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Fine particles in wildfire smoke more harmful to human respiratory health than other pollutants

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust.

5 Mar 2021

Study reveals how racial discrimination in home-renting affects environmental inequality

Economists and urban planners generally agree that local pollution sources disproportionally impact racial minorities in the U.S. The reasons for this are largely unclear, but a University of Illinois study provides new insights into the issue.

3 Mar 2021

New tool can define how infectious pathogens transport in the air

In the 1995 movie "Outbreak," Dustin Hoffman's character realizes, with appropriately dramatic horror, that an infectious virus is "airborne" because it's found to be spreading through hospital vents.

3 Mar 2021

Aircraft cabins may have lowest levels of aerosol particles, show’s study

If you're looking for an indoor space with a low level of particulate air pollution, a commercial airliner flying at cruising altitude maybe your best option.

3 Mar 2021

Study reveals the effect of pollution on male fertility levels of all species

New research has found that shrimp-like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 per cent less sperm than less polluted locations elsewhere in the world.

3 Mar 2021

Cincinnati Children's scientists receive grant to advance research on air pollution and mental health

Scientists at Cincinnati Children's just received a 5-year grant totaling $5.3 million from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to advance research into the relationship between air pollution and mental health in children and adolescents.

2 Mar 2021

COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through fecal-contaminated river water

Scientists have identified that the COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through faecal contaminated river water.

2 Mar 2021

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

The past century or so has seen unprecedented technological, scientific, and sociological evolution worldwide.

27 Feb 2021

Study investigates racial discrimination in home-renting process

27 Feb 2021

New technique helps detect biocontaminants in environmental water samples

Carolina Belenguer and EnricPellicer, from the Department of Analytical Chemistry at the University of Valencia, have developed in the last year a new method for the detection of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in environmental water samples.

25 Feb 2021

Study shows how ultrafine particles of atmosphere have impact on climate, health

Researchers of the University of Helsinki have resolved for the first time, how the ultrafine particles of atmosphere effect on the climate and health.

24 Feb 2021

Incidence of cardiometabolic and pulmonary events in UK has lowered due to COVID-19

A team of researchers from the University of Oxford, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and other institutions recently analyzed extensive data collected by NHS England to reveal any association between SARS-CoV-2 infection and cardiometabolic or respiratory events.

23 Feb 2021

Three studies emphasize how behavioral and social factors are intrinsic to aging

A trio of recent studies highlights the need to incorporate behavioral and social science alongside the study of biological mechanisms in order to slow aging.

23 Feb 2021

Children exposed to air pollution may be at higher risk of disease in adulthood

Children exposed to air pollution, such as wildfire smoke and car exhaust, for as little as one day may be doomed to higher rates of heart disease and other ailments in adulthood, according to a new Stanford-led study.

22 Feb 2021

Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase cardiovascular and respiratory risks

Exposure to what is considered low levels of air pollution over a long period of time can increase the risk of heart attack, stroke, atrial fibrillation, and pneumonia among people ages 65 and older, according to new research published today in the American Heart Association's flagship journal Circulation.

22 Feb 2021

Does climate play a large role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission?

A team of researchers from the Universidade Federal de Itajuba in Brazil has reported that weather plays a vital role in determining the transmission rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection.

19 Feb 2021

New method uses DNA biomarkers to flag prenatal environmental exposures in children

Scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health developed a method using a DNA biomarker to easily screen pregnant women for harmful prenatal environmental contaminants like air pollution linked to childhood illness and developmental disorders.

17 Feb 2021

Pollution News and Research

Latest Pollution News and Research

Fine particles in wildfire smoke more harmful to human respiratory health than other pollutants

Study reveals how racial discrimination in home-renting affects environmental inequality

New tool can define how infectious pathogens transport in the air

Aircraft cabins may have lowest levels of aerosol particles, show’s study

Study reveals the effect of pollution on male fertility levels of all species

Cincinnati Children's scientists receive grant to advance research on air pollution and mental health

COVID-19 virus could be transmitted through fecal-contaminated river water

Researchers review data related to high number of cancer deaths in China

Study investigates racial discrimination in home-renting process

New technique helps detect biocontaminants in environmental water samples

Study shows how ultrafine particles of atmosphere have impact on climate, health

Incidence of cardiometabolic and pulmonary events in UK has lowered due to COVID-19

Three studies emphasize how behavioral and social factors are intrinsic to aging

Children exposed to air pollution may be at higher risk of disease in adulthood

Long-term exposure to air pollution can increase cardiovascular and respiratory risks

Does climate play a large role in SARS-CoV-2 transmission?

New method uses DNA biomarkers to flag prenatal environmental exposures in children

Bay Area cities go to war over gas stoves in homes and restaurants

Mobile VOC monitor PTR-TOF QB deployed to map spoke plume

New review summarises effect of aquatic pollution on cancer prevalence in wild animals

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