The health effects linked to particulate pollution exposure have been studied and documented for decades. These effects include respiratory and cardiovascular health problems and premature death. The ...

New research explores the risk factors for lung disease in firefighters who were exposed to particulate matter when responding to the attacks on the World Trade Center (WTC) on September 11, 2001, as ...

A new study from National Jewish Health helps explain how exposure to burn pit smoke and desert dust may damage the lungs of military service members deployed to regions such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

An air quality value over 300 is considered hazardous. Wildfire smoke from Canada has clouded much of the Northeast, leaving millions of Americans exposed to unhealthy levels of particulate matter.

The EPA recently announced stronger standards for fine particulate matter, described as reducing pollution by airborne "soot." However, an examination of its supporting documentation reveals a lack of ...

Study sheds new light on the adverse health effects of air pollution: hydrogen peroxide production of fine particles may not be as important as previously assumed “Based on our simulations, we think ...

The latest short science news items from C&EN. High levels of S and metal are “a flag for fossil fuel combustion,” says George Thurston, an environmental health scientist at New York University. He ...

The researchers found that for most cardiorespiratory diseases, 3-month exposure to smoke PM2.5 was associated or marginally associated with increased hospitalization risks. “Even brief exposures from ...

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