Indoor Air Pollution

Geographical inequalities and social and environmental risk factors for under-dive mortality in Ghana in 2000 and 2010: Bayesian spatial analysis of census data

Under-five mortality is declining in Ghana and many other countries. Very few studies have measured under-five mortality—and its social and environmental risk factors—at fine spatial resolutions, which is relevant for policy purposes. Our aim was to estimate under-five mortality and its social and environmental risk factors at the district level in Ghana.

Original Source

Publication Date:

21/06/2016

Author(s): Raphael E. Arku, James E. Bennett, Marcia C. Castro & et al

Source: PLoS Medicine

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1-14

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Infant mortality, Ghana, Africa, Sanitation, Household Energy, LPG, Waterborne diseases, Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, Environmental Health

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Indoor air in Gurgaon toxic, says survey

A recent survey has revealed that the quality of indoor air in Gurgaon is poor.

Publication Date:

20/06/2016

Author(s): Ashok Kumar

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Haryana, Gurgaon (T), Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, PM 2.5, Air Quality Monitoring, Respiratory Diseases, Cancer, WHO, Air Pollution

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34 percent of people staying indoors have respiratory problems

As many as 34 percent of the people who spend most of their time indoors, in offices and at homes, have various types of respiratory diseases because of the indoor air pollution.

Publication Date:

06/06/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

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Air Pollution, Health Effects, Respiratory Diseases, Indoor Air Pollution, Delhi, Gurgaon (T), Noida

Energy

Greenlight Planet wins Ashden Award for Increasing Energy Access, supported by the IKEA Foundation

The Ashden Awards are a globally recognised measure of excellence in the field of sustainable energy and each winner receives up to £30,000 prize money (just under INR 30 lakh) as well as tailored

Publication Date:

02/06/2016

Source: India Environment Portal

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Energy, Awards, Solar Energy, Energy Technology, Indoor Air Pollution, Environment

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Urban dust microbiome: Impact on later atopy and wheezing

Investigations in urban areas have just begun to explore how the indoor dust microbiome may affect the pathogenesis of asthma and allery. We aimed to investigate the early fungal and bacterial microbiome in house dust with allergic sensitization and wheezing later in childhood.

Original Source

Publication Date:

27/05/2016

Author(s): Christina Tischer, Fabian Weikl, Alexander J. Probst & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

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1-21

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Air Pollution, Health Effects, Indoor Air Pollution, Respiratory Diseases, Asthma, Germany, Child Health

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Africa: 600,000 Die Annually in Africa From Air Pollution, UN Report Says

Air pollution is the leading environmental killer in the world, with more than seven million people dying from air-pollution-related causes in 2012 alone, a new UN report has revealed.

Publication Date:

26/05/2016

Source: All Africa

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Air Pollution, Health Effects, Africa, Child Health, Indoor Air Pollution, Women, Fossil Fuels, Biomass, Air Quality Monitoring, Transport, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda

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Actions on air quality: policies & programmes for improving air quality around the world

This publication provides a snapshot of the progress being made to adopt and implement key actions that can significantly improve air quality. Many of the 193 countries have implemented policies and activities (green) and others are in process (orange), while others still have to adopt or implement them (red).

Publication Date:

20/05/2016

Source: UNEP

Tags:

Air Pollution, Indoor Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Public Transport, Industrial Pollution, India, Global, Air Quality Standards

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Blueair calls for 'Clean Air Zones' targeting high-polluting vehicles in India

Cities and towns in India should establish 'clean air zones' to target high-polluting vehicles to help ensure they do not enter city centers, says Blueair a global leader in mobile indoor air purif

Publication Date:

05/05/2016

Source: Business Standard (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, India, Indoor Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Nitrogen Dioxide, Cancer, Health Effects

Air Pollution

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Deaths due to air pollution, 25/04/2016

Question raised in Rajya Sabha on Deaths due to air pollution, 25/04/2016. The details of funds released to various monitoring agencies under National Air Quality Monitoring Programme (NAMP) for air pollution monitoring during 2012-2016 are given at Annexure-I. The ambient air quality monitoring carried out by CPCB for 13 Indian cities during 2010-2015, which is given at Annexure-II.

Publication Date:

Monday, April 25, 2016

Source: Rajya Sabha

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Tags:

Air Pollution, Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, Statistics, India, Parliament, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5

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