Mishra Mayank
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India.
Lung India. 2019 Mar-Apr;36(2):160-161. doi: 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_17_18.
Air pollution is a burgeoning environmental problem with potential for climate change. The worst-hit areas are the rapidly developing capital cities of low- and middle-income countries across the globe. Delhi, the capital of India, is no exception. In fact, Delhi was the most polluted of more than 1600 cities in the world according to the WHO's 2014 database for outdoor air pollution. The recent declaration of a public health emergency in and around the city speaks volumes about the declining air quality in India. Introspection into the various causes and mechanisms responsible for this sorry state of affairs, its impact on human health, and possible solutions to the problem is being reported.
空气污染是一个新兴的环境问题，具有引发气候变化的可能性。受影响最严重的地区是全球中低收入国家快速发展的首都城市。印度首都德里也不例外。事实上，根据世界卫生组织2014年室外空气污染数据库，德里是全球1600多个城市中污染最严重的。该市及其周边地区最近宣布进入公共卫生紧急状态，充分说明了印度空气质量的下降。本文报道了对造成这种糟糕状况的各种原因和机制、其对人类健康的影响以及该问题可能的解决办法的反思。
