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Finer, deadlier PM1 shoots up in Delhi due to crop burning, crackers
By Joydeep Thakur | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON NOV 15, 2018 11:59 PM IST
PM1, or particulate matter measuring less than 1 micron, is so fine that it can reach the blood stream and organs. Scientists say these particles are highly toxic as they are formed because of complex chemical reactions between pollutants in the air, and are at least 50-70 times finer than human hair.
PM1 levels in Delhi air shoot up by five times on polluted days
By Joydeep Thakur | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON AUG 13, 2018 11:51 AM IST
This data was provided by India’s most advanced air quality monitoring station, installed at the Town Hall in Old Delhi’s Chandni Chowk area in July.