Air Pollution

Historic air pollution exposure and long-term mortality risks in England and Wales: prospective longitudinal cohort study

This study investigated modelled air pollution concentrations at residence for 1971, 1981, 1991 (black smoke (BS) and SO2) and 2001 (PM10) in relation to mortality up to 2009 in 367 658 members of the longitudinal survey, a 1% sample of the English Census. Outcomes were all-cause (excluding accidents), cardiovascular (CV) and respiratory mortality.

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Publication Date: 
08/02/2016
Anna Hansell, Rebecca E Ghosh, Marta Blangiardo & et al
Thorax
1-10
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Air Pollution, Health Effects, United Kingdom (UK), Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), RSPM (PM 10), Statistics
Air Pollution

Car makers to tweak product plans to meet BS-VI norms by 2020

Need to control both PM and NOx emission while leapfrogging

Publication Date: 
28/01/2016
Ajay Modi
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Cars, Vehicular Pollution, Bharat Stage VI, Auto Industry, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Air Pollution Control, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Stricter green norms for 2-wheelers soon

The government is set to tighten emission norms for two-wheelers, the highest selling motor vehicle category which collectively contributes significantly to air pollution.

Publication Date: 
25/01/2016
Dipak K Dash
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Two Wheelers, Vehicular Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Bharat Stage VI, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Respiratory Diseases, Health Effects, Air Pollution
Air Pollution

Beyond a one-time scandal - Europe’s ongoing diesel pollution problem

More than half the European passenger fleet is diesel-powered. Although the European Union has been progressively tightening vehicle emissions for decades, new diesel cars still produce on-road nitrogen oxide emissions that far exceed the current standard. Efforts to reduce diesel emissions would likely make the cars more costly, but experts say it can—and should—be done.

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Publication Date: 
01/01/2016
Charles W. Schmidt
Environmental Health Perspectives
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Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, Europe, Cars, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Health Effects, Cancer, Ozone, Respiratory Diseases, Vehicular Standards, European Union (EU)
Air Pollution

Carcinogen in Delhi’s air, IIT Kanpur’s study finds

Delhi’s air may be more toxic than previously imagined: a study by IIT Kanpur found traces of a deadly chemical among the pollutants in the city.

Publication Date: 
31/12/2015
Tribune (New Delhi)
Tags:
Delhi, Air Pollution, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Health Effects
Air Pollution

The European real-driving emissions regulation

In January 2016 the EU Parliament will evaluate the RDE proposal from the European Commission's Technical Committee on Motor Vehicles (TCMV). This brief notes five things that could strengthen the regulation.

Publication Date: 
28/12/2015
Vicente Franco, Peter Mock
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Air Pollution, Diesel, Cars, European Union (EU), Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Euro VI, Vehicle Technology, Vehicular Standards
Air Pollution

Slack air monitoring a recipe for disaster

KOLKATA: The real extent of pollution in the city remains undetected in the absence of enough monitoring devices, admits the West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB).

Publication Date: 
23/12/2015
Prithvijit Mitra
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
West Bengal, Kolkata, Air Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Diesel, PM 2.5, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Vehicular Pollution
Air Pollution

Secondary particles pose bigger threat: IIT-K report

New Delhi: The national capital is facing a more serious pollution crisis from secondary particles, in addition to tiny pollution particles (PM2.5) being emitted from various sources like transport

Publication Date: 
23/12/2015
Jayashree Nandi
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, PM 2.5, Bharat Stage IV, Health Effects, Vehicle Technology and Fuel, Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT)
Environment

Green bid: Govt issues strict norms for thermal plants

Moving towards stricter emission norms to minimise pollution, the Union environment ministry has notified revised norms of emission standards for coal-based thermal power plants in the country and

Publication Date: 
23/12/2015
Vishwa Mohan
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Thermal Power Plants, Industrial Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Air Quality Standards, RSPM (PM 10), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Energy Technology, Environmental Security, Environment
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Notification on Environmental Protection, 22/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Notification on Environmental Protection, 22/12/2015. Comments were received from different stakeholders including general public on the draft notification on Standards for Thermal Power Plants (TPPs) issued in April, 2015 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.

Publication Date: 
22/12/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Pollution, RSPM (PM 10), Water Conservation, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), India, Parliament, Mercury

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