The research article was recently published in the prestigious earth and environmental sciences journal, Journal of Geophysical Research—Atmosphere.The study was conducted using black carbon data generated by co-author RS Singh and his group at IIT (BHU) in the department of Chemical...
The study showed that increases in the risk of death were pronounced with lower concentrations of PM2.5 and decreased with higher concentrations. Even air pollution levels below the current national ambient air quality standard of 60 micrograms per cubic meter lead to increased daily mortality...
New Delhi. On average, 7.2 percent of all daily deaths in 10 of India's largest and most polluted cities, including Delhi, Bengaluru and Mumbai, were linked to PM2.5 levels above World Organization guidelines. of Health (WHO) for safety. exposure, according to a study published in the journal...