*Not only are levels of Suspended Particulate Matter above permissible limits in Mumbai, but the worst pollutant after vehicular emissions has grown at an alarming rate. *Construction work among main causes; respiratory diseases are on the rise, say doctors Despite all the efforts to reign in pollution in the financial capital, data collected by a slew of mobile air quality monitoring vans across the city have some alarming news: The levels of Respirable Suspended Particulate Matter (RSPM), or dust, in Mumbai's air have continued to increase over the past three years.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/air-you-inhale-getting-dustier-every-year-shows-data
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/spm
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rspm-pm-10
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-quality-monitoring
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
