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Air pollution and climate change have worsened the health status of human beings and affected plants and vegetation adversely. This has posed serious threats to the entire ecosystem. An increasing demand of energy and dependencies on fossil fuels and nonrenewable energy resources may result into a further increase in air pollution. Air pollutants, gases (SO2, NOx, O3, hydrocarbons, etc.) and particles (mixture of various solid elements and dust particles), damage plants and reduce crop production. These pollutants cause an acute problem and affect vegetation directly and indirectly. The effect of pollutants depends upon the concentration of polluting species as well as on the age of plants. The day-by-day deteriorating quality of air and environment has necessitated a well-planned strategy to mitigate the menace of air pollution. It required proper understanding of causes, impacts, and control of air pollution. This chapter highlights types of pollutants affecting plants/vegetation and their sources and control technologies adopted to reduce pollution level. Euro/Bharat stage norms for reduction in emission from automobiles are illustrated. Regulations and legislations adopted are enumerated. The Clean Air Act envisaged guidelines for industries regarding emission. It has been seen and observed that in spite several rules and regulations, not much has been achieved in controlling air pollution particularly in countries like India. India needs to make tough legislations and ensure its implications. Thus, the need of envisaging new rules/regulations along with pollution control standards must be enacted and implemented honestly to protect plants/vegetation from air pollution and climate change.
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Kumar, R., Gupta, P. (2016). Air Pollution Control Policies and Regulations. In: Kulshrestha, U., Saxena, P. (eds) Plant Responses to Air Pollution. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-1201-3_12
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