title: Environmental impact of plantations in and around the petroleum refinery: a case study.
abstract: Plantation or green belt (GB) grown around the factories and industrial premises improves the condition of land, mitigates air pollution (as the plants serve as a sink for pollutants and check the flow of dust, etc.), and reduces the level of noise pollution. The software developed by NEERI for the determination of the optimal width of GB in and around an industry is based on the pollution attenuation coefficient of selected plant species of deciduous trees existing in the region. The assessment of the impact of these plantations/green belts of 500-m width in and around a petroleum refinery in the west coast of India is evaluated for reducing/managing various waste generated, and it is observed that the overall efficiency is more than 60%.
authors.affiliation: Kolkata Zonal Laboratory, NEERI KoZL, Kolkata, India. ps_rao@neeri.res.in
authors.forename: Padma S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Vasant A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Mhaisalkar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shrivastava
authors.forename: Animesh
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chakrabarti
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Devotta
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D001673:Biodegradation, Environmental; D004777:Environment; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D019652:Extraction and Processing Industry; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010578:Petroleum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000633:toxicity*; D010944:Plants / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D010578:Petroleum