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Taxi drivers are exposed to twice the level of pollution compared to other drivers.
Investigation of the brains of children and young adults who died suddenly in Mexico City revealed amyloid plaques similar to those found in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
The Spanish city is remaking urban neighbourhoods by limiting through traffic in superblocks that give priority to pedestrians and street activities, not cars.
The 'superblocks' are expected to have massive benefits for health and well-being – but it takes good governance.
We have developed an online tool to help authorities identify which areas they should focus on for reducing forest fires and haze in order to maximize overall health benefits.
Despite the overwhelming evidence that electric vehicle technology can deliver huge benefits, misinformation continues to muddy debate. Let's look at the facts.
The Ministry of Environment and Forestry insists the air quality is still "moderate with no health effect". Other data show the city's air is filthy.
China wages 'war on air pollution', but turning away from fossil fuels towards natural gas has its challenges.
'Night-shining' clouds normally found above the poles have now been seen as far south as Los Angeles.
From heat stroke to asthma to lyme disease, climate change already poses a serious health risk.
Every year the US burns more than 34 million tons of garbage in incinerators. These plants are major pollution sources, and most are clustered in disadvantaged communities.
Children are the future, so why don't we listen to them more often?
The dangers of outdoor air pollution are now well known, but those related to the air we breathe at homes and at work are much less so, according to an international study.
Global CFC-11 levels were rising and no one knew why. Scientists turned detective to pinpoint the source.
Leaving your car running will marginally increase CO2 emissions, but it may massively reduce exposure to the toxic gases and particulates that are shortening thousands of lives.
Air quality in the US has improved greatly since 1990, but a new report finds progress stalling in some cities. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is rolling back air pollution controls.
Trees clean urban air, store carbon, slow floodwaters and can be used to design safer streets. Scholars are starting to calculate what these services are worth – a fitting topic for Arbor Day.
New research finds tiny particles in the atmosphere had been carried nearly 100km. Should we be worried?
Are health risks from air pollution less serious than we think? Mainstream scientists call this a fringe view, but it's getting high-level attention at the Environmental Protection Agency.
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Professor & Chair in Air Quality and Health; Founding Director, Global Centre for Clean Air Research (GCARE), University of Surrey
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Science Director at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science, University of York
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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SEI Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Adrian Barnett is a Friend of The Conversation.
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Professor of Environmental Science, Macquarie University
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Professor of Atmospheric Science, University of Birmingham
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW
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Associate Professor, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland
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