Volume : X, Issue : V, May - 2020
Smoking: Environmental and Social Impact
Dr. Somenath Ghosh
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Tobacco requires huge chemical inputs: up to 16 applications of pesticide are recommended during one three–month growing period. Aldrin, Dieldrin, DDT are among the chemicals used. Methyl omide, widely used as a fumigant in developing countries, contributes significantly to ozone depletion. Global smokers are around 1.2 billion in the world). At least 4.5 trillion [non–biodegradable] filter–tipped cigarettes are deposited annually somewhere in the world. China, Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia are the countries that produce the most raw tobacco leaves and manufactured cigarettes. Thus, the hazardous effect of tobacco is not only limited up to smoking but also from its growing
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DOI : 10.36106/ijar
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SMOKING: ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT, Dr. Somenath Ghosh INDIAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED RESEARCH : Volume-10 | Issue-5 | May-2020
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