https://doi.org/10.51514/JSTR.6.3.2024.9-14
Aradhana Verma
ABSTRACT
South Asia (India, Bangladesh, Pakistan) and other countries Stubble burning is a practice of removing paddy crop residues by burning them to prepare the field for the next crop. Farmers used this practice to prepare land for the next cultivation and after burning the ashes were mixed with the same soil and then ploughed. According to various global scientific research studies, due to air pollution caused by the burning of stubble, thousands of citizens die from respiratory diseases. In some places, even more dangerous diseases develop. Burning of crop residues harms the biological quality of the soil as well as other microorganisms present in the upper layer of the soil, and also reduces the solubility of the upper layers of the soil. Currently, various studies are highlighting the catastrophic nature of stubble burning by examining the incidence of field fires, pollutant emissions and its harmful impacts. The message conveyed by the author in this review article is that the burning of crop residue in the fields by farmers can have harmful effects on human health, the environment, soil fertility, natural ecosystem.
In this review, the author summarizes studies of literature review articles and explains the harmful effects of PM2.5 on the human respiratory system and the potential for health-related illness problems.
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Keywords: Stubble burning, air pollution, diseases, soil fertility, health, natural ecosystem etc.