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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

El Paso had the ninth-most polluted air among major U.S. cities in 2024, according to one global report released Tuesday – and that was before a series of intense dust storms last week created some of ...

One way car manufacturers can reduce their vehicles' harmful emissions is through particulate matter filters. Particulate matter refers to the most common and harmful mixture of pollutant chemicals ...