Overview​
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13 Indian cities among the most polluted 20 cities in the world with fine particulate matter <2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) - World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Annual population-weighted mean concentrations of PM2.5 is 74 μg/m3 and >2/3 of the population - annual mean of >40 μg/m3
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In India, 8 million deaths are estimated annually (20% of these are attributable to air pollution) (GBD 2019)
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Urban living can affect an individual’s health risk in many different ways across the lifespan.
Strengths
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Fine spatio-temporal assessment of PM2.5 and temperature (1 sq.km)-retrospectively assigned to household addresses of study participants.
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Machine learning techniques using several input data sources, and thus minimal exposure misclassification
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Longitudinal cohort studies assessing different health outcomes across different life stages in India
Scientific Contributions
25
High Impact publications
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8
Under various stages
of submission
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White Paper: Air Pollution
and Health in India:
A review of the current evidence and opportunities for the future. Published by the Environmental Defence Fund (EDF), July 2017
Opportunities for Transition to Clean Household Energy-Application of the Household Energy Assessment Rapid Tool (HEART), World Health Organisation (WHO), August 2018
Funding Agencies
Supported by the Fogarty International Center (FIC), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institute Of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National Institutes of Health under Award Number U01TW010097
Hub Partners
