Hazardous Chemicals in Environment and Awareness Among Youth in Rural Area of Punjab

The pace of science and technological progress of human has started encroachment of nature which gave us threats like acid rains, depletion of ozone layer, contamination, environment pollution, climate changes, global warming, rise of sea water level etc. Present days, we are dealing with many of the environmental tragedies predicted by scientists decades ago. Two decades ago, global problems relating to degradation of natural resources and pollution have increased dramatically. In this paper, researcher investigated awareness level about hazardous chemical in the environment among youth in rural area of Punjab. The results of the study showed a poor level of awareness level among rural youth about the presence of hazardous chemical in the environment.