{"id":266124,"date":"2023-10-25T18:51:45","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=266124"},"modified":"2023-10-25T18:51:45","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T13:21:45","slug":"delhi-govt-to-use-dust-suppressants-to-combat-poor-aqi-what-are-they-and-do-they-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/delhi-govt-to-use-dust-suppressants-to-combat-poor-aqi-what-are-they-and-do-they-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi govt to use dust suppressants to combat poor AQI: what are they and do they work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The post is based on the article <\/span><b>\u201cDelhi govt to use dust suppressants to combat poor AQI: what are they and do they work?\u201d <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">published in <\/span><b>\u201cIndian Express\u201d on 25th October 2023<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is the News?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dust suppressants are being used in Delhi to reduce pollution from dust.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What are Dust suppressants?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dust suppressants are used to reduce pollution from dust.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are typically salts of calcium or magnesium.They have the ability to absorb moisture.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In Delhi, dust suppressant powder would be mixed along with water and sprayed on roads to keep dust levels lower.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Are Dust suppressants effective in reducing pollution from dust?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>CPCB Study:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In 2019, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had found that using dust suppressants along with water is more effective in controlling pollution compared to just spraying water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 It conducted a study which showed a 30% reduction in dust concentration (PM10, PM2.5, and PM1) for up to six hours when dust suppressants were used on construction sites and roads.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Delhi PWD Advisory:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In 2019, the Delhi Public Works Department (PWD) had issued an advisory supporting the use of dust suppressants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 It said that using dust suppressants with bio-additives can reduce dust for five to six hours, compared to plain water sprinkling which is effective for only 15 to 30 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The post is based on the article \u201cDelhi govt to use dust suppressants to combat poor AQI: what are they and do they work?\u201d published in \u201cIndian Express\u201d on 25th October 2023 What is the News? Dust suppressants are being used in Delhi to reduce pollution from dust. What are Dust suppressants? Dust suppressants&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/delhi-govt-to-use-dust-suppressants-to-combat-poor-aqi-what-are-they-and-do-they-work\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Delhi govt to use dust suppressants to combat poor AQI: what are they and do they work?<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10317,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,1],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-266124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-uncategorized","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":72,"cached_at":1698384853,"cached_date":1698660408},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266124","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=266124"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/266124\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=266124"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=266124"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=266124"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}