Air pollution poses threat to mangrove ecosystem warns study on Sundarbans

Category : Air Pollution | Location : West Bengal  | Posted on 2024-05-13 06:05:11

Kolkata: Air pollution is threatening the Sundarbans, a critical mangrove ecosystem in Bengal, at an alarming rate, a recent study has revealed. Researchers have laid bare how vast quantities of pollutants, primarily laden with black carbon or soot particles, originating not only from just Kolkata but the entire Indo-Gangetic Plain region, are significantly deteriorating air quality in the Sundarbans, thus affecting its delicate ecosystem.

Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/air-pollution-poses-threat-to-mangrove-ecosystem-warns-study-on-sundarbans/articleshowprint/109961295.cms