In this study, the authors assessed the relationship between daily changes in respiratory health and particulate levels with diameters of (a) less than 10 μm (PM10) and (b) less than 2.5 μm (PM2.5) in Kanpur, India. The subjects (N = 91) were recruited from 3 areas in Kanpur: (1) Indian …
function opensmog1(){ var popurl="html/20030831_smog1.htm" winpops=window.open(popurl,"","width=500,height=500,scrollbars=yes") } The recent release from the Central Pollution Control Board (cpcb), Parivesh, January 2003, presents deadly facts about air pollution levels in Indian cities. According to the report, Ahmedabad's air is the most noxious. Kanpur, Solapur and Lucknow follow closely, with small particulate levels (pm10) …
India is facing a serious double burden of disease. Most of the old infectious diseases like malaria, filariasis and kala-azar have not yet disappeared; indeed they are bouncing back. At the same time, other chronic non-communicable diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease and respiratory disorders are becoming more dominant.
The great smog disasters of the past have made clear that air pollution can kill people in a matter of days: extremely high concentrations of air pollution building up under conditions of low wind speed and stable atmospheric conditions have been associated with excess deaths in the Meuse Valley, Belgium …
