RSPM (PM 10)

Tackling the health burden of air pollution in South Asia

Air pollution exposure is the second most important risk factor for ill health in South Asia, contributing to between 13% and 21.7% of all deaths and approximately 58 million disability adjusted life years (DALYs) through chronic and acute respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses.1 Of the top 30 cities in the world with the poorest air quality in 2016, 17 are in South Asia.2 The impact of air pollution transcends boundaries. The “brown cloud”—caused by pollution from carbon aerosols—is a phenomenon captured in satellite images of atmospheric haze over South Asia, as well as China.

Publication Date:

17/11/2017

Author(s): Bhargav Krishna, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Amna R Siddiqui & et al

Source: BMJ

pp:

1-5

Tags:

Air Pollution, South Asia, Health Effects, India, Respiratory Diseases, Indoor Air Pollution, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Household Energy, LPG, Bangladesh, Pakistan

Air Pollution

Why it’s wrong to blame stubble burning alone for the mess capital finds itself in

NEW DELHI: Every smog episode in Delhi is invariably blamed on crop stubble burning by farmers in the neighbouring states.

Publication Date:

14/11/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Crops, Agriculture, Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Public Transport, Vehicular Pollution

Air Pollution

Delhi air pollution level shoots up after brief let-up

NEW DELHI: Pollution levels skyrocketed by the hour in Delhi today, turning the air quality hazardous, which agencies consider unfit for inhalation even by healthier people.

Publication Date:

13/11/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Air Quality Standards, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Air Pollution

Smog returns, leaves Delhi-NCR gasping

After a brief respite, the national Capital again woke up to thick smog on Sunday, with the air quality index (AQI) clocking at 400 and shooting past the 'severe' category.

Publication Date:

13/11/2017

Source: Daily News Analysis (Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Air Quality Index (AQI), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effects, Health, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)

Air Pollution

Scheme may yield better results this time

NEW DELHI: The capital's roads will once again have only odd numbered cars on odd dates and even numbered cars on even dates from November 13.

Publication Date:

10/11/2017

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution Control, Odd-Even Scheme, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), Air Pollution

Air Pollution

Battling dirty air in Delhi: Government gasps; Odd-Even is back, next week

CNG, electric & hybrid, women-only vehicles, those carrying kids exempt.

Publication Date:

10/11/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, Odd-Even Scheme, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), National Green Trbunal (NGT), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Health Effects

Air Pollution

Ghaziabad once again India’s most polluted

GHAZIABAD: The industrial town's pollution level worsened on Thursday with the air quality index climbing to 499, the highest among 42 cities in the country.

Publication Date:

10/11/2017

Source: Times Of India (Noida)

Tags:

Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad (T), Air Pollution, Industrial Pollution, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, Construction Industry

Air Pollution

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding the deteriorating air quality of Delhi NCR, 09/11/2017

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Vardhaman Kaushik Vs. Union of India & Others dated 09/11/2017 regarding the deteriorating air quality of Delhi NCR. National Green Tribunal in the Order said that the Judgement of the NGT dated 10th November, 2016 had "clearly postulated the steps that were required to be taken on long term and short term basis keeping in view the precautionary principle to ensure that the ill-effects and adverse impact of polluted ambient air quality in the previous year is not repeated in the year 2017.

Judgement Date:

09/11/2017

Tags:

Air Pollution, Delhi, Urban Air Quality, National Green Tribunal (NGT), Air Pollution Control, Biomass Burning, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)

Air Pollution

Delhi Pollution: No wind means no smog respite anytime soon

According to a forecast by System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research, the average concentrations of PM2.5 and PM10 will be around 420 and 678 micrograms per cubic metre on Thursday

Publication Date:

09/11/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Delhi, Air Pollution, PM 2.5, RSPM (PM 10), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Health Effects

Air Pollution