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  1. PPTX Lecture #25: Introduction to Air Pollution Epidemiology

    Texas A&M Transportation Institute. [email protected], (979) 317-2799 x42799. The author declares that there is no conflict of interest. Lecture Track(s): HT/TT/PPT. Health Track (HT)—mainly targeted at urban planners, transportation planners, and engineers with limited knowledge of public health-related concepts;

  2. PDF Air Pollution Tragedy: a Case Study

    AIR POLLUTION TRAGEDY: A CASE STUDY. Lesson Concepts: Students will build awareness that many disciplines of study and areas of interest can contribute to solving a public problem. Students will build awareness of past air pollution disasters by reviewing historic accounts. Learning Objective — Students will be able to:

  3. Delhi Winter Pollution Case Study

    This study assesses Delhi's air pollution scenario in the winter of 2021 and the actions to tackle it. Winter 2021 was unlike previous winters as the control measures mandated by the Commission of Air Quality Management (CAQM) in Delhi National Capital Region and adjoining areas were rolled out. These measures included the Graded Response ...

  4. Health and Clinical Impacts of Air Pollution and Linkages with Climate

    The roles of air pollution and climate change in individual-level patient care are increasingly recognized. While air pollution has contributed to morbidity and mortality before these cases, the past 2 years brought the first cases in which individual deaths were officially linked with air pollution: in the death of a 9-year-old girl who suffered from asthma in the United Kingdom in whom ...

  5. Air Pollution Case Study PowerPoint PPT Presentations

    According to a study, at least 140 million people in India breathe air with pollution levels that are 10x over the WHO safe limit. This could lead to chronic and acute respiratory diseases, and in extreme cases, could contribute to heart disease, strokes, and lung cancer. We believe clean air is a human right — can you help tackle air ...

  6. ACP

    Beijing has suffered from poor air quality during recent decades owing to rapid urbanization and industrialization. Air pollution can have adverse effects on human health and ecosystems; studies have shown that air pollution is a major contributor to the disease burden in China, with over a million attributable premature deaths per year (GBD MAPS Working Group, 2016).

  7. Air pollution prediction with machine learning: a case study of Indian

    According to a new study released jointly by a UK-based non-profit management firm, Dalberg Advisors and Industrial Development Corporation, air pollution in India caused annual losses of up to Rs 7 lakh crore ($95 billion) (Dalberg 2019). The main pollutant emissions in India are due to the energy production industry, vehicle traffic on roads ...

  8. Air Pollution and Human Health Risk Reduction: The Case Study of Delhi

    Understanding urban vehicular pollution problem vis-à-vis air quality: Case study of a megacity (Delhi, India). Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , 119 , 557 - 569 . Google Scholar

  9. PDF Air pollution and its effects on health

    The annual average PM10 in ambient air in Kolkata during the study period was 174.8± 98.7 μg/m3 in contrast to 56.6 ± 16.4 μg/m3 in control (rural) areas (p<0.001). The concentrations of NO2 and SO2 in Kolkata's air during this period were 64.3 ± 22.7μg/m3 and 7.2 ± 2.5μg/m3 respectively.

  10. Air pollution: A case study on the impact of COVID-19 on Delhi city

    The study indicated that a city's air quality has considerably beyond the safety limitations of the Central Pollution Control Board. From the study, it is clear that the various activities in the city are causing air pollution, but neighboring towns are equally responsible for it. Countries suffered enormous economic losses due to the COVID ...

  11. PPT

    Presentation Transcript. Air Pollution Chapter 18. Core Case Study: South Asia's Massive Brown Cloud • Asian Brown Cloud • Causes • Chemical composition • Areas impacted • Air pollution connects the world • Steps taken in China and India to reduce air pollution.

  12. Air Pollution and Human Health in Kolkata, India: A Case Study

    The identification of varied sources responsible for making the city air unsafe for breathing is of utmost importance. In this study, an attempt has been made to assess a report on source apportionment of air pollution in Kolkata by varied sectors with their percentage share and has been discussed in Section 2.1.

  13. PDF Presentation On Air Pollution Issues and Its Control

    Every owner and or builder shall to provide all medical help, investigation and treatment to the workers involved in the construction of building and carry of construction material and debris relatable to dust emission. Fix sprinklers, create of green air barriers. Compulsory use of wetjet in grinding and stone cutting.

  14. PDF Case Study: Integrated Air Pollution Policy

    The sulphur limits are 1% for heavy fuel oil and 0.2% for gas oil and marine gas oil (dropping to 0.1% in 2008). Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) have a direct effect on human health and the ...

  15. The Impact of Air Pollution on Pulmonary Diseases: A Case Study from

    Air pollution is considered one of the most significant risk factors for human health. To ensure air quality and prevent and reduce the harmful impact on human health, it is necessary to identify and measure the main air pollutants (sulfur and nitrogen oxides, PM10 and PM2.5 particles, lead, benzene, carbon monoxide, etc.), their maximum values, as well as the impact they have on mortality ...

  16. Impact of the No-Driving Day Program on Air Quality in a High-Altitude

    This study addresses the pressing issue of urban air pollution impact, emphasizing the need for emissions control to ensure environmental equity. Focused on the Toluca Valley Metropolitan Area (TVMA), this research employs air quality modeling to examine ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and carbon monoxide concentrations during three different periods in 2019.

  17. NPTEL :: Civil Engineering

    Lecture 35: Personal Exposure to Fine Particles: A Case Study: Download Verified; 36: Lecture 36: Indoor Air Quality in Nursery Buildings, UAE â€" Case Study: Download ... Lecture 49: Air Pollution Legislations and Regulations: Download Verified; 50: Lecture 50: National Policies for Managing the Ambient Air Quality (AAQ) Download

  18. Using a Low-Cost Sensor to Estimate Fine Particulate Matter: A Case

    This study evaluates low-cost sensors (LCSs) for measuring coarse and fine particulate matter (PM) to clarify and measure air pollution. LCSs monitored PM 10 , PM 2.5 (fine particulates), and PM 1.0 concentrations at four sites in Samutprakarn, Thailand from December 2021 to April 2022. Average daily PM 10 , PM<SUB>2.5</SUB>, and PM<SUB>1.0</SUB> concentrations at the monitoring locations were ...

  19. Air Pollution PPT

    This Air Pollution PPT contains 17 amazing slides with rich content and stunning illustrations for all kind of seminars and presentations. ... we only have a limited number of opportunities in the case of plastic. ... All the harmful rays will fall into the animals, plants, and people on earth through the ozone layer holes. Studies say that by ...

  20. Fire Weather Index and Forest Fire Danger Mapping: Insights from a Case

    Forest fires in T&uuml;rkiye, like in other regions, have detrimental effects on wildlife habitats, water quality, air pollution, climate change, and the economy. These fires become particularly concerning during the dry summer months. In 2021, forest fires affected over 150 thousand hectares of land across the country, with the Manavgat district in Antalya province alone witnessing the ...

  21. Interaction between air pollutants and meteorological factors on

    Meteorological factors and air pollutants are associated with the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), but few studies have examined the effects of their interactions on PTB. Therefore, this study investigated the impact of meteorological factors and air pollutants and their interactions on the risk of PTB in Urumqi, a city with a high prevalence of PTB and a high level of air pollution.