Air pollution is a public health emergency in Pakistan.
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An asthma patient in every house
Originally posted at The Third Pole by Mohammad Zubair Khan on 12 January 2017, this article highlights the social costs of the stone-crushing industry for the mountain communities of Pakistan. Often overlooked, the massive amount of air pollution created by stone crushing machines is a major health hazard for mountain communities from where the stone…
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Introducing the Pakistan Air Quality Initiative پاکی
Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI پاکی) provides community-driven air quality data to increase social awareness. The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that major cities in Pakistan are as polluted as the world’s most-polluted cities. The air in Pakistan has an annual average of 60 micrograms per cubic meter of air (μg/m³) of PM2.5 particles. That is four-times…
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