title: "Air pollution in Delhi: Its Magnitude and Effects on Health".
abstract: Air pollution is responsible for many health problems in the urban areas. Of late, the air pollution status in Delhi has undergone many changes in terms of the levels of pollutants and the control measures taken to reduce them. This paper provides an evidence-based insight into the status of air pollution in Delhi and its effects on health and control measures instituted. The urban air database released by the World Health Organization in September 2011 reported that Delhi has exceeded the maximum PM10 limit by almost 10-times at 198 μg/m3. Vehicular emissions and industrial activities were found to be associated with indoor as well as outdoor air pollution in Delhi. Studies on air pollution and mortality from Delhi found that all-natural-cause mortality and morbidity increased with increased air pollution. Delhi has taken several steps to reduce the level of air pollution in the city during the last 10 years. However, more still needs to be done to further reduce the levels of air pollution.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sa
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rizwan
authors.forename: Baridalyne
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nongkynrih
authors.forename: Sanjeev Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Gupta
keywords: Air pollution Delhi; control measures; health
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