Study emphasises curbs on biomass burning to beat pollution in Delhi
Study emphasises curbs on biomass burning to beat pollution in Delhi
New Delhi, May 06 (India Science Wire): The health impact of short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5), including death is well known. However, the exact association of the acute exposure to various chemicals constituting the PM2.5 chemical species with mortality is relatively unknown, especially in developing countries like India.
A new study by a joint team of researchers from the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)-Delhi, St. John’s Medical College, Bengaluru, and the council of Scientific and Industrial Research’s National Physical Laboratory (CSIR-NPL) has sought to fill the gap.
The researchers examined the associations between mortality and acute exposur...