Residents Can Live Up To 9 Years Longer If Air Quality Meets Standards

    • Indiatimes
    • Publish Date: Oct 20 2017 3:45PM
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    • Updated Date: Oct 20 2017 3:45PM
Residents Can Live Up To 9 Years Longer If Air Quality Meets Standards


The residents New Delhi face yet another health hazard related to the poor air quality that engulfs them. A recent study has found that if Delhi’s foul air is cleaned up and made to meet the World Health Organisation (WHO) standards, city residents stand to gain nine years in average in their life span! Additionally, just meeting the international air-quality standards can add "four years" to the average life of people here, while meeting the national standards can add one year. 

The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) developed by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago (EPIC), when considered at the national level, says Indians could live four years longer on average if its air quality meets WHO standards.

The study takes air borne particulate matter pollution, PM 2.5, into account and extrapolates it to see what impact any reduction in its volume would have on the life span of people.

Accordingly, it says that if PM 2.5 quantity in Delhi’s air meets the WHO annual standard of 10 micrograms per cubic metre (ug/m3), people can live up to nine years longer and six years longer if it meets the national standard of 40 ug/m3!

Products of vehicular and industrial combustion, PM 2.5 are air borne ultra fine particulates, measuring less than 2.5 microns, which can cause irreparable harm to humans by entering the respiratory system and subsequently the bloodstream.

“The AQLI reveals that if India reduced its air pollution to comply with the WHO’s air quality standard, its people could live about 4 years longer on average, or a combined more than 4.7 billion life years.

“Some of the greatest gains would be seen in the country’s largest cities, such as Delhi. There, people could live 6 years longer if the country met its national standards, and 9 years longer if the country met WHO standards,” the study says.

The AQLI arrives at the conclusions by translating the particulate concentrations into their impact on lifespans, “unlike previous studies that tend to rely on data tracking people’s exposure over a short time period.“


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Prathamesh Kandale HILLGREEN SCHOOL

Air pollution is the greatest crises India is facing today.This Diwali,even when everyone was aware of the bans on bursting crackers,paid no heed towards the condition of the climate and burst innumerable amount of fire-crackers.Controlling Air-pollution entirely relies on us humans.If we control air pollution,it is going to benefit us only.We can follow many safety measures such as rejecting the use of fire-crackers,avoiding the burning of rubber and plastic,etc.

Roma Ramcoumar Bethel Mat Hr Sec School

Chennai was worst this Diwali . There was pollution everywhere . People suffered a lot . There was 80 tones of paper waste after burning crackers . Not only in Delhi the supreme court has to ban crackers all over India . This is the only way to reduce the global warming which is imminent .

Ritvik Baweja BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

Air Pollution is the biggest threat to mankind. Not only it leads to health disorders but also harms its natural biosphere

CHHAVI RANA RUKMINI DEVI PUB. SCHOOL(PITAMPURA)

Absolutely true

TANAY VASISHTHA The Millennium School, Lucknow

lucknow was worst this diwali . hehe ! everyone was showing off that i have buyied patakas of cost more than 10,000 rs but i was not jealous because i know that he is an idiot thatswhy i did not burn patakas this time hehe i only played gta*s games

Bhumika Arora Hansraj Model School

With air pollution levels touching great heights not only every diwali, but also daily, its high time to wake up and contribute towards the matter. If the air crisis continue it will not take delhi a lot of time to grow from the capital of india to the pollution capital of the world.

Ritvik Baweja BAL BHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL (PITAM PUR

Air Pollution is the biggest threat to mankind. Not only it leads to health disorders but also harms its natural biosphere

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