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Air quality or ambient/outdoor air pollution is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter PM 10 (particles smaller than 10 microns) and PM 2.5 (particles smaller than 2.5 microns, about 25 to 100 times thinner than a human hair).
This list contains the top 500 cities by PM2.5 annual mean concentration measurement as documented by the World Health Organization covering the period from 2010 to 2022. The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries.
All data are valid for the year 2022 and are taken from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) of the University of Chicago. In addition to particulate matter pollution, the modeled potential loss of life expectancy of the population due to particulate matter pollution is given. [2]
New Delhi ranked as the world’s most polluted city on Wednesday morning as residents in the Indian capital woke up to a thick blanket of haze, marking a severe air emergency.. The pollution led ...
Environmental problems in Delhi, India, are a threat to the well-being of the city's and area's inhabitants as well as the flora and fauna. Delhi, the ninth-most populated metropolis in the world (second largest if the entire NCR includes especially Faridabad and Gurugram– Haryana, is one of the most heavily polluted cities in India, [1] having for instance one of the country's highest ...
An AQI value of 100 is considered the threshold for safe air quality. Values at or below 50 are considered good, with 51 to 100 considered “moderate,” or potentially risky for people who are ...
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Sources: [1] Location wise daily Ambient Air Quality of Delhi for the year 2015, A.B. Akolkar, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Central Pollution Control Board, Government of India (2018); [2] The safety threshold data is based on Air Quality Data standards, U.S. Embassy & Consulates in India.