A blanket of mist enveloped Mumbai on Wednesday, pushing the city바카라s air to the 바카라moderate바카라 category on the Air Quality Index (AQI). The phenomenon has been there for the last three to four days, said officials.
According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology-managed System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), at 6 pm on Wednesday, the PM10 level in Mumbai바카라s air was 143 as against 122 in Delhi.
A blanket of mist enveloped Mumbai on Wednesday, pushing the city바카라s air to the 바카라moderate바카라 category on the Air Quality Index (AQI). The phenomenon has been there for the last three to four days, said officials.
According to the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology-managed System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting and Research (SAFAR), at 6 pm on Wednesday, the PM10 level in Mumbai바카라s air was 143 as against 122 in Delhi.
바카라There is availability of moisture, anti-cyclonic wind circulation which does not allow the wind to ascend. The anti-cyclone is right over Mumbai,바카라 said India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Sushma Nair, adding that moisture gets stuck in the air due to it.
However, with deteriorating air levels come respiratory illnesses, said medical professionals.
Dr Rajesh Sharma, mentor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Sir H N Reliance Foundation Hospital, said that commonly when the quality of air is very poor, it has a lot of particulate matter (PM), gases, and chemicals used in buildings 바카라 for furniture being made or polish and painting works.
바카라When the air quality is really bad, and people are constantly inhaling this (poor air), they tend to develop bronchitis. There is a definite correlation between poor air quality and worsening symptoms ranging from cough, breathlessness, and wheezing, over a period of time,바카라 Sharma said.
Poor quality of air is associated with significant health issues, and the most susceptible are the elderly, those who are very young, and people who venture out when the quality of the air is the worst, he said.
-With PTI input