Tag: #AirPollution
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Hazardous air pollutants cross WHO safe air quality standards
ISLAMABAD, Oct 3 (APP):The hazardous pollutants of particulate matter of 2.5 microns has exceeded the World Health Organization (WHO) and National Environmental Quality Standards (NEQS) standards as the ambient air quality in the federal capital is recorded worse. According to recent air quality report released by Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the particulate matter of…
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Increasing number of vehicles entering Federal Capital pollute ambient air
ISLAMABAD, Sep 29 (APP):Over a million vehicles registered in the federal capital amid those entering regularly from adjoining cities are polluting its ambient air quality. However, according to recent air quality report released by Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) the particulate matter of 2.5 microns (PM2.5) have not only exceeded the National Environmental Quality Standards…