MAY 10, 2017 Pheba Mathew The News Minute Air quality of industrial areas are above the standards prescribed by the environment ministry. Image Courtesy: Coastal Resource Centre If you live in north or south Chennai, chances are that the deteriorating air quality is responsible for your health problems. The air quality of […]
MAY 10, 2017 Pheba Mathew The News Minute Air quality of industrial areas are above the standards prescribed by the environment ministry. Image Courtesy: Coastal Resource Centre × If you live in north or south Chennai, chances are that the deteriorating air quality is responsible for your health problems. The air quality of industrial areas […]
MAY 11, 2017 Special Correspondent The Hindu Pushing industries to the city fringes doesn’t help, say activists If you think that posh residential neighbourhoods such as Boat Club and Poes Garden have lesser pollution levels due to their tree cover, you are mistaken. These areas have recorded high levels of particulate matter that are […]
MAY 11, 2017 By Express News Service CHENNAI: A study conducted by the Coastal Resource Centre has revealed that the air quality in Chennai is alarmingly toxic. Shattering the commonly held belief that only industrial regions and parts of north Chennai need to worry about air pollution, the study showed that indicators in elite […]
February 22, 2017 By Zee Media Bureau New Delhi: The nightmare involving the Chennai oil spill seems to get even frightening and upsetting with medical doctors issuing warnings about serious health hazards on those who helped clean the toxic sludge following the collision between two ships last month. As per reports, a team of doctors […]
In the aftermath of the Ennore oil spill, a fact-finding report revealed that the health of those deployed for the clean-up operations, fishermen and residents, has been compromised due to handling the hazardous sludge without proper protective gear. February 22, 2017 Daily Thanthi DTNext Dr Amaran and Dr Shruthee, Arun Krishnamurthy and Shweta Narayanan […]
February 21, 2017 The News Minute Photo: Pheba Mathew Eye-irritation and respiratory symptoms were some of the immediate effects reported following the oil-spill Three weeks after the massive oil spill cause by the collision of two ships near Kamarajar Port, a team of medical doctors have warned that those who helped clean the […]