Air And Water Pollution Mumbai vs London

Question 1

Mumbai causes (air pollution)

Answer 1

Waste burning
Transport
Diesel
Generators
Industry
Domestic
Dust

Question 2

London causes (air pollution)

Answer 2

Mainly transport
Road vehicles produce 50% nitrogen oxides and emit particles of rubber and metal
Industry

Question 3

Similarities (air pollution)

Answer 3

Both have pollution from industry
Both domestic
Both caused by transport

Question 4

Air pollution effects in Mumbai

Answer 4

Health concerns
Carcinogenic particulate matter
Respiratory illnesses such as asthma
2010 chlorine gas leak left 76 hospitalised
2000 micrograms per cubic metre when the safe level is 150
C02 levels increase due to exhaust fumes
23,000 deaths related to pollution annually

Question 5

Air pollution effects in London

Answer 5

9400 premature deaths due to poor air quality
£3.7 billion cost to the NHS
respiratory illnesses such as asthma and pulmonary disease
Stunts lung growth in children

Question 6

Solutions in Mumbai (air pollution)

Answer 6

Monorail
500 passengers each
No fossil fuels
Encourages bike use
Chimneys of a certain height so emissions blow away
Wind farms on Mumbai coastline
Vegetation planted on roofs

Question 7

Solutions in London (air pollution)

Answer 7

£12 congestion fee on the M25 (ULEZ)
Clean air act limits pollution levels
London Underground has 5 million daily users
Boris bikes
Bus and taxi lanes reduce emissions
Car sharing
Park and ride
Defra
£3 billion plan to import e air quality and reduce emissions
End sale if new diesel and petroleum cars by 2035

Question 8

Mumbai Mithu River Causes

Answer 8

Domestic - raw sewage, municipal waste, animal waste and scrap dealers
Industrial - oil drums, hazardous waste, effluent, sludge soil

Question 9

London River Thames

Answer 9

2021 Thames water pumped sewage 5000x into connected rivers

Question 10

London River Thames Causes

Answer 10

Domestic - incorrect plumbing, phosphates in soaps, agriculture (herbicides and pesticides)

Question 11

Similarities in causes (water pollution)

Answer 11

Untreated sewage
Domestic waste

Question 12

Differences in causes (water pollution)

Answer 12

London - incorrect plumbing
Mumbai - lack of controlled sewage disposal
London - no industrial waste
Mumbai - uncontrolled discharge of hazardous and animal waste

Question 13

Solutions in Mumbai (water pollution)

Answer 13

2010 Mythi river clean
Closed unauthorised industries
Rubbish collections
Employ people to keep rivers clean
Sewage treatment plants
Sewers
Public toilets

Question 14

Solutions in London (water pollution)

Answer 14

Sustainable drainage action
Reduced pollution in tributary rivers
Save water
By 2040 London will manage rainwater more sustainably to reduce flood risk and improve water quality