TALE OF A TAIL- CATCHING THE IMPACT OF TAILPIPE EXHAUSTS EMISSIONS WITH ADULTERATED PETROL

While the debate about air pollution in India continues to focus on visible pollution sources such as rapid growth in coal-based thermal power generation, mining operations etc., tremendous growth of vehicles inside the cities is largely out of considerations of urban Indians and is one of the key drivers of the crisis. This work exposes the key factors responsible for urban air pollution emission. Identification of the problem clearly indicates that large numbers of vehicles are the dominant sources of urban air pollution growth, with those running on adulterated fuel as the main driver. The secondary particulates formed from aerosols like SO2 and NOx are key cause of the recent increase in PM2.5 levels, which is causing damage to human health and creating potentially a health emergency situation in India. This study emphasizes on the urgent need to comply with the most stringent vehicular emission standards in order to solve vehicular air pollution crisis.