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Existing Smog in Lahore, Pakistan: An Alarming Public Health Concern
Lahore, the second-largest and most polluted city in Pakistan, has been plagued by a heavy blanket of smog recently. The ever-growing urbanization and industrialization have contributed to the worsening air quality of the city. Smog, being hazardous to health, is leading to a rapid sprout in multiple health-related problems, as well as raising ...
PDF Pakistan's Air Pollution Challenge & Potential for Longer Lives
Pakistan's Pollution Challenge Pakistan had the fifth most polluted air in the world in 2016, driven by the common culprits in much of South Asia: emissions from vehicles, industrial activity such as brick kilns, factories, and power plants, and crop burning (see Figure 1). This level of air pollution is undermining Pakistanis' health,
Communities of Care for Air Pollution Policies in Pakistan: An
Air pollution policies and public engagement in Pakistan. Pakistan, consistently listed among the world's top five most polluted countries, faces a potential reduction of up to four years in life expectancy in heavily polluted urban areas (Fatimah, Citation 2023).Prolonged exposure to vehicle and industrial exhaust, agricultural and waste materials burning, fossil fuel-fired power plants and ...
An Emerged Challenge of Air Pollution and Ever-Increasing Particulate
This study proposes the following policy recommendations in order to combat the air pollution issue in Pakistan on immediate basis. Reducing the price and promoting the use of efficient fuel sources in the industrial and power generation sector, and restraining the use of highly polluting plastic and coal-based fuels.
Communities of Care for Air Pollution Policies in Pakistan: An
By using the National Clean Air Policy (NCAP) as a case, we identified key barriers to public engagement in Pakistan and emphasizes the need for collaborative efforts through an integrated ...
How Pakistan is tackling its air pollution
How Pakistan is tackling its air pollution. At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air purifiers around the clock, keeps his windows shut and stuffs towels into the gaps under his doors. Some winter days, when the city's smog is particularly bad, "I don't send my daughter to school," he admits.
Assessing and anticipating environmental challenges in Lahore, Pakistan
Urban environment and air quality are changing primarily due to land use land cover (LULC) changes, economic activity, and urbanization. Air pollution has been increasingly acknowledged as a major issue for cities due to its extensive effects on health and well-being. As the second most populous city in the country, Lahore faces alarming levels of air pollutants, which induced this study to ...
Air pollution scenario over Pakistan: Characterization and ranking of
To gain a deeper understanding of air pollution, a study was conducted during winter 2022-2023, assessing physical, chemical, and biological factors in Islamabad. The findings revealed that the average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was notably greater than the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, reaching 133.39 μg/m³.
PDF Charting Pakistan's air quality policy landscape
Dearth of data and research in Pakistan makes determining how much air pollution sources contribute to overall emissions difficult. In 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conducted perhaps the only comprehensive source apportionment study in Pakistan with disaggregated data on several pollutants including PM2.5 (FAO 2018).
Air pollution and associated self-reported effects on the exposed
Air pollution is continuously growing as a threatening challenge for Pakistan. Keeping this in view, the current study was designed to assess air pollution in terms of air quality index (AQI), particulate matters (PM 2.5 and PM 10), SO 2, NO 2, and O 3 over six districts of Malakand division, Northern Pakistan. The second part of the study ...
Pakistan pollution: Teens fight to save Lahore from toxic air
Pakistan pollution: Teens fight to save Lahore from toxic air. When Nariman Qureshi returned to her home in Lahore after a week-long work trip in early November, she discovered her five-year-old ...
Air pollution and associated self-reported effects on the exposed
Air pollution is associated with several severe physical, behavioral, and psychological health risks and glitches. Air pollution has been linked to 11 million premature deaths in Pakistan, out of the total 153 million premature deaths worldwide. Air pollution is continuously growing as a threatening challenge for Pakistan. Keeping this in view, the current study was designed to assess air ...
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So, the built-up area of Lahore as a case study was selected by considering the following aspects. First, Lahore is the capital city of Punjab province and the second largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, facing colossal air pollution problems .
Impact of Indoor Air Pollution in Pakistan—Causes and Management
This state-of-the-art review is designed to provide a factual analysis of indoor air pollution in Pakistan. Primarily, the main sources of indoor air pollution and related air pollutants were analyzed. ... Zhu, T.; Shen, F. Impact of outdoor air on indoor airborne microbiome under hazy air pollution: A case study in winter Beijing. J. Aerosol ...
Air Pollution Scenario over Pakistan: Characterization and Ranking of
Pakistan ranks third in the world in terms of mortality attributable to air pollution, with aerosol mass concentrations (PM2.5) consistently well above WHO (World Health Organization) air quality guidelines (AQG). However, regulation is dependent on a sparse network of air quality monitoring stations and insufficient ground data. This study utilizes long-term observations of aerosols and trace ...
Lahore Is the World's Most Polluted City. Here's Why.
The Global Alliance on Health and Pollution estimated in 2019 that 128,000 Pakistanis die annually due to air pollution-related illnesses. Decision-makers have been slow to react to the pollution ...
An Emerged Challenge of Air Pollution and Ever-Increasing ...
This study, for the first time, aims to evaluate the situation of air quality in Pakistan critically; through a detailed assessment of sources, policies, and key challenges to identify the plausible way forward. Air pollution and particulate matter have merged as a global challenge in recent years b …
Scenario analysis of strategies to control air pollution in Pakistan
This study presents results of a quantitative analysis to explore the scope for managing future emissions of air pollutants in Pakistan using the Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interaction and Synergies (GAINS) model (Amann et al. 2008a, 2008b; Purohit et al. 2010). In addition to estimating costs and health impacts of air pollution reduction ...
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In the current study, the air pollution index, used as a main variable concerning its impact on happiness and WTP ... MZ, Sun J, Larik AR and Li Y (2022) Assessment of Willingness to Pay for Pollution Prevention, Health and Happiness: A Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan. Front. Public Health 10:825387. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.825387. Received: 30 ...
As winter smog chokes Lahore, Pakistan moves to cut air pollution
By Rina Saeed Khan. LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air purifiers around the clock ...
What caused air pollution to decline in Pakistan and is it ...
The focus on sources of pollution and addressing the root causes of a collective pollution problem was also emphasised by the Founder of Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) Abid Omar.
A review on the deteriorating situation of smog and its preventive
Air pollution has been one of the Pakistan's main environmental concerns in recent years. The situation has been worsening in Lahore, the provincial capital. ... Fault tree analysis of the causes of urban smog events associated with vehicle exhaust emissions: A case study in Jinan, China. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 668, 2019, pp ...
Role of ambient air pollution in asthma spread among various population
Air pollution levels rise as a result of industrial and vehicular emissions, epidemiological issues such as asthma become more prevalent in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and cause adverse public health effects. Many studies explored the association between air pollutants and frequency of asthma hospital visits, although their effects are unclear. This study examined the link between air pollution ...
Scenario analysis of strategies to control air pollution in Pakistan
This study presents an initial analysis of potential implications of the current economic development plans of Pakistan on local and regional air pollution and explores alternative approaches that could limit the envisaged deterioration of air quality. The study summarizes exogenous projections of energy use and application of emission control ...
Making a Difference for Air Quality in Pakistan
The study focusing on Lahore used only two weeks of data. Omar realized that no one, not even the government, was monitoring Pakistan's air quality. ... Then, in the same month, citizens brought an air quality case to Pakistan's high court. However, the government continued to deny that air quality was a problem for the region — until ...
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An average resident's life expectancy is still reduced by 3.3 years due to air pollution in Pakistan, AQLI report says. ... Karachi police acknowledge detention of varsity professor in 2017 case ...
Unveiling spatial variations in atmospheric CO2 sources: a case study
The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is crucial in urban areas due to its connection with air quality, pollution, and climate change, becoming a pivotal parameter for environmental management and ...
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Lahore, the second-largest and most polluted city in Pakistan, has been plagued by a heavy blanket of smog recently. The ever-growing urbanization and industrialization have contributed to the worsening air quality of the city. Smog, being hazardous to health, is leading to a rapid sprout in multiple health-related problems, as well as raising ...
Pakistan's Pollution Challenge Pakistan had the fifth most polluted air in the world in 2016, driven by the common culprits in much of South Asia: emissions from vehicles, industrial activity such as brick kilns, factories, and power plants, and crop burning (see Figure 1). This level of air pollution is undermining Pakistanis' health,
Air pollution policies and public engagement in Pakistan. Pakistan, consistently listed among the world's top five most polluted countries, faces a potential reduction of up to four years in life expectancy in heavily polluted urban areas (Fatimah, Citation 2023).Prolonged exposure to vehicle and industrial exhaust, agricultural and waste materials burning, fossil fuel-fired power plants and ...
This study proposes the following policy recommendations in order to combat the air pollution issue in Pakistan on immediate basis. Reducing the price and promoting the use of efficient fuel sources in the industrial and power generation sector, and restraining the use of highly polluting plastic and coal-based fuels.
By using the National Clean Air Policy (NCAP) as a case, we identified key barriers to public engagement in Pakistan and emphasizes the need for collaborative efforts through an integrated ...
How Pakistan is tackling its air pollution. At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air purifiers around the clock, keeps his windows shut and stuffs towels into the gaps under his doors. Some winter days, when the city's smog is particularly bad, "I don't send my daughter to school," he admits.
Urban environment and air quality are changing primarily due to land use land cover (LULC) changes, economic activity, and urbanization. Air pollution has been increasingly acknowledged as a major issue for cities due to its extensive effects on health and well-being. As the second most populous city in the country, Lahore faces alarming levels of air pollutants, which induced this study to ...
To gain a deeper understanding of air pollution, a study was conducted during winter 2022-2023, assessing physical, chemical, and biological factors in Islamabad. The findings revealed that the average concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) was notably greater than the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines, reaching 133.39 μg/m³.
Dearth of data and research in Pakistan makes determining how much air pollution sources contribute to overall emissions difficult. In 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) conducted perhaps the only comprehensive source apportionment study in Pakistan with disaggregated data on several pollutants including PM2.5 (FAO 2018).
Air pollution is continuously growing as a threatening challenge for Pakistan. Keeping this in view, the current study was designed to assess air pollution in terms of air quality index (AQI), particulate matters (PM 2.5 and PM 10), SO 2, NO 2, and O 3 over six districts of Malakand division, Northern Pakistan. The second part of the study ...
Pakistan pollution: Teens fight to save Lahore from toxic air. When Nariman Qureshi returned to her home in Lahore after a week-long work trip in early November, she discovered her five-year-old ...
Air pollution is associated with several severe physical, behavioral, and psychological health risks and glitches. Air pollution has been linked to 11 million premature deaths in Pakistan, out of the total 153 million premature deaths worldwide. Air pollution is continuously growing as a threatening challenge for Pakistan. Keeping this in view, the current study was designed to assess air ...
So, the built-up area of Lahore as a case study was selected by considering the following aspects. First, Lahore is the capital city of Punjab province and the second largest metropolitan city of Pakistan, facing colossal air pollution problems .
This state-of-the-art review is designed to provide a factual analysis of indoor air pollution in Pakistan. Primarily, the main sources of indoor air pollution and related air pollutants were analyzed. ... Zhu, T.; Shen, F. Impact of outdoor air on indoor airborne microbiome under hazy air pollution: A case study in winter Beijing. J. Aerosol ...
Pakistan ranks third in the world in terms of mortality attributable to air pollution, with aerosol mass concentrations (PM2.5) consistently well above WHO (World Health Organization) air quality guidelines (AQG). However, regulation is dependent on a sparse network of air quality monitoring stations and insufficient ground data. This study utilizes long-term observations of aerosols and trace ...
The Global Alliance on Health and Pollution estimated in 2019 that 128,000 Pakistanis die annually due to air pollution-related illnesses. Decision-makers have been slow to react to the pollution ...
This study, for the first time, aims to evaluate the situation of air quality in Pakistan critically; through a detailed assessment of sources, policies, and key challenges to identify the plausible way forward. Air pollution and particulate matter have merged as a global challenge in recent years b …
This study presents results of a quantitative analysis to explore the scope for managing future emissions of air pollutants in Pakistan using the Greenhouse Gas and Air Pollution Interaction and Synergies (GAINS) model (Amann et al. 2008a, 2008b; Purohit et al. 2010). In addition to estimating costs and health impacts of air pollution reduction ...
In the current study, the air pollution index, used as a main variable concerning its impact on happiness and WTP ... MZ, Sun J, Larik AR and Li Y (2022) Assessment of Willingness to Pay for Pollution Prevention, Health and Happiness: A Case Study of Punjab, Pakistan. Front. Public Health 10:825387. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.825387. Received: 30 ...
By Rina Saeed Khan. LAHORE, Pakistan, Jan 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - At his house on busy Mall Road in Lahore, environmental lawyer Rafay Alam runs three air purifiers around the clock ...
The focus on sources of pollution and addressing the root causes of a collective pollution problem was also emphasised by the Founder of Pakistan Air Quality Initiative (PAQI) Abid Omar.
Air pollution has been one of the Pakistan's main environmental concerns in recent years. The situation has been worsening in Lahore, the provincial capital. ... Fault tree analysis of the causes of urban smog events associated with vehicle exhaust emissions: A case study in Jinan, China. Science of The Total Environment, Volume 668, 2019, pp ...
Air pollution levels rise as a result of industrial and vehicular emissions, epidemiological issues such as asthma become more prevalent in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan and cause adverse public health effects. Many studies explored the association between air pollutants and frequency of asthma hospital visits, although their effects are unclear. This study examined the link between air pollution ...
This study presents an initial analysis of potential implications of the current economic development plans of Pakistan on local and regional air pollution and explores alternative approaches that could limit the envisaged deterioration of air quality. The study summarizes exogenous projections of energy use and application of emission control ...
The study focusing on Lahore used only two weeks of data. Omar realized that no one, not even the government, was monitoring Pakistan's air quality. ... Then, in the same month, citizens brought an air quality case to Pakistan's high court. However, the government continued to deny that air quality was a problem for the region — until ...
An average resident's life expectancy is still reduced by 3.3 years due to air pollution in Pakistan, AQLI report says. ... Karachi police acknowledge detention of varsity professor in 2017 case ...
The atmospheric concentration of CO2 is crucial in urban areas due to its connection with air quality, pollution, and climate change, becoming a pivotal parameter for environmental management and ...