Dust particles in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district and adjoining areas have a “heavy concentration of toxic metals” that, though not carcinogenic, pose a “high health risk”, especially for children.
This came to light on Wednesday at a conference held by the state pollution control board and the Ranchi municipal corporation in association with ASAR, an organisation working on clean air and environment.
Ranchi, the state capital, does not have any government-operated continuous air quality monitoring system, which means there is no baseline information, according to an expert who spoke at the conference. Read Morehttps://indianexpress.com/article/india/dust-particles-jamshedpur-high-concentration-toxic-metals-experts-8423958/?s=08
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