PM 2.5

Vehicles remain a major source of pollution: CSE

'Auto industry underplaying the toxic and cancer effects of diesel emissions’

Publication Date:

06/05/2016

Tags:

Delhi, Vehicular Pollution, PM 2.5, Air Pollution, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Sunita Narain, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Health Effects, Auto Industry

Air Pollution

Construction overtakes vehicles in air pollution

BHOPAL: Construction work causes more pollution than vehicles in Bhopal, going by yearly ambient air quality monitoring of Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB).

Publication Date:

06/05/2016

Author(s): Ankur Sirothia

Source: Times Of India (Bhopal)

Tags:

Madhya Pradesh, Air Pollution, Air Quality Monitoring, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), RSPM (PM 10), Nitrogen Dioxide, Vehicular Pollution, PM 2.5, Bhopal (T), Health Effects

Health

World Asthma Day: Tips to fight breathlessness

According to World Health Organization, India has an estimated 15-20 million asthmatics.

Publication Date:

04/05/2016

Author(s): Kalpana Sharma

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Asthma, WHO, Health Effects, Air Quality Standards, PM 2.5, India, Children, Child Health

Air Pollution

Forest fires spiked air pollution level from Apr 22 in Delhi

The second phase of the odd-even car rationing scheme helped "reduce" the air pollution during the initial few days but farm and forest fires played spoilsport and it registered a "sudden spike" fr

Publication Date:

04/05/2016

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Air Pollution, Forest Fires, Crops, Haryana, Punjab, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), PM 2.5

Air Pollution

National Air Quality Index Status of Indian Cities in 2015-16

Air Quality Index (AQI) is one such tool for effective dissemination of air quality information to people.As a part of this, Union Environment Ministry proposed to extend the measurement of air quality on real time basis in 22 state capitals and 44 other cities with a population of more than one million.

Publication Date:

02/05/2016

Source: Central Pollution Control Board

Tags:

Air Quality Index (AQI), Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, India, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Air Quality Management

Air Pollution

Cancer mortality risks from long-term exposure to ambient fine particle

Few studies have assessed long-term effects of particulate matter (PM) with aerodynamic diameter

Publication Date:

29/04/2016

Author(s): Chit Ming Wong, Hilda Tsang, Hak Kan Lai & et al

Source: Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention

pp:

1-8

Tags:

Air Pollution, Cancer, Health, PM 2.5, Hong Kong, Urban Air Quality, China

Air Pollution

Even a little air pollution may have long-term health effects on developing fetus

Even small amounts of air pollution appear to raise the risk of a condition in pregnant women linked to premature births and lifelong neurological and respiratory disorders in their children, new J

Publication Date:

28/04/2016

Source: Medical Express

Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, Child Health, PM 2.5

Air Pollution

Intrauterine inflammation and maternal exposure to ambient PM2.5 during preconception and specific periods of pregnancy: The Boston Birth Cohort

Prenatal exposure to ambient PM2.5, (i.e., fine particulate matter) has been associated with preterm birth and low birth weight. The association between prenatal PM2.5 exposure and intrauterine inflammation (IUI), an important risk factor for preterm birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes, has not been evaluated. The researchers aimed to investigate the association between maternal exposure to PM2.5 and IUI in the Boston Birth Cohort (BBC), a predominantly urban low-income minority population.

Publication Date:

27/04/2016

Author(s): Rebecca Massa Nachman, Guangyun Mao, Xingyou Zhang & et al

Source: Environmental Health Perspectives

pp:

1-37

Tags:

PM 2.5, Air Pollution, Maternal Health, United States Of America (US), Child Health, Respiratory Diseases

Air Pollution