Tag: air pollution
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Grey Skies, Grim AQI: Delhi Faces a Smoggy Week as Pollution Worsens
Delhi Under a Grey Veil: What the Latest AQI Means Residents woke up to a familiar pall of grey in the capital as air quality deteriorated rapidly over the weekend. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported a 24-hour average AQI of 398 by 4 p.m., with several pockets across the city breaching the hazardous…
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SC Slams Ad-Hoc Measures as Delhi Air Crisis Worsens, Orders Closure of 9 Toll Plazas
Background: A Call for Practical Solutions Delhi’s air pollution crisis has long tugged at the city’s daily routines, health, and policy debates. While authorities have deployed a mix of temporary fixes and long-range plans, the Supreme Court of India has grown impatient with ad-hoc measures that fail to address the core sources of pollution. In…
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Delhi Braces for Severe Plus AQI: How Smog Choked the City and What Comes Next
Delhi Grapples with Severe Plus AQI as Smog engulfs the Capital Delhi and the broader National Capital Region woke up to a day of dense smog and a perilously high air quality index (AQI). With levels peaking at a severe plus mark of 491, authorities activated Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP),…
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Delhi Air Pollution Protest Turns Violent: Pepper Spray Said Used on Police, 15 Detained
Overview Delhi has faced another day of confrontation as anti-pollution demonstrators gathered around the city’s C Hexagon area, a site that has become emblematic of ongoing concerns about air quality. In a scene that underscored the tensions surrounding air pollution and public dissent, police detained fifteen participants after protesters refused to disperse. Accounts from officers…
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New Study Links Air Pollution with Higher Parkinson’s Risk
What the study found Researchers have issued a cautious but growing warning: prolonged exposure to certain industrial chemicals in the air—specifically trichloroethylene (TCE)—may be a substantial, previously overlooked contributor to Parkinson’s disease. In their latest analysis, scientists identified a pattern suggesting that people living in areas with higher ambient TCE levels over years of exposure…
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Researchers warn of overlooked factor in Parkinson’s risk: Could air pollution from TCE be substantial?
New findings spotlight a possible environmental trigger for Parkinson’s disease Researchers are drawing attention to an overlooked factor that may contribute to Parkinson’s disease: chronic exposure to industrial chemicals in the air. A recent study suggests that long-term exposure to trichloroethylene, or TCE, a solvent widely used in manufacturing and metal degreasing, could be linked…
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New Study Links Industrial Air Pollution to Parkinson’s Risk: Could TCE Exposure Be a Major Factor
Introduction: A New Piece of the Parkinson’s Puzzle Researchers are sounding alarms about an overlooked environmental risk factor for Parkinson’s disease: industrial air pollution. A growing body of evidence points to chemical exposures, particularly trichloroethylene (TCE), as a potential contributor to the development of Parkinson’s. While genetics play a role, environmental factors are increasingly being…
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Health expert on rising pollution levels: How long-term exposure affects lung growth in children and young adults
Understanding the link between air pollution and lung growth As urbanization intensifies and pollution levels rise in many regions, scientists and clinicians are paying closer attention to how sustained exposure to outdoor and indoor pollutants shapes the developing lungs of children and young adults. Long-term air pollution doesn’t just trigger immediate respiratory symptoms; it can…
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Air Pollution and Lung Growth in Children and Teens: Expert Insights
Understanding the Link Between Pollution and Lung Growth Long-term exposure to air pollution has been shown to influence how the lungs grow and mature, particularly during childhood and adolescence when the respiratory system is still developing. While outdoor pollutants like particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10), nitrogen oxides, and ozone can enter the airways and alveolar…
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How Long-Term Air Pollution Impacts Lung Growth in Children and Young Adults
Understanding the Link Between Pollution and Lung Growth Rising air pollution levels around the world have sparked growing concern among health professionals about how exposure affects the developing lungs of children and the still-maturing lungs of young adults. Unlike acute breathing problems that appear during pollution spikes, chronic exposure may subtly alter lung growth, influencing…