Determination of Protecting Public Health

Dr. Nalin Chirakkara

Abstract

While the majority of air pollution management techniques try to reduce emissions, efforts are also being made to change the transport of air pollutants, exposure to pollutants, and the health response. The location of polluting plants, how the terrain lays and the wind blow in an area, and the height and design of pollution stacks all have an impact on the transmission of air pollutants. Tall smokestacks, a pioneering strategy to reducing local air pollution, operate to distribute pollutants across broader regions. Reducing human exposure to pollutants may also help to mitigate the negative health impacts of air pollution. The deployment of an ozone warning day is an example of this latter strategy: when harmful ozone levels are expected, the public is warned so that vulnerable persons for example, children, persons with asthma, and the elderly may reduce their exposure by remaining inside. Lastly, the health effects of air pollution may be influenced by peoples access to and quality of health-care systems, accessible treatment choices, and inter-agency communication. For example, if an industrial release of air pollutants occurs, a physician may be able to treat patients more efficiently if he or she is aware of the dangerous pollutant involved.