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LTNs were introduced to UK cities to create a more pleasant environment for pedestrians and cyclists - but they’ve become controversial.
Orangutans are vocal animals, so analyzing their calls during events like wildfires can indicate how smoke is affecting their health.
The action by the Environment Protection Authority follows alarming results from testing of rainwater tanks and the blood and hair of residents living near to the mine.
One day we’ll look back in amazement that wood heaters were once tolerated in cities right next to houses, schools and hospitals.
So much pollution goes into the air today that even without wildfire smoke, 99% of the global population breathes unhealthy air.
Answers to some of the most common questions about wildfire smoke, health risks and the air quality situation affecting most of North America.
We’ve blown past the safe and just limit for vital Earth systems, from climate change to the biosphere and the use of fertilisers and freshwater. For humans to thrive means living in safe limits
Fires in Canada have sent smoke across several US states, leaving cities including New York, Chicago and Denver with some of the worst air quality in the world – even far from the flames.
After the Supreme Court overturned the Obama administration’s strategy for reducing power plant carbon emissions in 2022, the Biden administration is taking a narrower but still ambitious approach.
Air pollution accounts for many deaths in Africa yearly. However, this may change if people learn to protect themselves and hold their leaders accountable.
Manufacturers don’t usually have to disclose what’s in products like shampoo and household cleaners, but a new study finds that these products can contain hazardous ingredients.
Air pollution can increase COVID risk by weakening our immune defences and exacerbating underlying health conditions.
To operate properly, combustion engines inevitably waste a certain amount of fuel. But it may be possible to reduce fuel consumption by reducing friction between engine parts.
Young people living in highly polluted areas were 28% more likely to suffer from long COVID.
Air pollution causes chess players to make more errors – this may have implications for high-skilled professionals.
If the EV transition focuses exclusively on drivers in privately owned cars, it won’t meet many Americans’ mobility needs, particularly in underserved communities.
While lung cancer rates have decreased by 43% in men, they have risen by 79% in women. New screening guidelines and recognizing early symptoms can help address the changing face of lung cancer.
The UK space launch failed but it succeeded in releasing hazardous pollutants to multiple layers of the atmosphere.
Be prepared. Download an air quality app, stock up on respirators and stay inside if you can.
Top contributors
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Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), Co-Director, Institute for Sustainability, University of Surrey, University of Surrey
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Emeritus Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Conjoint Professor, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, Macquarie University and the South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW Sydney. Affiliate, Centre for Safe Air., UNSW Sydney
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Professor, University of Pretoria
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
