Air quality in Europe: 2020 report
Better air quality has led to a significant reduction of premature deaths over the past decade in Europe. However, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) latest official data show that almost all Europeans
Carbon Monoxide
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CO in Delhi air prime concern
New Delhi: The biggest worry for Delhi as far as air pollution goes seems to be carbon monoxide, followed closely by particulate matter. The first day of the air pollution monitoring and forecasting system, which has been set up specially for the Commonwealth Games, threw up these results on Thursday.
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Moscow choking: Deaths double under smog cover
<br /><p>Deaths in Moscow have doubled and are now averaging 700 people a day amid a sweltering heat wave and poisonous smog from wildfires, a top Russian health official said Monday.</p>
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700 a day: Smog doubles deaths in Moscow
<p>Moscow: Deaths in Moscow have doubled and are now averaging 700 people a day amid a sweltering heat wave and poisonous smog from wildfires, a top Russian health official said on Monday.</p><p>  Moscow health chief Andrei Seltsovky blamed weeks of unprecedented heat and suffocating smog for the rise</p>
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Red-letter day for green brigade
Atmadip Ray & Writankar Mukherjee KOLKATA PICKING a positive from the ravages of a bandh is never easy. A bandh sets the country back by up to Rs 8,000 crore, says Aditya Birla Group chief economist Ajit Ranade. Inconvenience to the public is immeasurable with lives lost, utility services disrupted and critical events postponed or cancelled.
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Air quality index (AQI): methodology & applications for public awareness in cities
The air quality index (AQI) is an "index" determined by calculating the degree of pollution in the city (as an average) or at the monitoring point and includes five main pollutants
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Traffic-related air pollution and QT interval: Modification by diabetes, obesity, and oxidative stress gene polymorphisms
Acute exposure to ambient air pollution has been associated with cardiac outcomes, often within hours of exposure. The incidence of effects within the population depends on a number of factors, including genetic differences. Baja et al.
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Aerosol and CO emissions during meji burning
Biomass burning produces emission of a whole variety of trace gases, which is a matter of concern due to its effects on atmospheric chemistry and the climate system. We report emission attributes of meji2 burning, a festive biomass burning ritual, in Assam and the neighbouring states of northeast India. (Correspondence)
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Better burning, better breathing: Improving health with cleaner cook stoves
Every morning and evening, millions of women in India spend an hour or two cooking their rice, dal, curry, and roti or other flat bread. Most will prepare their meals over a smoky, 3-stone open fire or a traditional clay or brick cook stove called a chulha.
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Air pollution generation from municipal solid waste transport sector of Kolkata
This work presents an estimate of the air pollution from municipal solid waste transport haulage sector for the city of Kolkata. About 3000 MT/day of solid waste are generated in the city presuming generation
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Alleged leakage of carbon monoxide gas in Rourkela Steel Plant (SAIL), Rourkela on 03-01-2010: inspection report
Alleged leakage of carbon monoxide gas in Rourkela Steel Plant (SAIL), Rourkela on 03-01-2010 at around 5.15 AM.