Yahoo

Heart attacks, cancer, dementia, premature deaths: 4 essential reads on the health effects driving EPA’s new fine particle air pollution standard

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Large industrial facilities like this oil refinery outside Houston are major sources of fine particulate air pollution. AP ...
News Medical

Particle radioactivity enhances PM2.5 toxicity and increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality

Particle radioactivity, a characteristic of air pollution that reflects the colorless, odorless gas radon found in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) air pollution, enhances PM 2.5 toxicity and ...
Acsh.org

Air Pollution: What’s So Special About PM2.5?

PM2.5 designates a near-ubiquitous air-polluting particle that frequently appears in the scientific literature as well as popular press news items. But few of us really know what they are talking ...
Acsh.org

Particles and Health: What Went Around Came Around - PM2.5 in the Age of COVID-19

Recently we've experienced a trifecta regarding the issue of mortality associated with fine particles (PM2.5, i.e., particles with median diameters less than 2.5 millionths of a meter). Let's take a ...
Lawrence Journal-World

Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year

FILE - The Franklin Fire sends a plume of smoke into the sky, Dec. 10, 2024, in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File) Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of ...
European Medical Journal

Wildfire Smoke PM2.5 Linked to Thousands of Deaths

Major study finds chronic exposure to wildfire smoke PM2.5 linked to 24,000 USA deaths per year, with no safe threshold.
American Enterprise Institute

Particle Civics

When the Environmental Protection Agency cuts allowable particle pollution levels more than 45 percent, you might expect commendations from environmentalists and the press. You’d be disappointed. EPA ...

Austin air quality deemed 'unhealthy' for certain groups Thursday. What it means

Austin's AQI tops 100 Thursday as PM2.5 brings unhealthy air for sensitive groups. Experts say to limit outdoor time and keep ...
Los Angeles Times

Wildfire smoke now causes up to half the fine-particle pollution in Western U.S., study finds

Wildfire smoke now accounts for up to half of all fine-particle pollution in the Western U.S., according to a new study that blames climate change for worsening air quality and health risks in both ...
WDIO

Study ties particle pollution from wildfire smoke to 24,100 US deaths per year

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal ...
Daily Journal

Study shows particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths per year in the US

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal ...