Air Pollution

 A bird flies next to the smog-covered Akshardham temple in New Delhi, India, November 4, 2022. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi NEW DELHI, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Air pollution worsened in New Delhi on Monday to the "very poor" category after a few days of clear skies, as lower temperatures and calmer winds…

Published On 15 Dec 202215 Dec 2022 A smokey brown haze blankets India’s northern plains and the national capital, New Delhi, every year as winter sets in, affecting the health of millions of people, but the authorities have found few solutions to the pollution crisis and are literally unable to…

Ministry of Science & Technology Tree plantation for Special Campaign 2.0 at DST campus targets swachhata goals like prevention of air pollution, soil erosion & groundwater depletion Posted On: 28 OCT 2022 4:36PM by PIB Delhi An old warehouse for storage of food grains imported by USAID under Public Law…

Graphical abstract. Credit: Environmental Science & Technology (2022). DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.2c02788 People dealing with the most socioeconomic disadvantages in greater Los Angeles also face higher levels of toxic air pollution, according to a new UCLA-led study. Researchers collected air samples from 54 locations over two-week periods in September 2019 and February…

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Bethany Regnerus, research associate, works at LanzaTech on November 28, 2022, in Skokie, Illinois. — AFPSKOKIE, UNITED SATES: At LanzaTech's lab in the Chicago suburbs, a beige liquid bubbles away in dozens of glass vats. The concoction includes billions of hungry bacteria, specialised to feed on polluted air — the…

Exposure to traffic related air pollution is associated with an increased likelihood of having multiple long-term physical and mental health conditions according to a new study of more than 364,000 people in England. Led by researchers from Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King's College London, this is the…

Synopsis Every year, around 7 million people die in India due to air pollution, with indoor air pollution killing 4 million. It is believed that nine out of 10 people on the planet do not have access to clean air. The pollutants are very small that they can pass through…

South Durban, home to more than 250,000 people, has historically been a high pollution zone in South Africa. Despite the gradual reduction in traditional pollutants such as sulphur dioxide, others such as particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen continue to be elevated in the community.  Typical of many such communities,…

Schemes that aim to reduce traffic through certain streets have been accused of increasing air pollution on roads at their borders, but a study in London has found that the opposite is true Environment 24 November 2022 By Madeleine Cuff A low traffic neighbourhood in London Eleventh Hour Photography /…