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Composition of air pollution in Kathmandu

by Sachin Regmi | 26-01-2019 02:25 recommendations 0

Kathmandu is developing. Developing in aspect of wider roads and more vehicles. The more people live in the city it exponentially increases risk of pollution, air pollution being one of the most common manifestation. For 4-5 years numerous roads in Kathmandu are being widened, this is creating increased air pollution in the city. Recently the safety level of air was breached, thus it was suggested to wear safety masks. what makes the air of Kathmandu risky to inhale? Here is a case story presenting the same- In 2016, Environment performance index (EPI) of Nepal was 177th out of 180. The maximum status of fine particulate matter PM2.5 in urban area was 40 ug/m3 which is 10 times safety level. The major compositions being Carbon-monoxide, NO2, SO2, silica and other particles. The same is significantly increasing chance of non-communicable diseases like lung disease, heart disease and cancer.

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  • Bindu Dhakal says :
    Hello Sachin,
    Hope you are doing great,
    Thank you so much for your informative report,
    Keep writing,
    Green Cheers,
    Bindu

    Posted 15-07-2021 13:39

  • Horticulturist Susmita says :
    Hello sachin
    I hope you are doing well
    Very well written
    Keep writing
    Thank you so much for this report
    Regards
    Susmita
    Posted 24-03-2020 11:19

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