Open AccessEffect of brick kiln emissions on commonly used vegetables of Kashmir Valley
Author(s) -
Skinder Bhat M.,
Sheikh Afeefa Q.,
Pandit Ashok K.,
Ganai Bashir A.,
Kuchy Aashiq H.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
food science and nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.614
H-Index - 27
ISSN - 2048-7177
DOI - 10.1002/fsn3.252
Subject(s) - kiln , brick , environmental science , pollutant , waste management , environmental engineering , engineering , civil engineering , biology , ecology
Abstract To study the impact of brick kiln emissions on plant growth and productivity, a study was conducted on various biochemical parameters of three main vegetables Brassica oleracea L., Phaseolus vulgaris L., and Solanum melongena L. cultivated in the vicinity of the brick kiln area of the Panzan village of district Budgam (J&K). Plants in the vicinity of brick kilns are direct recipients of emissions and therefore important materials for assessing potential effects of kiln pollutants. The biochemical values of all the three vegetables of the brick kiln site when compared to the control site are significantly ( P ≤ 0.05) different. The findings of the present work depict that the brick kilns are the prime reason for the deterioration of important consumable vegetables, which could lead to chaos in the food security of the area in concern besides a threat to local people in terms of health if proper pollution control devices or the replacement of brick kilns are not put in place with new technology.