PM 2.5 (n.): Air pollution consisting of particles less than 2.5 microns across New Delhi has the most polluted air on earth. In 2019, particulate matter in the city reached levels more than 20 times higher than the worst air pollution measured in Manhattan that same year. Specifically, it got to … [continued]
Particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health, but most of its impact on global life expectancy is concentrated in just six countries. At the same time, the countries that are currently most impacted by air pollution lack the fundamental tools that have facilitated previous improvements in air quality.
The transportation industry is one of the most polluting industries contributing to air pollution around the world as well as adding greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. However, there has been a bit of good news, so let’s celebrate this moment and then keep advocating for better ways to help our … [continued]
“As residents of Mexico City are being asked to stay indoors to avoid hazardous air quality, WRI’s Resource Watch team is tracking the fires breaking out in Mexico and Central America in near-real time,” the World Resources Institute emailed CleanTechnica.
While the US has every reason to be proud of its efforts to clean up the skies over America, the process is one that requires continuous vigilance. The efforts of the Trump administration to roll back a broad spectrum of clean air regulations has many concerned the gains made in the past 50 years could be lost.
The air pollution problem in northern India, and most specifically in New Delhi, is continuing to worsen — with PM 2.5 readings at the US Embassy there climbing to well over 600 ppm this week (the “safe” limit is 50 ppm).
Pregnant women who are exposed to elevated levels of air pollution give birth to babies with increased signs of “aging” within their body cells, according to a new study published in JAMA Pediatrics.
To add to our growing coverage of research that links common forms of air pollution with various diseases and cognitive problems, new research from the William Harvey Research Institute at Queen Mary University of London has linked exposure to PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter air pollution) to heart damage.
A new study led by USC researchers has found that Latino children who live in places with high levels of air pollution are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes — as a result of high levels of air pollution apparently working to make insulin-creating cells less efficient.
Tesla is serious about air quality and is aggressively pursuing tech on several fronts — eliminating vehicle tailpipe emissions, and with the introduction of Model X last year, an impressive new cabin air filtration system. Prior to the announcement, you had probably never thought of cabin air filtration as an important … [continued]
