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  2. Air pollution in Delhi - Wikipedia

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    The air quality in Delhi, the capital territory of India, according to a WHO survey of 1,650 world cities, and a survey of 7,000 world cities by the US-based Health Effects Institute in August 2022, [2] is the worst of any major city in the world. It also affects the districts around Delhi. [3][4] Air pollution in India is estimated to kill ...

  3. Air pollution - Wikipedia

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    e. Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. [ 1 ] It is also the contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment either by chemical, physical, or biological ...

  4. Air pollution in India - Wikipedia

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    Air Quality Index (AQI) is a number used to communicate the level of pollution in the air and it essentially tells you the level of pollution in the air in a given city on a given day. The AQI of Delhi was placed under the "severe-plus category" when it touched 574, by the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research. [ 47 ]

  5. Environmental impact of transport - Wikipedia

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    Pollution. The environmental impact of transport are significant because transport is a major user of energy, and burns most of the world's petroleum. This creates air pollution, including nitrous oxides and particulates, and is a significant contributor to global warming through emission of carbon dioxide. [2][3] and also plant pollution, by ...

  6. Environmental degradation - Wikipedia

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    Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as quality of air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution. It is defined as any change or disturbance to the environment perceived to be deleterious or undesirable.

  7. Environmental technology - Wikipedia

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    Category. Renewable energy portal. v. t. e. Environmental technology (envirotech) is the use of engineering and technological approaches to understand and address issues that affect the environment with the aim of fostering environmental improvement. It involves the application of science and technology in the process of addressing ...

  8. Environmental engineering - Wikipedia

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    Environmental engineering is a professional engineering discipline related to environmental science.It encompasses broad scientific topics like chemistry, biology, ecology, geology, hydraulics, hydrology, microbiology, and mathematics to create solutions that will protect and also improve the health of living organisms and improve the quality of the environment.

  9. Climate change in India - Wikipedia

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    India was ranked seventh among the list of countries most affected by climate change in 2019. [1] India emits about 3 gigatonnes (Gt) CO 2eq of greenhouse gases each year; about two and a half tons per person, which is less than the world average. [2] The country emits 7% of global emissions, despite having 17% of the world population. [3]