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Air more polluted in City residential areas [1]

Dust levels have gone up in mixed urban pockets
Bangalore: Residential and commercial areas are more polluted than industrial areas in the City, which has the highest levels of both air and noise pollution.

According to a study by the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), dust levels with chemical and toxic emissions have gone up in mixed urban areas (which have both commercial and

Publication Date: 
08/06/2011
Ashwini Y S [2]
Deccan Herald (Bangalore) [3]
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Karnataka [4], Bangalore (T) [5], State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) [6], Air Quality Monitoring [7], Nitrogen Dioxide [8], Carbon Monoxide [9], Bellary (T) [10], Mysore (T) [11], Mangalore [12], Hubli-Dharwad [13], Noise Pollution [14]
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