Scientists are making strides in monitoring firefighters for pollutant exposure using silicone wristbands, which will become even more important as wildfires encroach on the built environment.
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Despite Improvements, China’s Air Remains Unsafe
Toxic particulate matter has decreased by about a third over the past decade, but levels are still above what’s considered healthy.
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Cuantificando los beneficios para la salud de una transición a energías limpias en EE. UU.
Eliminar la contaminación del aire relacionada con la energía en los Estados Unidos podría evitar aproximadamente 50,000 muertes prematuras y ahorrar miles de millones de dólares al año.
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Side Benefits of Climate Action May Save Millions of Lives in Africa
Premature deaths due to air pollution would decline across the continent.
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The Sun Bakes Wildfire Smoke, Changing Its Toxicity
A new study questions the narrative that dilution is the solution to pollution.
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Indoor Air Pollution in the Time of Coronavirus
How aerosol scientists spread the word on the airborne transmission of COVID-19–and what it means for cleaning our indoor air.
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Quantifying the Health Benefits of a U.S. Clean Energy Transition
Eliminating energy-related air pollution in the United States could prevent roughly 50,000 premature deaths and save billions of dollars per year.
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Air Pollution Linked to Adverse Mental Health Effects
Adolescents exposed to higher levels of ozone experienced an increase in depressive symptoms.
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La polinización se desplomó 31% en campos contaminados
Los niveles de contaminación del aire por debajo de los límites “seguros” (y más bajos que los que comúnmente se encuentran en las ciudades) llevaron a una disminución significativa de la polinización de hasta por 10 insectos comunes.
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Unhealthy Air Could Become Routine in the Pacific Northwest
If the world stays on fossil fuels, fine particle pollution from wildfire smoke could more than double in the late summer to early fall in the U.S. Pacific Northwest by 2100.