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Urban air pollution [1]

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India is facing a serious double burden of disease. Most of the old infectious diseases like malaria, filariasis and kala-azar have not yet disappeared; indeed they are bouncing back. At the same time, other chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disorders are becoming more dominant.

Publication Date: 
10/08/1999
Current Science [2]
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Tags:
Air Pollution [3], Vehicular Pollution [4], Health Effects [5], Urban Air Quality [6], SPM [7], RSPM (PM 10) [8], PM 2.5 [9], Carbon Monoxide [10], Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx) [11], Ozone [12], Respiratory Diseases [13], Diesel [14], Lung Cancer [15], CSE [16]
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[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vehicular-pollution
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-air-quality
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/spm
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rspm-pm-10
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pm-25
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/carbon-monoxide
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/oxides-nitrogen-nox
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ozone
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/respiratory-diseases
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/diesel
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/lung-cancer
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cse