The city’s air quality index (AQI) deteriorated to 319 on Friday, the worst since the fire at the Deonar dumping ground on January 29, 2016, when it was 341. Unusually, parts of Mumbai recorded rains in the early hours of the day; in the last decade, the city had seen January rain only in 2014. …
As the problem of open burning rages across the city despite complaints, urban local bodies like BMC are coming under greater scrutiny for solid waste management and redressal mechanisms. Introducing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) in the kitchens of the poor under a government scheme is one solution that has helped reduce burning of biomass like …
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Air pollution in Mumbai is mostly associated with heavy industry or traffic, but the fact that biomass is burnt on almost every street goes unnoticed. Part of the reason is the extent of the slum population, which is forced to scavenge for wood, coal, plastic to keep kitchen fires burning. The other factor is lack …
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There are several sources of indoor air pollution. These include smoke from fuel burned for heating and cooking, smoke from tobacco, building materials (paints, varnishes, wood flooring, etc.), adhesives in furniture and electronics, broken CFLs and tube lights, excess moisture, and overall outdoor air pollution. Out of these sources, burning solid fuel for cooking is …
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That air pollution doesn’t show up as a cause for death on death certificates anywhere is due to a technicality. “If people that died from air pollution were marked with green spots, it would be very easy for everyone to understand. But when people’s lives are shortened by air pollution, they die of the things …
Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. Car emissions, chemicals from factories, dust, pollen and mold spores may be suspended as particles. A recent study reported that long-term exposure to air pollution increases the severity of COVID-19 health outcomes, including death, is an important public health objective. Higher historical …
Rohit Mehra, Additional Commissioner in the Income Tax Department, has used 70 tonnes of waste plastic bottles as pots for creating vertical gardens in Ludhiana. Speaking to news agency ANI, Mehra said, “Using at least 70 tonnes of waste plastic bottles as pots, we have setup more than 500 vertical gardens at public places.” READ …
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The WHO states that in poorly ventilated houses the smoke that is generated from cooking using solid fuels, can have levels 100 times higher than acceptable fine particles. India’s record on air pollution is infamous. The recent World Air Quality Report found that 22 out of 30 most polluted cities based on PM 2.5 (particulate …
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In the discussions on air pollution, IAP often loses out to outdoor pollution. But as the extent of the challenge shows, IAP is an equally big problem. Let’s not brush it under the carpet. Pollutants emitted by the incomplete combustion of solid fuels or kerosene for cooking, heating and lighting are associated with serious health …
The number of ACE-2Rs are significantly higher in patients with COPD, especially in their lung. This makes them more vulnerable to catch the infection. Once the already compromised lung gets infected with SARC-Cov2 virus, they readily develop Covid pneumonia and its sequalae. Shahid Akhter, editor, ETHealthworld spoke to Dr Sundeep Salvi, Director, Pulmocare Research and …