Assessment of health status and impact of pollution from thermal power plant on health of population and environment around the plant in Udupi District, Karnataka

• Main Authors: Ramachandra Kamath (Author), Sharvanan Eshwar Udayar (Author), G Jagadish (Author), Poornima Prabhakaran (Author), Kishore Kumar Madhipatla (Author), Research Team (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Coal-fired thermal power plants (TPPs) have a serious impact on soil, air, and water quality resulting in deterioration of health and environment around the plant. Objective: The present study was undertaken with the objectives of assessing the respiratory health status of the population...