Between 1990 and 2019, the total annual number of premature CVD deaths and years of disability attributable to particulate matter air pollution rose by 31% worldwide. The impact of particulate matter ...

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 ...

We visualized the damaging, tiny particles that wreak havoc on human health. From the Bay Area to New Delhi, see how the world’s worst pollution compares with your local air. The floating particles on ...

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 ...

The National Academies is convening an expert committee to consider the state-of the-science on the health risks of exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) indoors and engineering solutions and ...

One of EPA’s six common air pollutants is particulate matter (PM); however, particular matter is actually a class of pollutants, which complicates understanding its regulation. Particulate matter is ...

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 ...

One way car manufacturers can reduce their vehicles' harmful emissions is through particulate matter filters. Particulate matter refers to the most common and harmful mixture of pollutant chemicals ...

The light obscuration method, shown here, is automated and may be the easiest particle-counting method. Particulates that may be present on intravenous medical devices such as guidewires, catheters, ...

The delivery device and drug form should be considered when choosing a test method for identifying and measuring particulates in inhaled drug products. Orally inhaled and nasal drug products (OINDPs) ...