Pollution, along with the rapidly growing number of vehicles, is a major problem worldwide. Auto pollution is known primarily for emitting various forms of living and nonliving pollutants into the atmosphere, but recent research shows that vehicular exhaust is a key source of heavy metal toxicity in municipal areas through processes such as diesel and oil combustion, corrosion of metal parts, engine aging, tire and brake wear, and road damage. Heavy metal pollution caused by vehicle emissions has a detrimental effect on the environment and vegetation along roadsides. The physical characteristics of plants are affected by vehicular pollution. The absorption of heavy metals gradually alters soil pH, affecting anatomical, physiological, and plant fertility characteristics. The seed germination rate is reduced because of the high toxicity of lead. Excessive concentration of thrash metals reduces metabolic activity and plant growth. Even though some heavy metals are important micronutrients in low-grade plants, their high concentration causes metabolic disorders and reduced growth in a variety of plants, especially those growing along the road. Due to this, there is an urgent necessity to formulate an effective environmental management system in urban areas that includes promoting new technologies, using biofuels, developing green belts, and public participation. This chapter summarizes the adverse consequences of heavy metal pollution triggered by the growing number of vehicles on the vegetation along the roadside.

10.1007/978-981-99-0397-9_8

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Study of elemental concentration, surface morphology and chemical characterization of atmospheric aerosols and trace gases in an urban environment (India)

Urban Climate (2022)

Zainab Mushtaq Pargin Bangotra Sushmita Banerjee Ansumali Ashish Suman Suman

Trace gas

10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101377

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CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)- AN INITIATIVE BY CORPORATE WORLD

Global Journal For Research Analysis (2021)

Suman Suman

Corporate Social Reporting does not have any precise or fixed definitions. Some description focused on corporate compliance with following the applicable laws and few strongly believe that Social Responsibility is minimizing the environmental impacts are essential to long term growth and returns to shareholders. Corporate social Responsibility was initiated by big corporate organization by adding corporate social responsibility Reports or Sustainability Reports in Early 1990’s. There was no such law or regulation in this regard at that time and no till time in most of the countries. The corporate imperative has gone from desirable to expect to require. India is the First Country which makes compulsory CSR for big Giant Corporate. The philosophy is that Corporations have a social and environmental impact in addition to their economic impact and these can enhance or diminish the collective good or wider societal progress. These new accountabilities are being demanded by civil societal groups with business leaders often responding to rather than leading the debate. CSR Reporting or Sustainability Reporting is a process whereby an organization publically discloses information about its interactions with and impact on the various societies and environments in which it operates. There are basically three pillars of sustainability Reporting: 1. Environmental Sustainability 2. Social Sustainability 3. Economic Sustainability.

Corporate sustainability

Corporate security

Sustainability Reporting

Civil Society

10.36106/gjra/5111310

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Performance assessment of Zn–Sn bimetal oxides for the removal of inorganic arsenic in groundwater

Groundwater for Sustainable Development (2021)

Martine Thomson Pazhoor Pavan Kumar Gautam Sintu Kumar Samanta Suman Suman Pargin Bangotra

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Langmuir adsorption model

10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100600

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Comparative analysis of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10) and trace gases (SO2, NO2, O3) in between satellite derived data and ground based instruments

Research Square (Research Square) (2023)

Zainab Mushtaq Pargin Bangotra Samreen Sajad Alok Sagar Gautam Manish Sharma

Abstract The present 12 weeks (4 October 2021 to 26 December 2021) study emphasizes on examining the various air quality parameters i.e. PM 2.5 , PM 10 , SO 2 , NO 2 and O 3 over four different sampling stations i.e. Dwarka (28°32' ,28°38' N ,77°0' ,78°8' E) Knowledge Park III (29.496152°N, 77.536011°E), Sector125 (28.5438° N, 77.3310° E) and Vivek Vihar (28.6712° N, 77.3177° E) using ground-based instruments and satellite remote sensing observation (MERRA-2, OMI and Aura Satellite). The ground based observation shows the mean concentrations of PM 2.5 in Dwarka, Knowledge park III, Sector 125, and Vivek Vihar as 279 µg m -3 , 274 µg m -3 , 294 µg m -3 , and 365 µg m -3 respectively. The ground based instrumental concentrations of PM 2.5 and O 3 were higher than the satellite observations, while as for SO 2 and NO 2 , the mean concentration of satellite based monitoring was higher as compared to others pollutants. A very strong correlations were observed among PM 2.5 , PM 10 , SO 2 , NO 2 and O 3 . A negative and positive weak correlation were observed among pollutant and various meteorological parameters. It has been observed that the wind direction is one of the most prominent parameter to alter the variation of these pollutants. Overall, the present study provides an insight into the noticeable behavior in air pollutants loading trends and, in general, is in less agreement with that relating the findings with those recently recounted by satellite observations.

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10.21203/rs.3.rs-2836100/v1

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