Environmental Effect of Burning Agriculture Waste

Authors

  • Dr. Neeru Yadav  Department of Geography Govt. P.G. College Narnaul, Haryana, India

Keywords:

Environmental Effect, Agriculture, Crops, Agricultural Waste, Paddy Straw

Abstract

Burning of agricultural biomass residue, or Crop Residue Burning (CRB) has been identified as a major health hazard. In addition to causing exposure to extremely high levels of Particulate Matter concentration to people in the immediate vicinity, it is also a major regional source of pollution, contributing between 12 and 60 per cent of PM concentrations as per various source apportionment studies. In addition, it causes loss of vital components such as nitrogen, phosphorus, sulphur and potassium from the topsoil layer, making the land less fertile and unviable for agriculture in the long run.

References

  1. Using straw rice to produce energy (Gadde, Menke, and Wassman, 2009; Delivand et al, 2011; Lim et al, 2012), and using it as a commercial feedstock for cattle (Kadam, Forrest, and Jacobson, 2000).
  2. https://www.siani.se/wp-content/uploads/files/profile/key_papers/alternatives_to_open_ field_burning_on_paddy_farms.pdf
  3. https://www.ruralmarketing.in/industry/innovation/stubble-burning-savpl-to-set-up-42-paddy-straw-based-power-plants-in-punjab
  4. http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/crop-burning-punjab-haryana-s-killer-fields-55960

International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology

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Published

2018-01-31

Issue

Volume 3, Issue 8, November-December-2017

Section

Research Articles

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Dr. Neeru Yadav "Environmental Effect of Burning Agriculture Waste" International Journal of Scientific Research in Science, Engineering and Technology (IJSRSET), Print ISSN : 2395-1990, Online ISSN : 2394-4099, Volume 3, Issue 8, pp.977-979, November-December-2017.