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Air pollution & health part 1 by Dr sheetu singh top chest expert in Jaipur

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Air pollution & health part 1 by Dr sheetu singh top chest expert in Jaipur

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  1. Air pollution & health Dr Sheetu Singh Assistant Professor, Institute of respiratory disease, SMS Medical College, Jaipur

  2. My focus • What are air pollutants? • What is magnitude of the health problem? • What are source of air pollution? • What is solution of the problem?

  3. Air pollutants • Particulate matter < 10µ (PM10) • Particulate matter < 2.5µ (PM2.5) • Particulate matter < 0.1µ (Ultrafine) • Sulpher dioxide (SO2) • Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) • Carbon Monoxide (CO) • Ozone (O3)

  4. Air pollutants • Particulate matter < 10µ (PM10): Throat • Particulate matter < 2.5µ (PM2.5): Lungs • Particulate matter < 0.1µ (Ultrafine): Blood • Sulpher dioxide (SO2) • Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) • Carbon Monoxide (CO) • Ozone (O3) Air quality index (AQI) is measured for five major air pollutants: ground-level O3, particulate matter, CO, SO2 and NO2

  5. Indices to measure air pollution: Air quality index (AQI)

  6. Indices to measure air pollution Waqi.info

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