Severe fine dust pollution over Seoul and Mexico City, being composed of the same type of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), exhibits markedly different characteristics. Seoul's air tends to reflect ...

The sudden announcement of school closures across several Malaysian states on 9th October 2026, following worsening haze ...

Atmospheric particulate matter is a major contributor to air pollution and remains one of the leading environmental risk factors for human health worldwide. Particles of different sizes and ...

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 ...

Unanswered questions about the relationships between airborne particulate matter and public health have stimulated several organizations, including EPA, to assess and recommend relevant research needs ...

Checking the fine particulate matter levels along with the weather every morning has become a daily routine. Research continues to show that fine particulate matter affects not only the respiratory ...

A time-stratified case-crossover study of 16,476 angina cases in Fujian associated short-term increases in PM2.5 and PM2.5–10 ...

Aircraft particles became more reactive during simulated aging, while ship emissions followed a different pattern in the same ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...