Day: June 29, 2021

‘Home emissions cause 25% pollution deaths’

One-fourth of air pollution-linked deaths in India are due to residential emissions where solid biofuel combustion contributes to the ambient fine particulate matter PM2.5, the first global source apportionment study said. The study, published in Nature Communications, analysed number of deaths, which could be attributable to exposure to air pollution from specific sources in 2017 …

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‘Higher pollution aggravated Covid cases in Mumbai, Pune’

Cities, including Mumbai, Pune, Delhi, and Ahmedabad, experienced the highest number of Covid-19 cases and casualties between March and November 2020 owing to higher pollution levels involving PM 2.5 emission loads, says a new study. It was conducted by a team from Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, IITM-Pune, National Technology Institute Rourkela and IIT-Bhubaneswar. It was recently …

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