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Other side of cement industries?

Greater Kashmir · Mariya Batool · last updated
Blooming of cement factories has resulted in the environmental deterioration and in turn degrades the human health status. Pollutants from cement industries are causing harmful effects on human health and environment. Cement dust causes lung disease, pneumoconiosis and carcinoma of the lungs, stomach and colon. Main pollution of cement productions includes; cement dust, air pollution, noise pollution, water pollution, solid waste pollution, ground vibration and resources depletion due to raw material extraction. Cement dust of sufficient quantities have been reported to dissolve leaf tissues.