Association between changes in air quality and hospital admissions during the holi festival

Gupta, Abhishek; Gautam, Sneha; Mehta, Nisarg; Patel, Mirang; Talatiya, Adityaraj

doi:10.1007/s42452-019-0165-5

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“…The increased concentration of PM to which individuals are exposed may alter metabolic activity and lead to serious diseases such as asthma, rhinitis, and tuberculosis 12 . The number of hospitalizations for respiratory problems shows a positive correlation with PM concentrations 13 .…”

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Health risk assessment of PM2.5 on walking trips

Zhu

Liu

et al. 2021

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PM2.5 has an impact on residents' physical health during travelling, especially walking completely exposed to the environment. In order to obtain the specific impact of PM2.5 on walking, 368 healthy volunteers were selected and they were grouped according to gender and age. In the experiment, the heart rate change rate (HR%) is taken as test variable. According to receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve, the travel is divided into two states: safety and risk. Based on this, a binary logit model considering Body Mass Index (BMI) is established to determine the contribution of PM2.5 concentration and body characteristics to travel risk. The experiment was conducted on Chang'an Middle Road in Xi'an City. The analysis results show that the threshold of HR% for safety and risk ranges from 31.1 to 40.1%, and that of PM2.5 concentration ranges from 81 to 168 μg/m3. The probability of risk rises 5.8% and 11.4%, respectively, for every unit increase in PM2.5 concentration and HR%. Under same conditions, the probability of risk for male is 76.8% of that for female. The probability of risk for youth is 67.5% of that for middle-aged people, and the probability of risk for people with BMI in healthy range is 72.1% of that for non-healthy range. The research evaluates risk characteristics of walking in particular polluted weather, which can improve residents’ health level and provide suggestions for travel decision while walking.

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Health risk assessment of PM2.5 on walking trips

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Liu

et al. 2021

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“…The pollution caused by the Holi celebration and hospital admission data were gathered in four sites and nine hospitals near the research region. There are empirical connections between particle concentrations caused by color festivals and hospital hospitalization (Gupta et al, 2019). According to this study, Holi causes air pollution, so hospital admissions rise during this period.…”

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Water is life and death: Symbolic representation in all customs and rituals in India

Singha

Singha²

2023

World Water Policy

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For the Koch, Koch Rajbongshi, and Rajbanshi people of India, water is central to their culture. They share river music and ancestry. They lost their language in 1931 and split into three or more clans due to flood relocation. They also introduced food, the river, the sun, the moon, the bamboo tree, and cactus plant worship to the highlands. The parent group was identified as tribal in the 1931 census. Still, the Indian government could not grant Koch, Koch Rajbongshi, and Rajbanshi “scheduled tribe” status for Assam and conserve their culture, traditions, and language. Indian scientists are trying to solve Assam's centuries‐old flood issues, which are worsening. The new Indian water framework must treat “water access” and “value of water resources” as “essentially good” and “human rights” issues. India must review its Assam flood failures and compensate locals. Assam needs political, social, economic, and administrative procedures to develop and manage water resources and offer services at different societal levels.

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“…Air pollution is the presence of foreign matter (chemicals gases like NO 2 , SO 2 , and CO, particles like PM 2.5 , PM 10 , and dust, or biological molecules like viruses and bacteria’s) to the atmosphere or environment that can harm human health, animals, plants and other non-living things including water bodies and buildings. [24] …”

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Assessment of interrelationship between meteorology, air quality and COVID 19 cases in Gujarat state

Simret

Gupta

2022

Materials Today: Proceedings

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In the present study, pollutants levels from March 1, 2020, to August 30, 2020, were compared with similar periods of 2019 to assess the impact of lockdown due to COVID 19 on the quality of air in 3 different cities of Gujarat, India named Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar, and Valsad. Data was collected from AccuWeather and Central Pollution Control Board website for study period. Data was analyzed by comparing air quality taking 2019 as reference and correlation matrix were developed for study sites. Lockdown resulted from COVID-19 has shown decline trends in pollutant concentration resulting in improved air quality in the study area. In the first city Ahmedabad, Gujarat an air pollutant parameter such as CO, PM 2.5 , PM 10, NO 2 , and SO 2 were reduced by 54%, 181%, 70%, 33%, and 103% respectively. Almost similar trends were observed in the rest of the two cities also i.e., Gandhinagar and Valsad. NO 2 level got reduced by a factor of 100% which can be associated with ban on vehicular movement. Correlation between the air pollutant and metrological variables with COVID-19 variables were also studied be developing correlation matrix. In Gandhinagar, a strong correlation was observed between carbon monoxide, and PM 10 with COVID-19, a moderate correlation between NO 2 , and SO 2 with the COVID-19 variables, a week correlation was found between temperature and COVID-19, and no correlation is found between wind speed and COVID-19 variables.

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Association between changes in air quality and hospital admissions during the holi festival

Cited by 13 publications

References 25 publications

Health risk assessment of PM2.5 on walking trips

Health risk assessment of PM2.5 on walking trips

Water is life and death: Symbolic representation in all customs and rituals in India

Assessment of interrelationship between meteorology, air quality and COVID 19 cases in Gujarat state

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