Impact of open burning of crop residues on air pollution and climate change in Indonesia

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Crop residues are subjected to open burning in Indonesia. These farming practices were studied to determine the proportion of open burned and their contribution to air pollution based on crop and air pollutant specific emission factors. On an annual basis, it was estimated that 45 million tonnes of crop residues are open burned. This leads to emission of greenhouse gases and toxic pollutants. On an average, CO2 and CO dominate the overall emissions with 90% and 8% respectively. The remaining 2% are contributed by CH4, SO2, NOx, NH3 , N2O, NMVOC and particulate matter. Climate charging emissions were assessed to contribute 12-14% towards global warming potential by the global crop residues open burning. View source
Year

2018

Secondary Title

Current Science

Volume

115

Number

12

Pages

2259-2266

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.18520/cs/v115/i12/2259-2266

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Keyword(s)

Crop residues, emission factors, global warming, Indonesia, open burning, particulate matter, rice straw, emissions, aerosol, pollutants, carbon, gases, india, Science & Technology - Other Topics

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Form: Journal Article
Geographical Area: Indonesia

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