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NEET 2008
Exam
NEET
Year
2008
Subject
Botany
Chapter
Environmental Issues

NEET 2008 · Botany · Environmental Issues

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which...

According to Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), which particulate size in diameter (in micrometres) of the air pollutants is responsible for greatest harm to human health?

Options

  1. A2.5 or less
  2. B1.5 or less
  3. C1.0 or less
  4. D5.2 or 2.5

Correct answer

A. 2.5 or less

Step-by-step solution

Particles in the size range 1−10μm1-10 \mu \mathrm{m} have measurable settling velocities but are readily stirred by air movements whereas particles of size 0.1-1 μm\mu \mathrm{m} have small settling velocities. Those below 0.1μm0.1 \mu \mathrm{m}, a submicroscopic size found in Urban air, undergo random Brownian motion resulting from collisions among individual molecules. Of all the different types of particulates in the atmosphere, the presence of trace elements such as cadmium, lead, nickel and mercury may constitute the greatest health hazard.
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