Besides the numerous sources of pollution causing the drastic elevations in PM2.5, as well as other pollutants used in calculating the overall AQI, or air quality index such as ozone (O3) and PM10, other factors
New Delhi, India, is suffering from one of the worst air quality in the world, estimated to be responsible for 10,000 premature deaths per year. Although the high pollution level of fine particulate matter (PM1) in New Delhi has attracted global attention, the true level of PM1pollution cou...
doi:10.1016/S2542-5196(17)30165-1The Lancet Planetary HealthThe Lancet Planetary HealthThe Lancet Planetary Health, "Government indifference over air pollution crisis in Delhi," The Lancet Planetary Health, vol. 1, no. 9, article e348, 2017....
India's capital Delhi has been shrouded by smog in recent days. The U.S. embassy in the city, which routinelytweets air pollution levels, recorded the air quality index (AQI) to be at 1,010 at 4 p.m. local time (5:30 a.m. ET) on Wednesday.According to the embassy's website, ...
(2008) calculated trace gas and particle emissions and ambient air quality in the Multi–Pollutant Index (MPI) to reveal air pollution impacts in the world's 18 largest megacities. Likewise, Gurjar et al. (2010) used average values of ambient concentration of various air pollutants (e.g. ...
SEE ALSO: Air purifier sales spike in India as its cities battle pollution The U.S. Embassy in India has New Delhi's air quality level at "hazardous" — the particulate level is so high it's actually off the charts, beyond the index max of 500. Mumbai, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Kolka...
Air pollution: Delhi Akshardham temple: Delhi All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi Amity Law School, Delhi Army (Research & Referral) Hospital, New Delhi Asha Kiran Home, Delhi Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary (Delhi/ Haryana) ...
Air pollution is a global concern. Information from the country’s major regulator the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has showed that 77% of Indian urban clusters clearly exceeded the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM or PM10) in...
NEW DELHI, Dec. 20 (Xinhua) -- The Delhi government is testing the efficacy of an anti-smog gun here on Wednesday, in hopes of bringing down the increasing air pollution levels in the city, local officials said. Officials took the anti-smog gun to Anand Vihar area, where the air qualit...
NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of toxic smog cloaked India’s capital on Friday as smoke from firecrackers used to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, pushed air pollution to hazardous levels. New Delhi’s air quality index plunged into the “severe” category, according to...