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[1] | Nisha Pritesh Soni, Civil Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. |
[2] | Robin Alfred Christian, Civil Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. |
[3] | Namrata Dharmendra Jariwala, Civil Engineering Department, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology, Surat, India. |
Industries are one of the key factors in the economy for any country. At the same time increasing in industry increasing pollution in the air, water, and soil. Pollutant emission in the air, water, and soil is not only an environmental challenge but it also affectspublic health as well. Categorization of industries is based on pollution potential index, which is calculated by pollutant emission in the air, water, and soil. There are three categories in this categorization: Green, Orange, and Red. There is a percentage span in each categorization, so highly polluted and moderate polluted might fall in the same category. There is a need to develop such algorithm, which can differentiate highly polluted and moderate polluted industry. The suggested method given in this paper is categorizing industries in gradient color manner instead of percentage span. In suggested method categorization of highly polluted and moderate polluting industry, based on industry’s pollution potential index, will be different. So in order to harmonize the ‘Criteria of Categorization’, here an attempt has been made to Re-categorize the existing categorization based on the Integrated Environmental Pollution Potential Index (EPI) of different industries. The aim of the study is to prioritize industries in the order of planning needs for interventions. EPI, therefore, forms the basis for a comprehensive remedial action plan for the identified severely polluted/critically polluted industries.
Keywords
Categorization of Industries, Pollution Potential Index, Pollution Control Committee
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