Manoj Kumar, Savita Prashar
Introduction: Air quality is continuously degraded in Mandi Gobindgarh an industrial town of Punjab in India, which may lead to respiratory morbidity this town.
Material and methods: A longitudinal study for 20 years (2001-2021) of follow up was conducted in Mandi Gobindgarh an “Industrial Town” of Punjab, India.
Results: Trends shows that air pollution level was extremely higher in Mandi Gobindgarh an industrial town during the period of 20 years as compared to permissible limit. Adjusted Odds Ratio for, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) in year 2021 was (OR=4.01, 95% CI 1.72-5.92 P=0.01) as compared to year 2001 i.e. (OR=2.23, 95% CI 1.10-4.53 P=0.03) were found significantly higher after a follow up of 20 years in the residents of Industrial Town. After this follow up study it is observed that due to deterioration of air quality in 20 years and its continuous exposure cause significantly more chronic respiratory morbidity in 2021 as compared to year 2001 among Adult population of Industrial Town.
Conclusion: It is concluded that continuous exposure to high concentration of PM10 and TSP in the ambient air for 20 years leads to poor respiratory health in adults of Industrial town.