Air Pollution

Air pollution in Delhi: biomass energy and suitable environmental policies are sustainable pathways for health safety

Air pollution causes severe environmental problems and has become a major health risk for livelihood in Delhi. With increase in population, there is an increase in emissions from various utilities as well. The main source of air pollution is crop residue burning followed by vehicular and industrial emission.

Publication Date: 
10/10/2019
C. B. Tripathi, Prashant Baredar, Lata Tripathi
Current Science
117
7
1153-1160
Tags:
Air Pollution, Delhi, Biomass Burning, Health Effects, Crop Residues, Vehicular Pollution, Industrial Pollution, Urban Air Quality, Respiratory Diseases, PM 2.5, Indoor Air Pollution, Waste Conversion, Biogas
Climate Change

Opportunities for increasing ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions through integrated air pollution and climate change planning: a practical guidance document

This guidance document provides a practical framework that can be used to identify, prioritise and include mitigation measures that can increase a country’s climate change mitigation ambition through actions that improve local air quality.

Publication Date: 
01/09/2019
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
Tags:
Climate Change, Air Pollution, Climate Mitigation, Ozone, PM 2.5, Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs)
Air Pollution

Mortality risk and fine particulate air pollution in a large, representative cohort of U.S. adults

Evidence indicates that air pollution contributes to cardiopulmonary mortality.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2019
C. Arden Pope III, Jacob S. Lefler, Majid Ezzati & et al
Environmental Health Perspectives
127
7
1-9
Tags:
Air Pollution, Health Effects, United States Of America (US), PM 2.5, Heart Diseases
Air Pollution

Assam, North-Eastern States Doctors Join Hands To Fight Air Pollution

GUWAHATI: Eminent doctors of Assam and other North-Eastern States have come forward to fight against air pollution and to create awareness regarding the rising air pollution and its ill effects.

Publication Date: 
23/07/2019
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Tags:
Assam, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, WHO, Air Quality Index (AQI)
Air Pollution

European Union emission inventory report 1990-2017

This document is the annual European Union (EU) emission inventory report under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long‑range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention) (UNECE, 1979).

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
European Environment Agency
Tags:
Emissions Inventory, Air Pollution, European Union (EU), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10)
Air Pollution

European Union emission inventory report 1990-2017

This document is the annual European Union (EU) emission inventory report under the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Convention on Long‑range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP Convention) (UNECE, 1979).

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
European Environment Agency
Tags:
Emissions Inventory, Air Pollution, European Union (EU), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10)
Air Pollution

‘USP of our Clean Air Programme is that it’s a city-specific plan: Environment Ministry Secretary

Earlier this year, India launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) with a tentative national level target of 20%-30% reduction of PM2.5 and PM10 concentration in 102 Indian cities by 2024.

Publication Date: 
22/07/2019
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Air Pollution, PM 2.5, National Clean Air Programme (NCAP), RSPM (PM 10)
Environment

GMC, NIOH decline to study health effects of coal dust pollution: Env Min

PORVORIM: Goa Medical College (GMC) and National Institute for Occupational Health (NIOH), Ahmadabad have declined to conduct studies to determine if there are health consequences to people staying

Publication Date: 
19/07/2019
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Coal, Industrial Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Environment
Air Pollution

Hyderabad: City air ‘clean’ in global charts

Hyderabad has 171th dirtiest air in the world.

Hyderabad: According to a report published by IQAir AirVisual, 13 of the top 15 polluted cities across the world are from India.

Publication Date: 
18/07/2019
Deccan Chronicle (Telangana)
Tags:
Telangana, Hyderabad (D), Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), WHO, PM 2.5, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), National Green Tribunal (NGT)
Air Pollution

China steel hub Hebei moves 2019 industrial capacity cutting targets forward

China’s top steelmaking province of Hebei has moved up the target dates for cutting industrial capacity and relocating plants by two months to the end of October, the provincial environmental depar

Publication Date: 
08/07/2019
Reuters
Tags:
Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, China, Environment, Industry, PM 2.5, Iron And Steel Industry, Asia

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