Silica Particulate Pollution in Central India

Indoor particulate concentration during biomass burning in central India

Indoor air particulate (PM) exposure is several folds more dangerous than  outdoor air  owing to burning of different materials. Burning biomass emits toxic fumes that are found to be associated with  numerous health problems  such as respiratory diseases, etc. In our study area,  approximately 80% of the population of Chhattisgarh state, central India use biomass  such as wood, and cow dung as...

Receptor model-based source apportionment of particulate pollution in Hyderabad, India.

Air quality in Hyderabad, India, often exceeds the national ambient air quality standards, especially for particulate matter (PM), which, in 2010, averaged 82.2 ± 24.6, 96.2 ± 12.1, and 64.3 ± 21.2 μg/m(3) of PM10, at commercial, industrial, and residential monitoring stations, respectively, exceeding the national ambient standard of 60 μg/m(3). In 2005, following an ordinance passed by the Sup...

Air Pollution in India

Today, air pollution has emerged as a global public health problem and is identified as a major environmental health hazard by agencies such as the World Health Organization (WHO) and governments around the world. An increase in concentration of pollutants both gaseous and solid is among the largest health risk in the world and according to the latest data released by WHO, indoor and outdoor ai...

Chemical characteristics and causes of airborne particulate pollution 1 in warm seasons in Wuhan , central China

Continuous measurements of airborne particles and their chemical compositions 15 were conducted in May, June, October and November 2014 at an urban site in Wuhan, 16 Central China. The results indicated that the particle concentrations stayed at a relatively high 17 level in Wuhan, with the averages of 135.1±4.4 (mean±95% interval) and 118.9±3.7 μg/m 3 18 for PM10, and 81.2±2.6 and 85.3±2.6 μg/...

Chemical characteristics and causes of airborne particulate pollution in warm 1 seasons in Wuhan , central China