India

 Chernobyl closed

A requiem for the nuclear plant

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Safety, Ukraine, Chernobyl Disaster
Air Pollution

 Nobody s waste

Kerala's capital wants a solid waste treatment plant in a nearby village. This has created a rural urban conflict

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Surendranath C
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Urban Habitat, Rural Habitat, Garbage, Waste Disposal, Waste Treatment, Conflicts, Fertiliser Industry, Public Participation, Panchayats, Kerala
Air Pollution

 Sounds bad!

According to tests announced recently by Britain's Consumers' Association, using a hands-free earpiece with a mobile phone may channel more microwave radiation into your head than holding the phone

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Research, United Kingdom (UK), Telecommunication
Industry

 Ecstasy and agony

Evidence is mounting that regular use of the drug Ecstasy may cause long-term brain changes. A team from the University College London, UK, has completed research that suggests that former ecstasy

Publication Date: 
14/01/2001
Down to Earth
Tags:
Health Effects, Medical Research, Drugs, Mental Health, United Kingdom (UK)
Air Pollution

The smokescreen of lies: myths and facts about CNG

The Supreme of India ruled on July 28, 1998 that all eight-year-old-buses and pre-1990 three-wheelers and taxis would have to be converted to CNG by March 31,2000. For the rest of the buses, three-wheelers and taxis, the deadline was fixed as March 31, 3001. This order, however, is getting to be the most difficult to implement. Resistance from the diesel lobby and lack of support from the government are out to sabotage the Supreme Court orders to move the buses, auto and taxis to CNG.

Publication Date: 
Jan 2001
Anil Agarwal, Sunita Narain, Animita Roychowdhury & et al
Centre for Science and Environment
Tags:
Pollution Control, Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, CNG, Diesel, Transport, Technology, Delhi
Air Pollution

Ambient air pollution and chronic respiratory morbidity in Delhi

The authors conducted a cross-sectional study among residents of Delhi to determine the role of ambient air pollution in chronic respiratory morbidity in Delhi. The authors selected a random, stratified sample (N = 4,171) of permanent residents who were 18+ y of age and who lived near 1 of the 9 permanent air quality monitoring stations in the city.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2001
Sunil K. Chhabra, Pragti Chhabra, Sanjay Rajpal & et al
Archives of Environmental Health
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Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, Delhi, Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, India, Urban Air Quality
India

 Thirsty for breath?

Contaminated drinking water can lead to respiratory problems

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Water Quality, Drinking Water, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Rural Habitat, Child Health, Jaipur (D)
Air Pollution

 Drive against diesel

A US scientific board endorses EPA s stand that air pollution is linked to higher mortality

Publication Date: 
30/12/2000
Down to Earth
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, SPM, Research Agencies
India

 Fuelling a debate

Ethanol is a clean and cheap fuel blend. But the Indian government is impeding the use of ethanol when it is callously promoting cancer causing MTBE

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Green Products, Health Effects, Sugar Industry, Cancer, MTBE, Petrochemical Industry, Governance, CSE, Politics, India
India

 Ethanol: Impact on health and environment

With ether-based oxygenates falling out of favour, ethanol is emerging as one of the most favoured options worldwide. According to H B Mathur, professor emeritus at the Delhi College of Engineering,

Publication Date: 
14/12/2000
Anil Agarwal
Down to Earth
Tags:
Pollution Control, Green Products, Health Effects, Sugar Industry, Cancer, MTBE, Petrochemical Industry, Governance, CSE, Politics, India

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