Judgment of the National Green Tribunal, May 27, 2025 in the matter of Sumit Saini Vs Shree Ram Steel Industries & Others. Sumit Saini, resident of village Damla, District Yamuna Nagar, Haryana had sent a letter petition dated May 14, 2022 to the NGT. The application said that around 25 …
CHENNAI: The level of total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) in the ambient air at a traffic intersection in Vallalar Nagar during the 24-hour period ending 6 a.m. on Tuesday was 312 microgram/cubic metre. The permissible limit is 200 microgram/cubic metre. According to data provided by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control …
In the production of coal West-Bokaro area of Central Coalfields Limited, Ranchi plays a vital role. During the production of coal, it produces huge quantity of suspended particulate matter (SPM), respirable particulate matter (RPM/PM10) as well as gaseous pollutants. Which polluted the area badly.
In a unique experiment, British scientists on Tuesday turned pedestrians, cyclists and vehicles into mobile wireless sensors to measure air and noise pollution. The sensors will measure up to five traffic pollutants simultaneously including nitrogen oxides and sulphur dioxides. Researchers have equipped the sensors with ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy technology, which …
LUCKNOW: Construction activity in and around Gomtinagar and Alambagh has taken a toll on the ambient air quality. Pollution levels recorded here have shown an increase from last year. It is mainly due to the increase in the volume of ultrafine particles (RSPM) that remain suspended in air for long. …
New Delhi: Weeks ago, when Modern School student Akkriti Bhatia succumbed to an asthma attack while in school, most blamed the school for tardy medical action. But perhaps air pollution in school areas is also to blame. A study by The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) profiling air pollution in …
Air pollution levels in the megacities of Asia show a stabilizing trend but still exceed World Health Organization guidelines. Studies also show poor air quality, not only in the megacities of Asia, but also in smaller cities with populations of 150,000 to 1.5 million. While megacities often receive support for …
Chennai: The level of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) in ambient air at a traffic intersection in T.Nagar during the 24-hour period ending 6 a.m. on Saturday was 137 microgram/cubic metre. The permissible limit for RSPM is 100 microgram/cubic metre. According to a data provided by the Tamil Nadu Pollution …
CHENNAI: The level of total suspended particulate matter (TSPM) in the ambient air at a traffic intersection in Vallalar Nagar during the 24 hour period ending 6 a.m. on Tuesday was 248 microgram/cubic metre. The permissible limit is 200 microgram/cubic metre. According to the data collected as part of the …
Helsinki Air conditioning in cars cuts out more than 80 per cent of germs, fungal spores and particles from outside air, providing a boon for people with respiratory problems or allergies, German scientists say. In a study released at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), a …
National Task Force consisting of the representatives of the relevant sectors will be set up on control of Asthma while a joint action plan would be drawn up for control of Asthma through a participatory process. This was agreed in a joint declaration signed between the Ministry of Environment, Ministry …
This paper by SIM-air presents the past and the current air quality management in Delhi, India, including the discussions on the air pollution levels, sources of air pollution, and policy interventions of the past and on-going. It is based on a presentation delivered at the BioVision Conference in Lyon, France, …
Six in 10 U.S. residents -- more than 186 million people -- live in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution, the American Lung Association reported on Wednesday. The air in many U.S. cities became dirtier last year, the association said in its annual "State of the Air" report. "Despite …
CHENNAI: The level of respirable suspended particulate matter (RSPM) in the ambient air at residential area in Adyar and traffic intersection in V. Nagar recently was 30 microgram/cubic metre and 185 microgram/cubic metre respectively. The permissible limit is 100 microgram/cubic metre, according to a press release from Tamil Nadu Pollution …
The present study involves the performance evaluation of the USEPA ISCST3 model for prediction of short-term SO2 concentrations in the ambient environment of NLC complex.
Emerging technologies affect the social, economic and environmental dimensions of our world, often in ways that are entirely unanticipated. A study was carried out to assess the concentration of the critical pollutants, such as sulphur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx) and suspended particulate matter present in the ambient air of …
Long-term human exposure to ambient pollutants can be an important contributing or etiologic factor of many chronic diseases. Spatiotemporal estimation (mapping) of long-term exposure at residential areas based on field observations recorded in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
