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Air Pollution in City Rises Eight-fold Over Weekend [1]

The city witnessed high pollution last weekend as the concentration of particulate matter (PM10) suspended in the atmosphere exceeded the permissible limit of 100 micro grams per cubic metre.

Publication Date: 
06/06/2014
N Ravikumar [2]
New Indian Express (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Tamil Nadu [4], Chennai (T) [5], Air Pollution [6], RSPM (PM 10) [7], Urban Air Quality [8], Atmosphere [9], Nitrogen Dioxide [10], Health Effects [11], Air Quality and Health [12]
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