Effect of stone crusher dust pollution on Wheat (Triticum sp.) crop
Abstract
This study was aimed to know the effect of stone crushers dust pollutant Viz. PM10
and PM2.5 on morphological as well as yield characteristics of wheat (Triticum sp.) plant
growing at different distance from the stone crusher industry at Kabrai, Mahoba, U.P. India.
The wheat plant near the industry showed deterioration in morphological characteristics. The
study indicated that parameters reduction in wheat correlated directly with particulate pollutant
which leads to lower yield at more polluted site. It was observed that wheat plant near the stone
crushers industry having morphological reduction in growth and yield and as the distance from
stone crushers industry increases growth and yield also increase. Over all study shows that
control plants were healthier in term of morphological and yield parameter. It was found that
wheat plant growing near the stone crusher industry was adversely affected. The areas around
the stone crusher are constantly polluted by dust that spread in the atmosphere, thus causing
damages to the environment and the resident’s lives nearby. So it is clear that the stone crushers
dust pollution is an operative ecological factor causing deterioration in the quality of our
environment.
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