What the Studies Tell Us

Here are links to important studies that have been conducted by reputed organizations the world over:

• http://www.who.int/phe/health_topics/outdoorair/databases/cities/en/ 
• http://epi.yale.edu/our-methods/air-quality#tab-1
• http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs313/en/
• http://delhiair.org/the-big-picture/what-do-the-numbers-mean/
• http://urbanemissions.blogspot.in/2015/12/infographic-coal-and-gas-based-thermal.html
• http://urbanemissions.blogspot.in/2015/12/infographic-restricting-vehicle.html
• http://urbanemissions.blogspot.in/2015/12/infographic-how-to-apportion-role-of.html
• http://urbanemissions.blogspot.in/2015/12/infographic-understanding-road.html
• https://delhiair.files.wordpress.com/2014/12/2014_11_21-apte-presentation-copy-3.pdf
  

Some more resources...

The Environmental Performance Index:
The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) produced by Yale and Columbia Universities, ranks how well countries perform on high-priority environmental issues. http://epi.yale.edu/news-insights/media

The National Bureau of Economic Research, November 5, 2014
The Impact of Short Term Exposure to Ambient Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance. Study shows test scores among Israeli high school students test scores negatively impacted from PM 2.5 and CO short term exposure. http://www.nber.org/papers/w20648

Modeled source contributions for every hour:
http://www.delhiairquality.info/daqi-pmsa-hourly/

Spatial layout of the pollution:
http://www.delhiairquality.info/daqi-daily-pollavgs/

​Summary of the source contribution studies:
http://www.delhiairquality.info/whats-polluting-delhi/

Monitoring data in Delhi:
DPCC: http://www.dpccairdata.com/dpccairdata/display/rkPuramView15MinData.php
CPCB: http://www.cpcb.gov.in/CAAQM/MapPage/frmindiamap.aspx
IITM: http://safar.tropmet.res.in/
India Spend: http://aqi.indiaspend.org/aq/breathe/
IndiaOpenData.org: http://indiaopendata.com/
Social Cops: https://delhiair.socialcops.com/dashboard

Some useful apps for reporting monitored data
AQICN: http://aqicn.org/city/delhi/r.k.-puram/
Plume Labs: https://www.plumelabs.com/en/
Air Visual: https://airvisual.com

Some useful primers on composting, AQ management and apportionment
http://www.urbanemissions.info/primer-on-composting-wet-waste/
http://www.urbanemissions.info/primer-on-air-quality-management/
http://www.urbanemissions.info/primer-on-pollution-source-apportionment/