By Krittivas Mukherjee Reuters News Service Sat Jun 3, 2006 5:33 AM ET MUMBAI (Reuters) – Millions in India breathe air loaded with cancer-causing chemicals and toxic gases present at levels that are thousands of times higher than permissible limits, an independent report said on Saturday. India, one of the most polluted countries in the […]
New India Express Reuters Saturday June 3 2006 MUMBAI: Crores of people in India breathe air loaded with cancer-causing chemicals and toxic gases present at levels that are thousands of times higher than permissible limits, an independent report said on Saturday. India, one of the most polluted countries in the world, does not even have […]
Medindia.com 03 Jun 2006 New Delhi: Millions of Indians are being exposed to high levels of poisonous gases, including cancer-causing volatile organic compounds and sulphur fumes, and the country lacks the mechanism to monitor or regulate these toxins, according to a report relased here today. Titled ‘Smokescreen: Ambient Air Quality in India,’ the report by […]
Vibha Sharma Tribune News Service New Delhi, June 3 Indians are being exposed to dangerous levels of highly toxic gases, including carcinogenic organic compounds and sulphur fumes, everyday through the air they breathe even as the country continues to have “no standards for these chemicals found in ambient air”. According to the Community Environment Monitoring […]
The Times of India Sunday, June 04, 2006 NEW DELHI: A nationwide air pollution study, conducted by a Chennai-based Community Environmental Monitoring has revealed that millions of Indians are being exposed to “dangerous levels of highly toxic gases…., in the air they breathe.” Titled ‘Smokescreen: Ambient Air Quality in India’, the report features about 45 […]
Rajesh Sinha DNA India Saturday, June 03, 2006 NEW DELHI: Millions of Indians are being exposed to high levels of poisonous gases, including cancer-causing volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and Sulphur fumes, and the country lacks the mechanism to monitor or regulate these toxins, according to a report released here on Saturday. Smoke Screen, a report […]
The Hindu Staff Reporter 04 June 2006 NEW DELHI: Millions of Indians are exposed to dangerous levels of highly toxic gases, including volatile organic compounds and sulphur gases, through the air they breathe, according to a report released by the Chennai-based Community Environmental Monitoring. Titled “Smokescreen: Ambient Air Quality in India”, the report released here […]