The ambient air of mountains is so good that people forget their worries and spend a peaceful time. Because of this, mountain tourism has increased drastically in recent times. People like to spend their holidays under the arms of nature, away from the hustle-bustle of city life. People have a reason behind this and that is to inhale good air which they miss in the cities. But unknowingly, this reason itself leads to air pollution in mountains. These days mountains have become a hotspot for air pollution and hence monitoring air quality in mountains becomes key

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Importance of Air Quality
monitoring in Mountains
Importance of Air Quality monitoring in Mountains

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Mountains – A source of freshwater, good quality air,
flora and fauna, natural resources like wood, basic
food, etc. People like to spend their holidays under
the arms of nature, away from the hustle-bustle of
city life. Because of this, mountain tourism has
increased drastically in recent times. But
unknowingly, this reason itself leads to air pollution
in mountains.
Importance of Air Quality monitoring in Mountains
INTRODUCTION
Air pollution is turning Mother Nature
prematurely gray - Irv Kupcinet
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1. Increasing mass tourism
People like to take some time off from their busy city life and
spend holidays peacefully under the natural beauty of
mountains. This results in increasing tourism speedily.
The World Counts shows the effect of tourism on the
environment. Over there we can see how CO2 emissions have
increased and will continue to surge as a result of an increase in
tourism. This impacts the ambient air of mountains, thus
leading to air pollution in mountains.
Importance of Air Quality monitoring in Mountains
Factors for Air pollution
in mountains

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2. Vehicle emissions
Heavy-duty trucks come into picture for transporting
goods from the mountainous region. But they are
reason for the exponential increase of toxic gases(like
Nitrogen oxide, Carbon Monoxide) in the air. Apart from
this, Particulate Matter(especially PM2.5, PM10) emitted
from them has increased too. Thus, air pollution in
mountains is the aftermath of these vehicular
emissions.
Importance of Air Quality monitoring in Mountains
Factors for Air pollution
in mountains

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3. Increasing garbage volume
Tourists come to enjoy their holidays and in return, they
leave heaps of garbage behind them. Burning of this
collected waste leads to the release of toxic gases in the
air, thus decreasing the quality of ambient air in
mountains. Apart from this, contamination of the
street-side litter happens if not collected timely and
thereby resulting in air pollution. Contaminated
garbage releases harmful gas pollutants like methane,
CO2, and unpleasant odour which causes various
respiratory diseases.
Importance of Air Quality monitoring in Mountains
Factors for Air pollution
in mountains

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Importance of Air Quality monitoring in Mountains
● Concentration of air pollutants like nitrogen oxides(NOx), carbon oxides(COx), PM2.5, PM10, and others
are less in mountain air than that compared to city air. Because of the lesser ratio of air pollutants,
health concerns like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and other heart and
lung diseases are less in mountainous region. Also, studies have shown that living in mountains has
lower chances of dying from Ischemic heart disease. Thus, life expectancy increases in the mountain
region.
● A good, fresh mountain air helps in promoting general well-being. Also, it helps in reducing stress-
related illnesses like anxiety, depression.
● Just inhaling the smell of mountain trees supports a good respiratory system.
● Also, mountain people have to worry less about metabolism-related concerns like obesity, blood
sugar, high blood pressure, and cholesterol.
Benefits of Good
Mountain Air

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It is important to understand the quality of air that
we inhale. As the air pollution in mountains is
increasing gradually, steps to improve air quality
should be given utmost importance. This is where
Oizom plays an important role.
Partnering with MeaTech, Oizom’s Dustroid
monitors vehicular pollution in Almora Hills. Real-
time data collection was done through Dustroid.
Installing an ambient dust monitor helped the
authorities understand the trend of particulate
matter pollution. The collected data was very
insightful. It helped the local authorities manage
tourists and reduce vehicular emissions causing
minimum adverse effects to health, flora, and fauna.
Importance of Air Quality monitoring in Mountains
Almora Hills