Impact of environmental pollution on health: A sociological study in Tuticorin industrial town, TN, India

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  • K. Maharajan, Kirubakaran Samual

Abstract

The paper highlights impact of environmental pollution on Health. The present study has been taken up in Tuticorin industrial town area. Major industries numbering 12 established in the district. They are engaged in the production of cotton, staple yarn, caustic soda, PVC Resin, fertilizers, soda ash, carbon-di-oxide gas in liquid etc., The important major industries are sterlite, SPIC, Tuticorin Alkali Chemicals, Dharangadhra chemicals work, Madura coats, Kilburn chemicals industries. The public sector undertakings are the  Thermal power unit (620mm), Heavy water plant, and port trust. The district contributes 70% of the total salt production of Tamil Nadu and meets 30% of salt requirement of our country. Aside from deficiencies in the life support system, men is subjected to a variety of environmental Hazards. Some of these are natural, but increasingly environmental hazards result from mans activities and numbers. Some times manmade hazards are direct in their impact on other man. But they may be indirect in their influence, acting through other biological systems or overburdening the capacity of natural systems for renewal, dispersion, or assimilation. The following factors can be used in categorizing environmental hazards. (1) Biological (2) chemical (3) Physical (4) Psychological and (5) Sociological. Hence more than 12 major industries have established in and around Tuticorin. This becomes one of the source of air pollution, water pollution, Noice pollution, in this area. Air pollution may be broadly defined as the presence of one or more contaminants like dust, smoke, must and odour. The atmosphere which are injurious to human beings, plants and animals which unreasonably interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property. Air pollution seriously damages human beings.

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Department of Sociology, DDE, Annamalai University.  Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu, India

*Corresponding Author , Email: [email protected]

Cite This Article As: K. Maharajan, Kirubakaran Samual. 2010. Impact of environmental pollution on health: A sociological study in Tuticorin industrial town, TN, India. J. Ecobiotechnol. 2(2): 51-56

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K. Maharajan, Kirubakaran Samual

K. Maharajan*, Kirubakaran SamualDepartment of Sociology, DDE, Annamalai University.  Annamalai Nagar, Tamilnadu, India*Corresponding Author , Email: [email protected]

Published

28-06-2010

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Kirubakaran Samual, K. M. “Impact of Environmental Pollution on Health: A Sociological Study in Tuticorin Industrial Town, TN, India”. Journal of Ecobiotechnology, vol. 2, no. 2, June 2010, https://updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/jebt/article/view/29.

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