Aerosols vary in composition, size, concentration, and source. They profoundly affect climate, visibility, human health, and biogeochemical cycling. Particle sizes are determined by the mechanism ...

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 ...

The Sacramento region’s air quality reached “unhealthy for sensitive groups” level on Thursday morning, according to IQAir.

Leipzig. Air pollution with particulate matter smaller than 1 micrometer has fallen by an average of 5 per cent annually in rural Saxony. However, the decreases were particularly marked in air masses ...

March 11 (UPI) --Fewer than one in five global cities met World Health Organization air pollution standards in 2024 with Central and South Asia accounting for the nine most polluted metropolitan areas ...

The World Meteorological Organization’s fifth annual Air Quality and Climate Bulletin, issued in September, called attention to the effects of air pollution on climate change and human and ecosystem ...

Electric cars are increasingly common due to their potential environmental benefits, but a new study suggests that high levels of pollutants may cluster around fast-charging stations. Levels of fine ...

Tiny particles in polluted air trigger lung damage, chronic disease, and early deaths, making cleaner air a critical global health priority. Air pollution accounts for about 4.7 million premature ...

Air quality sensors picked up higher-than-usual levels of particulate matter in some parts of the Capital Region and the ...