Updated 28 April 2026 This guidance details the process for assessing the air quality impact of a policy or project using damage costs. Read the assess the impact of air quality and choosing an approach pages to determine which appraisal approach is…
Delhi's air pollution worsened for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with 20 monitoring stations recording ‘severe’ air quality and the city-wide AQI reaching 369. Several neighbourhoods reported readings above 400, with Jahangirpuri and Punjabi Bagh emerging as the worst-affected areas. Jahangirpuri and…
Delhi's air quality slipped into the "very poor" category on Monday, November 2, 2026, with the capital's Air Quality Index reaching 312 at 9 am. It was the first citywide reading above 300 of the current post-monsoon season, according to CPCB figures reported by PTI.
For a lot of people, the day starts with a walk or a run, and a bit of haze doesn’t change that. It’s a fair instinct, since exercise is good for you. The trouble is that the air you breathe…
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The significant health risks of fossil gas in our homes is the subject of a new report from Doctors for the Environment Australia. Doctors for the Environment Australia’s new report Gas and its overlooked health risks discusses these health impacts…
A.mass.gov website belongs to an official government organization in Massachusetts. The Total Coliform Rule (TCR) is a National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (NPDWR), which was published in 1989 and became effective in 1990. The rule set both a health goal, known…
Cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, are bacteria found naturally in water bodies like lakes, rivers, and ponds. Blue-green algae blooms form due to a mix of warm water, still conditions, and high nutrient levels, particularly phosphorus and nitrogen. Algae are…
Air pollution leads to different risk of bacterial pneumonia, sepsis, and meningitis, depending on the subtype of bacteria a person has, new research suggests. S. pneumoniae is found in the respiratory microbiome, the collection of microbes that live in the human…
Vog poses a health hazard by aggravating preexisting respiratory ailments. Sulfur dioxide (SO2) gas can irritate skin and the tissues and mucous membranes of the eyes, nose, and throat, and can penetrate airways, producing respiratory distress in some individuals. Aerosol particles…
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