Feeling Under the Weather – Sick Building Syndrome?

“When the earth is sick and polluted, human health is impossible.”Emerson. Before we move on to my next series, I shall spend some time doing a review and commentary of a journal article that is highly relevant as a direct consequence of excessive and prolonged exposure to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in an indoor area, …

Beating Around the Bush – Introducing Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)

“Plastic disposal not only pollutes the land but the water and the air, the three primary elements for any living being on the earth.” Sir P.S. Jagadeesh Kumar. I have talked about the dangers and health impacts brought about by singular chemical pollutants, volatile organic compounds and particulate matters in my past few posts. In …

Powder Keg – Introducing Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

“Roses are red, violets are blue, bad hair days are okay, but bad air days will screw you.”Abhiijit Naskar. I have introduced 2 major contributors to air pollution, namely singular chemical pollutants and particulate matter in my last few posts. Today, I will be covering the last contributor – volatile organic compounds. Sounds complicated! What …

In a Haze – Introducing Particulate Matter

“Destruction is a man's will. Nevertheless, prevention is also a man's will. It is a man's choice to choose between destruction and prevention.”Babu Rajan. In my last 2 posts, I have introduced one of the main contributors to air pollution – singular chemical pollutants. We learnt that they can come from different sources, bringing about …

Double Whammy – Introducing Singular Chemical Pollutants (2)

“The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.” - Eddie Bernice Johnson. In my previous post, I have discussed 2 singular chemical pollutants that have a direct impact on air pollution (and the damaging of the ecosystem), as both of them are capable of mixing with water in the atmosphere …

At a Single Blow – Introducing Singular Chemical Pollutants (1)

“In tough times, some of us see protecting the climate as a luxury, but that's an outdated 20th-century worldview from a time when we thought industrialisation was the end goal, waste was growth, and wealth meant a thick haze of air pollution.”Alex Steffen. As I am typing this post, I still remembered that time when …