Children are especially vulnerable to indoor air pollution, which can worsen asthma, irritate lungs and increase long-term health risks due to the amount of time kids spend indoors. Dr. Elise ...

Indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools is a critical but unevenly addressed public health issue. Poor IAQ negatively impacts asthma, absenteeism and learning outcomes. Yet state laws addressing school ...

Studies have shown that exposure to PM2.5 can cause temporary vascular and blood pressure responses in young individuals, ...

I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter like PM 2.5 components in polluted air can not only cause respiratory diseases, but also increase the risk of depression in older people, especially in ...

A new study has linked air pollution exposure and immune-system changes that often precede the onset of autoimmune diseases. McGill University researchers analyzing Ontario data found that fine ...

Air pollution in the Iranian capital has reached dangerous levels, leading authorities to close schools and ban truck travel. Official statistics state that unsafe air contributes to tens of thousands ...

We are exposed to air pollution daily. When we step outside, we inhale pollutants from particulate matter (such as smoke or dust), burning fossil fuels, wildfires and more. For Lung Cancer Awareness ...

Companies are offering much-needed, but expensive, air purification systems to shelter from the smog in one of the world’s most polluted cities. Workers assembling YOGA Clean Air units in a factory in ...

New Delhi - Authorities in India's capital have urged elementary schools to hold classes online, banned construction and urged people to work from home as the annual plague of air pollution hit the ...

NEW DELHI (AP) — A thick layer of smog enveloped India’s capital Monday, filling the air with an acrid smell as pollution levels surged and worsening a public health crisis that has prompted its ...

The growing availability of low-cost air quality sensors is helping people across the world track air pollution. Headway The growing availability of low-cost air ...