Air Pollution control measures

Air Pollution Control measures – Top 9 Air pollution control devices

Millions of Indians are constantly exposed to polluted air. For instance, they breathe up to 25 micro grams/cubic metre of the lethal, microscopic pollutant PM 2.5 on a 24-hour average. This is well above the World Health Organization’s (WHO) limit of 10 micrograms/cubic metre. Hence it’s the need of the hour that we take measures for air pollution control and prevention. In this blog, let’s dive deep into some of the air pollution control devices which can tackle industrial emissions.

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Air Quality Index in Delhi – AQI categories and causes

Air Quality Index in Delhi – AQI categories and Causes

According to the recently released IQAir AirVisual 2020 World Air Quality Report, India is home to 15 of the world’s 20 most polluted cities. Would you believe it if I say that a public emergency was declared in a city after its air quality index plunged to ‘severe plus’ levels of about 530? This happened nowhere other than New Delhi. Read on to find more about the Delhi Air Quality Index and what were the causes of this extreme level of pollution.

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Air Pollution Effects

Air Pollution Effects and Causes – A complete overview

Air pollution is one of our era’s biggest scourges, not only because of the impact it causes on climate change but also because it influences public and individual health due to increased illness and death. The effects of air pollution range from environmental effects like global warming to even financial and health effects like coma and death. The causes of it can be natural or anthropogenic.

Here’s the truth. According to WHO figures, air pollution-related diseases claimed the lives of 6.5 million people globally in 2012. That’s more than HIV/AIDS, TB, and road accidents combined, accounting for 11.6% of all world deaths.

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