Almost 80% of Indians polled across 17 cities believe that air pollution affects their quality of life, and 32% reported an effect on lifestyles, according to a new study. While 93% believe that air pollution has a negative impact on health, 80% feel sick when the air quality in their city worsens, the study, Perception Study on Air Quality, commissioned by The Clean Air Collective, a network of more than 80 civil society organisations, citizen groups and experts working on the issue of air pollution and conducted by CMSR Consultants, a research group, across 17 cities and 5,000 respondents, found.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/perception-study-air-quality
[2] http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Detailed-Report-AQ-perception-survey.pdf
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/publisher/cmsr-consultants
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/urban-air-quality
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/air-pollution
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pm-25
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rspm-pm-10
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
