[sustran] Re: Air Pollution - Delhi, Etc.

[SUSTRAN Resource Centre]

Dear Wendell,

I am puzzled too by the graph on air pollution in cities that you
mentioned.  The graph gives its source as the Atmospheric Research and
Information Centre. Here are their contact details. I am also cc'ing this
message to them.

Sue Hare / Joe Buchdahl - Coordinators
Atmospheric Research and Information Centre
Dept. of Environmental & Geographical Sciences
Manchester Metropolitan University
Chester Street
Manchester M1 5GD
Tel: 0161 247 1590/3, Fax: 0161 247 6332
E-mail: aric at mmu.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.doc.mmu.ac.uk/aric/arichome.html

At 15:30 19/01/00 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Within the last week there has been some discussion of the level of air
>pollution in Delhi. The following chart is republished from the London Times
>2000-01-17, with comparative evaluations of air pollution in urban areas
>over 10m --- Delhi ranks fourth, with cleaner air only in Mumbai, New York
>and London, according to this source. The rankings in this chart do not
>reflect my experience, or what I hear. Does anyone know what is going on.
>
>http://www.publicpurpose.com/who-arip.gif
>
>Chart was in an article that I found searching the site, so I cannot give a
>url... Headline was "Traffic Fumes do not Harm London's Health."
>
>Best regards,
>Wendell Cox

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