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Hazardous Air Pollutants Found in Cooking Stove Gas

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 19 July 202222 December 2022

A Boston study revealed that natural gas piped into homes contained 21 toxins on the EPA’s hazardous air pollutant list.

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Indoor Air Pollution in the Time of Coronavirus

Richard Sima, freelance science writer by Richard J. Sima 31 May 202230 November 2022

How aerosol scientists spread the word on the airborne transmission of COVID-19–and what it means for cleaning our indoor air.

A room in a home filled with atmospheric research equipment, including three gas cylinders that are connected to a mass spectrometer.
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Crowdsourced Science Helps Monitor Air Quality in Smoke-Damaged Homes

by Fionna M. D. Samuels 23 February 202231 May 2022

Researchers collaborate with residents to measure airborne chemicals in homes and evaluate how clean the air really is after remediation from Colorado’s Marshall Fire.

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Air Pollution Killed a Million People in Africa in 2019

by Andrew Mambondiyani 25 October 202129 March 2023

Experts say nature-based mitigation strategies and investment in renewables could reduce both indoor and outdoor air pollution and stimulate sustainable and safe growth.

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Aerosol Scientists Try to Clear the Air About COVID-19 Transmission

Jenessa Duncombe, Staff Writer by Jenessa Duncombe 31 March 202131 May 2022

“We are basically doing what a public health agency should be doing.”

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