AIR POLLUTANTS EMISSION FROM THE BRICK KILN INDUSTRY, ITS IMPACT, AND REMEDIAL MEASURES

Brick industries are small-scale and unorganized industrial sectors. Bricks are the prime building material for construction purposes. The need for bricks in construction projects is growing every day. Coal, sawdust, wood, and other raw materials needed to make bricks are degrading the air quality by releasing gaseous and particulate pollutants. Brick kilns generate a lot of pollutants, including greenhouse gases like Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, and Sulphur dioxide, due to outdated traditional techniques and the burning of inefficient wood and coal. Brick kilns pose a serious environmental threat because of their significant toxic gas emissions. The present chapter deals with the study of air pollutants arising from brick kilns and the harmful effects that plants and humans are facing due to these kilns.