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Air pollution is regarded as a global burden disease in the recent years, even after the implementation of various significant control policies and measures. Air pollution is also one of the important elements of health risk assessment studies. Overpopulation, drastic increase in urban settlements, and set up of various industries lead to the problem of increment of primary and secondary air pollutants which are the major cause for deterioration of plant and human health. These hazardous agents emitted through anthropogenic and biogenic sources contribute to high concentrations in the atmosphere. Comprehensive studies on various air pollutants, their impacts on plant as well as human health and possible control measures for the same are very less reported. Such studies can help the policy makers to suggest some cost-effective measures for the control of these air pollutants. This chapter focuses on the nature, chemistry, and sources of air pollutants and their impact on plant as well as human health. It also summarizes the highlights of different chapters signifying various aspects of air pollutants in consideration with plant as well as human health.

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  1. Department of Environmental Sciences, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    Pallavi Saxena

  2. Department of Chemistry, Hindu College, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

    Anju Srivastava

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    Pallavi Saxena

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    Anju Srivastava

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Saxena, P., Srivastava, A. (2020). Introduction. In: Saxena, P., Srivastava, A. (eds) Air Pollution and Environmental Health. Environmental Chemistry for a Sustainable World, vol 20. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3481-2_1

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