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*Air pollution onTajmahal - write Introduction, causes, effects, measures ,conclusion.*​

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The Effect of Air Pollution on the Taj Mahal

As said by Mark Twain, ‘’ The world is split into two parts, those that have seen the Taj Mahal and those who have not’’. The Taj Mahal of Agra is one of the Seven Wonders of the World for reasons more than just looking magnificent. It’s the history of the Taj Mahal that adds a soul to its magnificence. It depicts a clear example of how deeply a man loved his wife, that even after she remained but a memory, he made sure that this memory would never fade away. This man was the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, who was head-over-heels in love with his wife Mumtaz Mahal fig.1. She was a Muslim Persian princess and he was the son of a Mughal Emperor. It was at the age of 14 that he met Mumtaz and fell in…show more content…

The main causes of pollution are Iron foundries, Glass and Chemical industries within and around Agra. The major contributor to this effect was said to be the Mathura Oil Refinery fig4 which was commissioned in 1982. It is situated about 40km northwards from the Taj Mahal and is owned by the Indian Oil Corporation costing them Rs 253.92 crores to build the refinery 8. Sulphur dioxide is a major pollutant of refinery effluents, it is a toxic gas which in sunlight reacts with oxygen in the presence of water vapour forming acid rain which over long periods of times has been known to corrode marble and other building materials9, 10. The corrosion of the marble on the mausoleum is referred to by scientists as Marble Cancer 11.

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