SCIENCE
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
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Detailed explanation-1: -Air pollution (both household and ambient air pollution) accounted for 6·7 million of the deaths, water pollution 1·4 million deaths and lead 900, 000 deaths. The report says India has the world’s highest ambient PM2.
Detailed explanation-2: -The UN health body in 2016 said that an estimated 1.1 million Indians of all ages died from exposure to ambient air pollution. Kalyan Ray, DHNS, New Delhi, Oct 25 2022, 05:49 ist.
Detailed explanation-3: -TWC India. In a recent report, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has termed the Cooum river in Chennai the “most polluted” river in the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -Globally, contaminated water is the second-biggest cause of premature deaths caused by pollution-at about 1.4 million fatalities annually-followed by lead with 900, 000 casualties and workplace chemical exposure at 870, 000 deaths.