Brick kilns: Still menacing the environment in 2022
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It is by now well-established that one of the major causes behind Dhaka consistently ranking among the most polluted cities in the world is the number of brick kilns in the outskirts of Dhaka and the surrounding areas. In 2016, a Norway-based research institution found that brick kilns are causing 58 percent of the air pollution in the city. Most brick kilns still use firewood as fuel which contributes to the release of lethal carbon-monoxide and other toxic gases in the air. Despite all this, they continue to exist and chances are they're not going anywhere soon. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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It is by now well-established that one of the major causes behind Dhaka consistently ranking among the most polluted cities in the world is the number of brick kilns in the outskirts of Dhaka and the surrounding areas. In 2016, a Norway-based research institution found that brick kilns are causing 58 percent of the air pollution in the city. Most brick kilns still use firewood as fuel which contributes to the release of lethal carbon-monoxide and other toxic gases in the air. Despite all this, they continue to exist and chances are they're not going anywhere soon. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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It is by now well-established that one of the major causes behind Dhaka consistently ranking among the most polluted cities in the world is the number of brick kilns in the outskirts of Dhaka and the surrounding areas. In 2016, a Norway-based research institution found that brick kilns are causing 58 percent of the air pollution in the city. Most brick kilns still use firewood as fuel which contributes to the release of lethal carbon-monoxide and other toxic gases in the air. Despite all this, they continue to exist and chances are they're not going anywhere soon. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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It is by now well-established that one of the major causes behind Dhaka consistently ranking among the most polluted cities in the world is the number of brick kilns in the outskirts of Dhaka and the surrounding areas. In 2016, a Norway-based research institution found that brick kilns are causing 58 percent of the air pollution in the city. Most brick kilns still use firewood as fuel which contributes to the release of lethal carbon-monoxide and other toxic gases in the air. Despite all this, they continue to exist and chances are they're not going anywhere soon. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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It is by now well-established that one of the major causes behind Dhaka consistently ranking among the most polluted cities in the world is the number of brick kilns in the outskirts of Dhaka and the surrounding areas. In 2016, a Norway-based research institution found that brick kilns are causing 58 percent of the air pollution in the city. Most brick kilns still use firewood as fuel which contributes to the release of lethal carbon-monoxide and other toxic gases in the air. Despite all this, they continue to exist and chances are they're not going anywhere soon. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB
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It is by now well-established that one of the major causes behind Dhaka consistently ranking among the most polluted cities in the world is the number of brick kilns in the outskirts of Dhaka and the surrounding areas. In 2016, a Norway-based research institution found that brick kilns are causing 58 percent of the air pollution in the city. Most brick kilns still use firewood as fuel which contributes to the release of lethal carbon-monoxide and other toxic gases in the air. Despite all this, they continue to exist and chances are they're not going anywhere soon. Photo: Adnan Adid/UNB