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Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ Capital City in the World

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Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ Capital City in the World

Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ Capital City in the World

Delhi Is the ‘Most Polluted’ , Capital City in the World.

The capital of India was found to be the world's most polluted capital city in 2023, according to air-quality monitoring group IQAir.

India was also ranked as the third-most polluted country after Bangladesh and Pakistan, BBC reports.

In 2022, India was the eighth most polluted country.

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According to the report, the average level of fine particulate matter PM2.5 in India's air was 54.4 micrograms per cubic meter.

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Delhi's air quality had a PM2.5 reading of 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter.

Air that is considered safe to breathe typically has 12 to 15 micrograms per cubic meter of PM2.5, BBC reports.

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Levels higher than 35 micrograms per cubic meter are thought to be unhealthy.

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Only seven countries were within the World Health Organization's yearly PM2.5 guideline, an "average of 5 micrograms per cubic meter or less," BBC reports.

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Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.

Those countries are Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand.

In 2023 air pollution remained a global health catastrophe, IQAir’s global data set provides an important reminder of the resulting injustices and the need to implement the many solutions that exist to this problem.

, Aidan Farrow, senior air quality scientist at Greenpeace International, via 'The Guardian'


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