February 6, 2025
A targeted approach to reducing the health impacts of crop residue burning in India

Boston MA (SPX) Dec 02, 2022

To clear the way for planting wheat in November, a farmer in Punjab, India, sets aflame the leftover straw, or stubble, of a harvested rice paddy crop in October. The burning residue fills the air with carbon monoxide, ozone, and fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that will make it harder to breathe for days afterward and for miles around…
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