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City breathes polluted air [1]

The air quality in some public places in the city that includes restaurants, bars and pubs, is harmful, says a study conducted by the Voluntary Health Organisation of India in association with Cancer Foundation of India. The study has also implied that ban on smoking could not be enforced in some public places in Kolkata.

Publication Date: 
03/02/2010
Statesman (Kolkata) [2]
Tags:
Air Pollution [3], Tobacco [4], Health Effects [5], Urban Air Quality [6], RSPM (PM 10) [7], Smoking [8], Tobacco Related Cancer [9], Calcutta (D) [10]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rspm-pm-10
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/smoking
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tobacco-related-cancer
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/calcutta-d