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 a person’s risk of CM disease in many different ways.
Strengths
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Fine spatio temporal assessment of PM2.5 (1 sq.km)-retrospectively assigned to household addresses
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Machine learning techniques using several input data sources
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Minimal exposure misclassification
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Longitudinal study assessing cardiometabolic risk factors in India with repeat measurements
Scientific Contributions
13
High Impact publications
9
Under various stages
of submission
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
