New Delhi ranks No. 1 among cities with worst air pollution
March 23, 2017
New Delhi ranked No. 1 among large cities with serious air pollution Tuesday, a real-time information service said.
According to pollution monitoring website AirVisual, Seoul had an air quality index (AQI) of 174, trailing those of New Delhi (194) and Dhaka (193) as of 10:00 a.m.
Seoul, which has been battling with fine dust particles in recent years, came in second place earlier in the day with a figure of 179.
The high numbers are mainly due to fine dust particles in the atmosphere.
Air quality index (AQI):
New Delhi - 194
Dhaka - 193
Seoul - 179
More Details: http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/06/03/478796463/koreas-air-is-dirty-but-its-not-all-close-neighbor-chinas-fault
According to pollution monitoring website AirVisual, Seoul had an air quality index (AQI) of 174, trailing those of New Delhi (194) and Dhaka (193) as of 10:00 a.m.
Seoul, which has been battling with fine dust particles in recent years, came in second place earlier in the day with a figure of 179.
The high numbers are mainly due to fine dust particles in the atmosphere.
Air quality index (AQI):
New Delhi - 194
Dhaka - 193
Seoul - 179
More Details: http://www.npr.org/sections/parallels/2016/06/03/478796463/koreas-air-is-dirty-but-its-not-all-close-neighbor-chinas-fault
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