Particulates – also known as atmospheric aerosol particles, atmospheric particulate matter, particulate matter (PM), or suspended particulate matter (SPM) – are microscopic particles of solid or liquid matter suspended in the air. The term aerosol commonly refers to the particulate/air mixture, as opposed to the particulate matter alone. Sources of particulate matter can be natural or anthropogenic. They have impacts on climate and precipitation that adversely affect human health, in ways additional to direct inhalation. Types of atmospheric particles include suspended particulate matter, thoracic and respirable particles, inhalable coarse particles, designated PM10, which are coarse particles with a diameter of 10 micrometers (µm) or less, fine particles, designated PM2.5, with a diameter of 2.5 µm or less, ultrafine particles, and soot.
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Effect of Large-Scale Performed Vedic Homa Therapy on AQI
Rohit Rastogi (Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India & ABES Engineering College, India), Devendra Kumar Chaturvedi (Dayalbagh Educational Institute, India), Mamta Saxena (Independent Researcher, India),
Sheelu Sagar (Amity University, Noida, India), Neeti Tandon (Vikram Unversity, Ujjain, India), and T. Rajeshwari (Gayatri Chetna Kendra, Kolkata, India)
Copyright: © 2023
|Pages: 17
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9220-5.ch059
Abstract
The research team is working to check the effect of agnihotra and havan, an Indian vedic sience developed by sage and saints who knew its scientific benefits. The gruhe gruhe Gayatri Yajna (Yajna at all the homes/household) arallely at the same time and day was conducted, and around 45,000 (45K) households in Delhi/NCR, India participated in it. The CPCB (Central Pollution Control Board) mounted several sensors and IoT-based devices to capture the AQI and effect of this mass event which was celebrated by public as festival on Buddha Poornima 26 May, 2021 and earlier years. Tha manuscript presents the computational analysis of pollutant elements and the effect of Yajna to curb the pollution. The agnihotra is a valid science and being approved by global science fraternity. The humanity facing pandemic, pollution, less rainfall, and mental and physical fitness challenge will get a sustainable solution through Indian vedic wisdom.