Exposure to particulate matter leads to human suffering and high costs. But what exactly is particulate matter? What makes it so dangerous, and what can you do about it? Ties Korstanje, programme ...

JNU study finds high levels of airborne antibiotic-resistant bacteria in Delhi’s winter pollution, raising public health ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

In the journal JAMA Network Open, ECHO Cohort Consortium researchers reported a negative association between weekly prenatal ...

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter like PM2.5 components in polluted air can not only cause respiratory diseases, ...

Most museums, galleries, libraries and archives, as well as many historical palaces and houses, are located in urban centres, surrounded by a complex and changeable urban atmosphere. While the last ...

People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly reactive components in particulate matter, which ...

BEIJING, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Chinese researchers have developed a new air quality model that enables more accurate simulation of two major pollutants: fine particulate matter and ground-level ozone.

Long-term exposure to specific particulate matter components, such as PM2.5, including sulphate, ammonium, elemental carbon, ...

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) and coarse particles (PM₁₀) significantly accelerates progression to end-stage renal disease ...

In this practical activity, students measure and monitor particulate matter at various sites around their school. They are introduced to the idea of air pollution and particulate matter, create ...