A collaborative team of researchers led by the Washington University in St. Louis (WUSTL) recently examined long-term trends in ambient fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 between 1998 and 2019 to ...

Despite concerns over air pollution spikes, this decades-long Danish study finds that repeated PM2.5 peaks are not linked to increased cardiovascular risk, highlighting the greater importance of ...

Nestled beside traffic-choked New York Avenue NE, the historically Black Ivy City neighborhood in Washington, D.C., was built in the late 19th century as a community for African American laborers who ...

A pivotal study decrypts the global interplay of particulate matter (PM 2.5) and ozone (O 3) pollutants, highlighting an urgent call for integrated strategies to curb their detrimental impacts on ...

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) may increase seniors' risk of hospitalization for a variety of cardiovascular conditions, according to a new study led by Harvard T.H. Chan ...

Osaka, Japan – Air pollution is the second leading risk factor for death globally, with most of the world population subject to harmful air pollutant levels. However, the mechanisms behind air ...