Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks. Study author Dr Insa de Buhr-Stockburger of Berlin Brandenburg Myocardial Infarction Registry (B2HIR), Germany said: "The correlation between air pollution and heart attacks in our study was absent in smokers. This may indicate that bad air can actually cause heart attacks since smokers, who are continuously self-intoxicating with air pollutants, seem less affected by additional external pollutants."

Barcelona [Spain], August 23 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks.

Barcelona [Spain], August 23 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks.

Brussels [Belgium], May 23 (ANI): Arrhythmias are life-threatening and occur very commonly on days with highly polluted air (ESC), according to new research by the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology.

Brussels [Belgium], May 21 (ANI): According to new research by the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, life-threatening arrhythmias are more common on days with highly polluted air (ESC).

New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): According to a new research, long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases.

New Delhi Sep 22 PTI An estimated 57000 premature deaths in Delhi during 2020 can be attributed to air pollution Greenpeace India said Wednesday revealing the citys annual average air pollution levels exceeded the WHOs 2005 air quality guidelines AQG by nearly eight times and the new AQGs 174 timesAnalysing the new AQGs of the World Health Organization Greenpeace India said at least 79 of the worlds most populous cities breached the 2005 WHO annual mean PM 25 guidelines in 2020Greenpeace Indias analysis of PM 25 data aggregated by IQAir found that at least 79 of the worlds 100 most populous cities breached the outgoing WHO annual mean PM 25 guidelines in 2020In Delhi city-wide annual average air pollution levels exceeded the 2005 WHO guidelines by nearly eightfold in 2020 the highest margin of all cities in the dataset Greenpeace researchers estimate that 57000 premature deaths in Delhi during 2020 can be attributed to air pollution it saidGreenpeace said that for eight of the 100 cities PM 25 data for 2020 was unavailable due to a lack of government disclosure or monitoringThe remaining 13 cities met the guidelines on a city-wide scale according to IQAir data but hotspots within all 100 cities likely exceeded the guidelines locally for example in locations close to busy roads or industry it saidThe WHO Wednesday updated its air quality guidelines for the first time in 15 yearsThe new guidelines are derived from strong scientific evidence of the damage air pollution inflicts on human health and hence recommends new air quality levels based on reducing concentrations of key air pollutants Greenpeace India saidAccording to the new guidelines the annual PM25 mean now has been updated to 5gm3 compared to 10 gm3 in 2005 Similarly annual mean for PM10 is updated to 20gm3 to 15gm 3 and NO2 to 10gm3 from 40gm3Commenting on the announcement of new guidelines Greenpeace Indias senior climate campaigner Avinash Chanchal said India has economically viable tools to solve the air pollution crisisIn most parts of the world it is more cost-effective to develop renewable energy sources than to keep burning coal oil or gas even before taking the economic burden of air pollution into account At this point addressing air pollution is a question of political will not technology Chanchal saidAccording to Greenpeace India among 100 global cities Mumbais annual PM25 trends in 2020 exceeded 8 times more than WHOs revised air quality guidelines of 5 ugm3 Kolkata 94 Chennai 54 Hyderabad 7 fold and Ahmedabad exceeded 98 fold PTI AG TIR TIR

New Delhi Sep 19 PTI Delhis air quality was recorded in the satisfactory category on Sunday and is likely to remain so for the next five days according to government forecasting agenciesThe citys 24-hour average air quality index AQI was 82 on Sunday It was 69 on Saturday and 62 on FridayAn AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severeChief Minister Arvind Kejriwal tweeted that the citys average PM25 level stood at 35microgram per cubic metre gm and PM10 level at 85gmPTI GVS IJT

pOn Monday the average 24-hour AQI stood at 81 in the satisfactory category An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good 51 and 100 satisfactory 101 and 200 moderate 201 and 300 poor 301 and 400 very poor and 401 and 500 severep

New Delhi [India], June 7 (ANI): Air quality over Delhi-NCR is likely to remain in the 'moderate' category on Monday, informed Ministry of Earth Science citing India Meteorological Department (IMD).