Delhi struggling to cope with air pollution
Synopsis
As India’s economics and industry grow, so does the air pollution. Dehli is struggling to cope with air so polluted that breathing holds the same risk as smoking. Called the “Invisible Killer,” air pollution related diseases cause one death per hour in Dehli.
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Length: 2:37
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Delhi has been using many new technologies to increase their air quality to that of the highest levels found globally.
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Diseases related to high levels of air pollution in Delhi are estimated to be causing 1 human death per hour.
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The air quality in Delhi is becoming much worse as a result of:
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Concerns associated with increasing urban air pollution include:
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Although the high levels of air pollutants in Delhi are an extreme example, people in many urban areas globally (including the United States) suffer from very poor quality air. As discussed in chapter 20 of your text, what are some human health consequences of poor quality air in cities of the United States? What are other environmental consequences, not directly related to human health, of increasingly bad air pollution?
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