Air Pollution and Poor Air Quality in Delhi-NCR: Some Health Tips and Protective Measures

“Air pollution in Delhi: Its Magnitude and Effects on Health”

Air pollution is responsible for many health problems in the urban areas. Of late, the air pollution status in Delhi has undergone many changes in terms of the levels of pollutants and the control measures taken to reduce them. This paper provides an evidence-based insight into the status of air pollution in Delhi and its effects on health and control measures instituted. The urban air database...

Air quality interventions and spatial dynamics of air pollution in Delhi and its surroundings.

The paper examines the spatial distribution of air pollution in response to recent air quality regulations in Delhi, India. Air pollution was monitored at 113 sites spread across Delhi and its surrounding areas from July-December 2003. From the analysis of these data three important findings emerge. First, air pollution levels in Delhi and its surroundings were significantly higher than that re...

The Health Effects of Air Pollution in Delhi, India

report the results of a time-series study of the impact of particulate air pollution on daily mortality in Delhi. They find: • A positive, significant relationship between particulate pollution and daily nontraumatic deaths, as well as deaths from certain causes (respiratory and cardiovascular problems) and for certain age groups. • In general, these impacts are smaller than those estimated for...

Assessment of air pollution in exercise centers and health risks

Background: In recent years, Tehran has faced major problems with air pollution for many reasons, and this issue has become a critical point in most of the days. However, less attention has been paid to the indoor air pollutants in exercise centers and their possible health effects. In this research, it was tried to briefly describe the characteristics and chemical composition of the aerosols p...

Air quality measures and public health policy.