Air Pollution

The world's largest hiv vaccine trial in Thailand has turned out to be an expensive flop. The multi-million dollar trial involves tests on 16,000 Thai citizens and is the last hurdle before the

Publication Date:

14/08/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040815

pp:

0

Tags:

Vaccination, AIDS, Thailand

Air Pollution

No breathing space

Most comprehensive US study on air pollution indicative of a crisis

Publication Date:

14/08/2004

Author(s): Chirag Shah

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, United States Of America (US), California

Air Pollution

A special report on the status of the implementation of the particulate reduction plan: Hyderabad

On August 14, 2003, the Hon

Publication Date:

01/08/2004

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Vehicular Pollution, RSPM (PM 10), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Alternative Fuels, Fuel Quality, Public Transport, Supreme Court, Hyderabad (T)

Air Pollution

Trans Atlantic GM tangle

Dispute between US and EU set to hot up in WTO

Publication Date:

30/07/2004

Author(s): Clifford Polycarp

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

WTO, Genetic Resources, GATT, United States Of America (US), European Union (EU)

Industry

Give us today our daily threat

Twisha Lahiri works at the Chittaranjan National Cancer Institute in Kolkata. For some years now, she has been busy measuring the impact of air pollution on people in Kolkata and Delhi. Her results

Publication Date:

30/07/2004

Author(s): Sunita Narain

Source: Down to Earth

Vol:

13

Issue:

20040731

pp:

5

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Cancer, Respiratory Diseases, Euro II, Technology, Research, India, Delhi

Air Pollution

Productive innovation

Women groups use water hyacinth to make useful products

Publication Date:

14/07/2004

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Kerala

Air Pollution

Sinister pattern

Analysis of Asian studies highlights universality of air pollution problem

Publication Date:

14/07/2004

Author(s): Anumita Roychowdhury

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, Asia

Air Pollution

A special report on the status of the implementation of the particulate reduction plan: Kanpur

This report is the second in the series and is based on the visit of the EPCA members to Kanpur on June 11, 2004 to review the status of the action plan submitted to the Hon

Publication Date:

01/07/2004

Source: Environment Pollution (Prevention & Control) Authority

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, RSPM (PM 10), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Supreme Court, India, Kanpur (T), Air Quality and Health

Air Pollution

Effects of particulate air pollution on the respiratory health of subjects who live in three areas in Kanpur, India

In this study, the authors assessed the relationship between daily changes in respiratory health and particulate levels with diameters of (a) less than 10 μm (PM₁₀) and (b) less than 2.5 μm (PM_2.5) in Kanpur, India.

Publication Date:

01/07/2004

Author(s): Mukesh Sharma, V. Narendra Kumar, Subodh K. Katiyar & et al

Source: Archives of Environmental Health

Vol:

59

Issue:

7

pp:

348

Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Kanpur (T), Urban Air Quality, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5