Abstract

A study found that Indian deaths and disease burden because of air pollution were disproportionately high. The study further remarked that reducing the same depends on "rapid deployment of effective multisectoral policies throughout India" Air pollution and its impact on human lives, especially in India, is a subject of importance that needs further exploration and critique, writes Ravi Agrawal. He reviews some literatures on fine particulate air pollution and their due contribution to chronic lung disease and mortality.

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