Low-smoke solid fuels pose hidden public health risks via elevated ultrafine particle emissions

Air pollution causes millions of premature deaths worldwide each year, with fine particulate matter (PM2.5) identified as a ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Global Sources of Local Pollution: An Assessment of Long-Range Transport of Key Air Pollutants to and from the United States

Unlike most other pollutants, particulate matter (PM) cannot be characterized by the space- and time-variations of the mass concentrations of a single compound. Important factors influencing PM ...

Microplastics and nanoplastics in urban air originate mainly from tire abrasion, research reveals

Although plastic particles in the air are increasingly coming into focus, knowledge about their distribution and effects is still limited. Chemical analyses from Leipzig now provide details from ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Health Risks of Indoor Exposure to Fine Particulate Matter and Practical Mitigation Solutions

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. The COVID-19 pandemic taught many hard lessons. Among the most prominent of these was ...
Hosted on MSN

Study: EVs Produce Dramatically Less Braking Particulates

Electric vehicles aren’t perfect, they don’t work for all drivers in every situation, but EVs still have some huge advantages over combustion-powered cars and trucks. Electrics are smooth running and ...
The Conversation

EPA has tightened its target for deadly particle pollution − states need more tools to reach it

Daniel Cohan has previously received research grants from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and serves on its Board of Scientific Counselors but is writing in a personal capacity. He worked ...