At present in India more than thirty mines are in operation. It produces 2800 tones of asbestos per month (mainly chrysotile and tremolite) and in recent years substantial quantity (-70%) is imported from
<p>The ambient air quality monitoring was carried during the May 2003 to April 2004 along the (NH-6) passing through Jalgaon city. The average concentration of SOx 64 μg/m<sup>3</sup>, NOx 58 μg/m<sup>3</sup>, particulates (>10 μ) 515 μg/m<sup>3</sup> and respirable dust particulates 224 μg/m<sup>3</sup> was reported at Prabhat during the study period (May 2003-April 2004).
