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Pollution levels have increased rapidly due to the numerous industrial processes and human activity. It had caused the pollutants like carbon monoxide (CO), chlorofluorocarbons (CFC), heavy metals (arsenic, chromium, lead, cadmium, mercury, and zinc), hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides, organic chemicals (volatile organic compounds, known as VOCs, and dioxins), sulfur dioxide to hamper the environment.
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Govekar, S., Kumar, R., Suresh, R., Sridharan, K. (2018). Nanotechnology to Sustain a Clean Environment. In: Sridharan, K. (eds) Emerging Trends of Nanotechnology in Environment and Sustainability. SpringerBriefs in Environmental Science. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71327-4_1
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