Urban Air Quality

Most polluted cities in the country

This document presented by the MoEF in response to a recent parliament question focuses on the state of pollution in our cities. Gobindgarh in Punjab has been rated as the most polluted city while Delhi has been rated as the most polluted metro followed by Kolkata.

Lok Sabha question and answer on most polluted cities in India.

Publication Date:

18/02/2009

Source: Lok Sabha

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Air Pollution

EPCA stresses need to run public transport on clean fuel

The Environment Pollution Prevention and Control Authority (EPCA), the pollution monitoring arm of the Supreme Court of India, has held that critically polluted cities in the country need a massive transition to public transport that run on clean fuel in order to deal with the challenge of pollution and congestion.

Publication Date:

06/02/2009

Source: Pioneer (New Delhi)

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Urban Air Quality, Environment Pollution Control Authority (EPCA), Fuel Quality, Public Transport, India, Delhi

Air Pollution

Cleaner air equals longer lives: study

Date: 22-Jan-09
Country: US
Author: Gene Emery

BOSTON - Dramatic improvements in U.S. air quality over the last two decades have added 21 weeks to the life of the average American, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Publication Date:

22/01/2009

Source: Planet Ark (Australia)

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Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, WHO, United States Of America (US)

Air Pollution

Fine-particulate air pollution and life expectancy in the United States

Exposure to fine-particulate air pollution has been associated with increased morbidity and mortality, suggesting that sustained reductions in pollution exposure should result in improved life expectancy. This study directly evaluated the changes in life expectancy associated with differential changes in fine particulate air pollution that occurred in the United States during the 1980s and 1990s.

Publication Date:

22/01/2009

Author(s): Majid Ezzati, C. Arden Pope III, and Douglas W. Dockery

Source: New England Journal of Medicine

Vol:

360

Issue:

4

pp:

376

Tags:

Air Pollution, Health Effects, Urban Air Quality, PM 2.5, Environmental Health, United States Of America (US), Statistics

Air Pollution

Automatic rise in killer count

JAYANTA BASU

Q: Which are Calcutta

Publication Date:

09/01/2009

Source: Telegraph (Kolkata)

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Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Urban Air Quality, RSPM (PM 10), Two-Stroke, Calcutta (D)

Air Pollution

Move to monitor carbon monoxide levels

Deepa H Ramakrishnan

CHENNAI: In an effort to monitor the levels of highly-toxic Carbon Monoxide in the ambient air, CO analysers will soon be installed at five locations in the city.

The equipment will be installed in Anna Nagar, T. Nagar, Vallalar Nagar, Adyar and Kilpauk. Equipment of the Chennai Ambient Air Quality Monitoring Programme is already functioning at these five locations.

Publication Date:

05/01/2009

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

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Urban Air Quality, Carbon Monoxide, Air Quality Monitoring, State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), Tamil Nadu, Chennai (D)

Air Pollution

Air quality interventions and spatial dynamics of air pollution in Delhi and its surroundings

The paper examines the spatial distribution of air pollution in response to recent air quality regulations in Delhi, India. Air pollution was monitored at 113 sites spread across Delhi and its surrounding areas from July

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Author(s): Naresh Kumar, Andrew D. Foster

Source: International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Vol:

4

Issue:

1

pp:

85

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Air Pollution, Air Pollution Control, Vehicular Pollution, Urban Air Quality, SPM, RSPM (PM 10), PM 2.5, CNG, Delhi, Naresh Kumar, Andrew D. Foster, International Journal of Environment and Waste Management

Air Pollution

Air pollution trends in the city state of Delhi

The increasing air pollution levels in urban areas, particularly in the metropolitan cities, are seriously affecting the health of the inhabiting citizens.

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Author(s): Kiran Singh, Surinder Deswal, Mahesh Pal

Source: Journal of the Institution of Public Health Engineers

Vol:

2009

Issue:

1

pp:

31

Tags:

Air Pollution, Vehicular Pollution, Urban Air Quality, SPM, Population, Delhi, Statistics

Air Pollution

Urban particulate pollution source apportionment: definition, methodology, and resources

This paper arises from a concern over the lack of information (quantitatively) on the contributions of different source categories of air pollution in developing countries -
especially for fine particulate matter (PM), which is the major contributor to the adverse health effects of air pollution. Without reliable and accurate source information, it is

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Author(s): Sarath Guttikunda

Source: Simple Interactive Models for Better Air Quality

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Air Pollution, Urban Air Quality, RSPM (PM 10), Air Quality Management, Developing Countries

Transport

Sustainable urban transport in review - 2008

This paper by CAI-Asia recaptures highlights of 2008 related to urban transportation, air quality, and climate change. Summarizes some of the significant events, news, issues of 2008 for policy makers, researchers, NGOs and other stakeholders working on SUT issues in Asia.

Publication Date:

01/01/2009

Source: Clean Air Initiative for Asian Cities Center

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