A new Stanford University study finds that annual prescribed burning could substantially reduce smoke pollution during ...
Extreme temperatures and poor air quality contribute to premature mortality, increased hospital admissions and higher healthcare costs. As the majority of the world’s population lives in cities, ...
Effective policies to reduce air pollution exist, including stronger emissions standards, cleaner energy, improved urban design, and expanded air quality monitoring. Despite more than 140 countries ...
Traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) poses significant risks to human health, particularly in urban areas with high traffic volumes. Intake fraction (iF) quantifies the relationship between emissions ...
In India, much of the population breathes air that is 10 times more polluted than what the World Health Organization considers safe. In a study released April 15 in the Quarterly Journal of Economics, ...
Microplastics (MPs) are tiny plastic particles (<5 mm), invisible to the naked eye, which are now widespread contaminants found in food, water, and air due to extensive plastic pollution. Emerging ...
Air pollution caused 182,000 deaths in the EU in 2023, with most urban residents exposed to unsafe levels. The EU is tightening guidance through the new Cancer Code, urging both policy reform and ...