#air_pollution

2 min video production

ID: 119132

Topic: Environmental pollution due to factories (air pollution)

Date: May 4, 2020

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As of now, Delhi’s Air Quality Index (AQI) stands at 500, placing it in the “severe plus” category. This reflects the city’s ongoing and severe air pollution problem in recent years. This high AQI indicates dangerously high levels of particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) in the air, which can have serious negative impacts on health. The primary cause of this pollution is the illegal burning of…

Most Major Chinese Cities Seen Failing on Air Quality…

China’s Environment Ministry says 66 of the nation’s 74 major cities, including the capital Beijing, failed to meet basic air quality standards last year.

The worst-performing cities were in the country’s north adjacent to Beijing, with the Hebei province industrial center of Baoding just to the southwest coming in dead last.

Haikou, capital of the southern island province of Hainan, had the…

In the main countries, during the recent Ebola outbreak, there were a little over 5,000 deaths to Nov 11   http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/case-counts.html 

 "...anthropogenic PM2.5 at 2008 levels (8.97 µg/m3 in the UK) is associated with an effect on mortality equivalent to nearly 29,000 deaths at typical ages of death in 2008 in the UK.."    https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/304641/COMEAP_mortality_effects_of_long_term_exposure.pdf 

Whilst everyone would agree, Ebola haemorrhagic fever is a horrible disease and a terrible way to die. Also, Air pollution brings a disproportionate amount of morbidity and ill-health, leaving victims with chronic disease blighting decades of their lives

EU court rules against UK government on air pollution | Left ...

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has today ruled that the UK government must take urgent action over its failure to tackle air pollution. In response to action brought by Client Earth, the ECJ's first ever ruling on the effect of the Air Quality Directive will determine what action the UK

leftfootforward.org

EU court rules UK government must clean up dangerous air ...

The government will be forced to urgently clean up illegal air pollution in British cities following a ruling on Wednesday in the European court of justice.

theguardian.com

EU air pollution ruling pressures UK - FT.com

It is up to Britain's courts to make sure the UK government comes up with a plan to comply with EU air pollution rules, the European Union's highest court has ruled. The plan should ensure any breach of the rules is "as short as possible", the European Court of Justice said on Wednesday. The

ft.com

European Court verdict forces UK Government action against ...

Today (19 November), the European Court of Justice's (ECJ) ruled against the UK Government over its failures to comply with EU air pollution legal limits, following a case brought by environmental NGO ClientEarth. The European Commission launched legal proceedings against the UK for ...

edie.net

BBC News - EU Commission launches legal action over UK air ...

For the purposes of air pollution, the UK is divided into 43 zones. Continue reading the main story ... The legal process could ultimately end in the European Court of Justice where the UK would face huge fines if found in breach of the directive.

bbc.co.uk

Updated: EU Court tells UK to clean up toxic air pollution ...

The UK has today come under fresh pressure to ban the most polluting diesel cars, after a European courtruled the government must comply with legal air quality rules by 1 January 2015 at the latest. TheEuropean Court of Justice dismissed arguments by environment department Defra that it would be

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