WHO report says Delhi has worst air pollution
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="covers">covers</span> 1,600 <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="and">and</span> 91 <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p><p><span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="figures">figures</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="showing">showing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="particles">particles</span> - <span word="those">those</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="diameter">diameter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="less">less</span> <span word="than">than</span> 2.5 <span word="microns">microns</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="penetrate">penetrate</span> <span word="human">human</span> <span word="lungs">lungs</span>, <span word="seriously">seriously</span> <span word="damaging">damaging</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p><span word="Air">Air</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="capital">capital</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> 153 <span word="micrograms">micrograms</span> <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cubic">cubic</span> <span word="meter">meter</span> (<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span>), <span word="far">far</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="just">just</span> 10<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="India">India</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="fine">fine</span> <span word="particulate">particulate</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="significantly">significantly</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="crowded">crowded</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="cities">cities</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>2.5 <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> 56<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="report">report</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> 36<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p><span word="Karachi">Karachi</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span>, <span word="meanwhile">meanwhile</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="listed">listed</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="higher">higher</span>, <span word="at">at</span> 117<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="concentration">concentration</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>10 - <span word="coarse">coarse</span> <span word="particles">particles</span> - <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> 286<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span>, <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 14 <span word="times">times</span> <span word="higher">higher</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="standard">standard</span> <span word="of">of</span> 20<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p><span word="Two">Two</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Pakistan">Pakistan</span> <span word="fare">fare</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="worse">worse</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>10: <span word="Peshawar">Peshawar</span> <span word="at">at</span> 540<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Rawalpindi">Rawalpindi</span> <span word="at">at</span> 448<span word="g">g</span>/<span word="m">m</span>.</p><p><span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="cities">cities</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="high">high</span> <span word="PM">PM</span>10 <span word="level">level</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="Gwalior">Gwalior</span>, <span word="Raipur">Raipur</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Luck">Luck</span> <span word="now">now</span>.</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="Delhi">Delhi</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="dubious">dubious</span> <span word="distinction">distinction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="polluted">polluted</span> <span word="air">air</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="January">January</span>, <span word="Yale">Yale</span> <span word="University">University</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Environmental">Environmental</span> <span word="Performance">Performance</span> <span word="Index">Index</span> 2017 <span word="ranked">ranked</span> <span word="India">India</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bottom">bottom</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> 178 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="based">based</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="criteria">criteria</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="pollution">pollution</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span>.</p>
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