Abstract
In recent decades, air pollution has become a real threat to the lives and health of populations around the world. Today, about 92% of the world’s population lives in areas with low air quality standards. In India, in particular, air pollution is one of the main causes of respiratory and allergic diseases, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, and even tuberculosis. The purpose of this study is to analyze the extent of the spread of respiratory diseases in people living near the leather manufacturing industry in Jammu, Kanpur, India. The source of information is a cross-sectoral survey of male workers from the Jammu area, for which a three-stage sampling model is used. The study area selected areas of Bujiat, Motinagar, and Asharfabad because of the high concentration of the population employed in leather processing plants. During the study, the authors used one- and two-dimensional statistics. The study showed that there are no major benefits of civilization in the study areas: housing, water, hygiene and sanitation, waste treatment, etc. In the last 12 months, it was found that 11% of the population in the aforementioned territory experienced symptoms such as wheezing or wheezing at any time of the day, ie permanently, and another 9% of the population were waking up from chest tightness in the previous 12 months. During the survey period, 10% of the respondents had coughing sputum at least three months before the day or night. The rapid spread of various respiratory diseases may be associated with higher levels of air pollution. The article presents the recommendations of the authors on adherence to the principles of fair industrial activity within the framework of corporate social responsibility and the promotion of sustainable development of territories. Keywords: living environment, morbidity, respiratory health, workers.
Highlights
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were aimed at edifying a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future by ensuring complete socio-economic and environmental indemnity for the population [1]
A most recent estimate of World Health Organization (WHO)’s World Global Ambient Air Quality Database (2016) exhibits that out of the most polluted cities are in India
According to the recent air quality report from WHO’s World Global Ambient Quality Database, 11 out of 12 cities with the high-level adulterated air are located in India
Summary
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) were aimed at edifying a more inclusive, sustainable, and resilient future by ensuring complete socio-economic and environmental indemnity for the population [1]. Around 6.5 million deaths occurred due to air-pollution related diseases. In India, Evidence suggests that air pollution contributes to the global burden of respiratory and allergic diseases together with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, and possibly tuberculosis, associations between air pollution and respiratory illnesses are complex[4,5]. A report published by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies identifies five conditions, namely asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, acute respiratory infections, tuberculosis, and lung cancer that primarily contribute to the global burden of respiratory diseases [6]. Exposure to air pollution has many substantial adverse effects on human health. Seven million deaths were attributed to the joint effects of household and ambient air pollution [7]. Air pollution can induce the acute exacerbation of COPD and the onset of asthma, increase respiratory morbidity, and mortality [7]
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