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 ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The COVID-19 pandemic taught many hard lessons. Among the most prominent of these was ...

Exposure to fine particulate matter and traffic-related gaseous pollutants were associated with an increased risk for late-onset RA.

As wildfires continue to have devastating impacts in communities around the world and here in Canada, a team of researchers from York University say our current understanding of potential long-term ...

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 ...

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 ...

Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from ...

BERLIN, Germany – January 17, 2026 — Neutrinovoltaic, a Berlin-based research and information platform focused on neutrinovoltaic energy concepts, released an informational update summarizing ...