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

Michigan is in a warmer weather pattern that traps pollution at the surface, a meteorologist tells Planet Detroit.

Exposure to particulate matter leads to human suffering and high costs. But what exactly is particulate matter? What makes it so dangerous, and what can you do about it? Ties Korstanje, programme ...

Cleaning your home can improve indoor air quality by temporarily reducing the amount of chemicals on surfaces that can find ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

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 ...

The Environmental Protection Agency released the final version of a much-anticipated rule on Wednesday that tightens restrictions on fine particulate matter — one of the most pervasive and dangerous ...

Many studies have found that ambient particulate matter (PM) concentrations are positively correlated with respiratory and cardiovascular disease (Vedal, 1997; Samet et al., 2000; Peters et al., 2001) ...

Late last week, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed tighter limits to one of the country’s most dangerous air pollutants: fine particulate matter, or soot. But while the long-awaited move ...

With air quality in our country deteriorating, it is important to get a handle on what causes it. Here is a look at one important factor in air pollution, particulate matter (PM). Particulate matter ...

Long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM₂.₅) and coarse particles (PM₁₀) significantly accelerates progression to end-stage renal disease ...