PM 2.5

Over 90 per cent of world breathing bad air: WHO

GENEVA: Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organisation said on Tuesday, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six

Publication Date:

28/09/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, WHO, China, PM 2.5, Health Effects, Bangladesh, Waste Management, Respiratory Diseases, Air Quality Standards

Air Pollution

CSE team in Meerut studies impact of Delhi’s discarded vehicles on NCR pollution

Meerut: A team from the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) landed in Meerut on Tuesday morning to launch an intensive study of pollution levels here.

Publication Date:

28/09/2016

Author(s): Sandeep Rai

Source: Times Of India (Meerut)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Meerut (T), Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), PM 2.5, Child Health, Tuberculosis (TB), Asthma, Respiratory Diseases, Health Effects

Air Pollution

Gwalior is the most polluted Indian city, not Delhi: WHO report

Comparing between Indian cities on levels of particulate matter PM10 and the more harmful PM2.5, Delhi features in the top lists in India.

Publication Date:

28/09/2016

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior (T), Air Pollution, WHO, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Health Effects, Fossil Fuels, Vehicular Pollution

Environment

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding banning use of DJs and loudspeakers along with the all types of processions, Chhattisgarh, 27/09/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Chhattisgarh Nagrik Sangarsh Samiti Vs Principal Secretary, Nagariya Parishashan and Vikas Vibhag & Others dated 27/09/2016 regarding imposing a ban on the use of DJs and loudspeakers along with the all types of processions including rallies, Chhattisgarh.

Judgement Date:

27/09/2016

Tags:

Noise Pollution, Air Pollution, Chhattisgarh, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Raipur (T), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Congestion

Air Pollution

Ambient air pollution: a global assessment of exposure and burden of disease

This report presents a summary of methods and results of the latest WHO global assessment of ambient air pollution exposure and the resulting burden of disease. Air pollution has become a growing concern in the past few years, with an increasing number of acute air pollution episodes in many cities worldwide.

Publication Date:

27/09/2016

Source: World Health Organization

Tags:

Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Health Effects, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Diseases, India, Global

Air Pollution

Over 90 pc world breathes bad air: WHO

Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organisation said today, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six-million death

Publication Date:

27/09/2016

Source: Tribune (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, WHO, PM 2.5, China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Health Effects

Air Pollution

Seasonal variability and source apportionment of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the Paris megacity (France)

Within the framework of air quality studies at the megacity scale, highly time-resolved volatile organic compound (C2–C8) measurements were performed in downtown Paris (urban background sites) from January to November 2010. This unique dataset included non-methane hydrocarbons (NMHCs) and aromatic/oxygenated species (OVOCs) measured by a GC-FID (gas chromatograph with a flame ionization detector) and a PTR-MS (proton transfer reaction – mass spectrometer), respectively.

Publication Date:

26/09/2016

Author(s): Alexia Baudic, Valérie Gros, Stéphane Sauvage & et al

Source: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Vol:

16

pp:

11961-11989

Tags:

Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, France, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Black Carbon, Biomass Burning, Vehicular Pollution, PM 2.5

Air Pollution

Appalling air quality: Beijing takes deep breath as smog season sets in

Beijing was hit by serious smog on Sunday as forecasters warned people living in the capital to brace for more days of poor air quality with the arrival of autumn.

Publication Date:

26/09/2016

Source: South China Morning Post

Tags:

Air Pollution, China, PM 2.5, Health Effects

Air Pollution