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High level of dissolved lead in Indian Ocean: Study
April 18, 2025
|The Island
A recent study states that among the Asian countries, China and India exhibited a substantial rise in lead emissions by coal combustion, with an increase of 4.3 to 4.8 times over a 33-year period.
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BENGALURU: A study by the National Institute of Oceanography, Goa, and the Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, Ghaziabad has found higher concentration of dissolved lead (dPb) in the northern and central Indian Ocean (IO), which is much higher (23-114 PM) compared to other ocean basins such as the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, with clear a north-south decreasing gradient.
The recent study conducted by scientists Chhaya Yadav, Sunil Kumar Singh and Venkatesh Chinni states that among the Asian countries, China and India have exhibited a substantial rise in lead emissions by coal combustion, with an increase of 4.3 to 4.8 times over a last 33-year period; 12.5 and 82.8 thousand tonnes annually for India and China respectively in 2023, due to coal burning.
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