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Explora: Environment

and Resource

REVIEW ARTICLE
Different methods and technologies of air

pollution mitigation: An overview

Md Rafiur Rahman * and Md Rofiul Islam Rofi 2
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1 Department of Civil Engineering, Mymensingh Engineering College, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
2 Department of Textile Engineering, National Institute of Textile Engineering and Research, Dhaka,
Bangladesh

Abstract

Air pollution represents a critical dimension of environmental contamination and
poses severe risks to human health and ecological systems. While environmental
pollution can manifest in various forms—such as air, water, and soil pollution—air
pollution remains the most pervasive and damaging. Rapid industrialization and the
proliferation of pollution-intensive technologies have significantly contributed to
the degradation of air quality. This review provides an overview of existing research
focused on strategies for controlling and mitigating air pollution. Emphasis is placed
on technological interventions, regulatory measures, and innovative approaches
being explored to reduce airborne pollutants. The study also addresses current
research gaps and proposes future approaches for air pollution mitigation measures.

*Corresponding author: Keywords: Air pollution; Air pollution control; Environment pollution; Carbon monoxide;
Md Rafiur Rahman Particulate matter; Volatile organic compounds; Electrification
(rafiur886@gmail.com)
Citation: Rahman MR, Rofi MRI.
Different methods and technologies
of air pollution mitigation: An
overview. Explora Environ Resour. 1. Introduction
2025;2(3):025210041.
doi: 10.36922/EER025210041 Air pollution remains one of the most concerning environmental issues in modern society,
contributing considerably to worldwide illness loads and environmental degradation.
Received: May 22, 2025 According to the World Health Organization, air pollution causes approximately 7
1st revised: May 29, 2025 million premature deaths each year, with low- or middle-income countries bearing
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2nd revised: June 30, 2025 the greatest burden due to rising urbanization and insufficient regulatory restrictions.
Pollutants, including particulate matter (PM) and PM , nitrogen oxides (NO ), sulfur
2.5
10
x
Accepted: July 2, 2025 dioxide (SO ), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs), are increasingly prevalent due
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Published online: August 19, 2025 to both anthropogenic and natural sources. PM (PM with a diameter of <2.5 µm)
2.5
Copyright: © 2025 Author(s). can carry hazardous chemicals deep into the lungs, where they may enter the human
This is an Open-Access article bloodstream and cause significant health issues. 2
distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution A defining challenge of the Anthropocene is the catastrophic impact of air pollution
License, permitting distribution, on both health and economic growth. According to the Global Burden of Disease
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and reproduction in any medium, research, various kinds of pollution caused 9 million deaths in 2015, with air pollution
provided the original work is
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properly cited. accounting for 6.5 million of them. Furthermore, air pollution reduces gross domestic
product in low- and middle-income nations by 2% every year. If air pollutants are not
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Publisher’s Note: AccScience
Publishing remains neutral with effectively managed, they will continue to endanger human health. 2
regard to jurisdictional claims in 3
published maps and institutional One of the most effective strategies for mitigating air pollution is reducing emissions.
affiliations. The effectiveness of air pollution control primarily depends on the political climate,
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