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/air-pollution-generation-municipal-solid-waste-transport-sector-kolkata
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhasish-chattopadhyay
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/amit-dutta
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhabrata-ray
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-air-pollution-control
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/solid-waste
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kolkata
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/transport
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-monoxide
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/benzene
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lead
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-air-quality
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/west-bengal
