A study has found microscopic particles emitted from certain types of commonly fitted brake pads can be more toxic than those found in diesel vehicle exhaust.

Scientists discovered that even a few hours of exposure to air pollution reduces focus, makes emotions harder to read, and weakens selective attention. These cognitive impairments could impact daily ...

People's ability to interpret emotions or focus on performing a task is reduced by short-term exposure to particulate matter ...

Another example of this was seen in China ... In this analysis, air pollution encompassed two types of pollution: ambient particulate matter (PM) and household air pollution.

Department of Environmental Chemistry and Health Effects, NILU, Kjeller 2027, Norway ...

1 College of Landscape Architecture and Forestry, Qingdao Agricultural University, Qingdao, Shandong, China 2 Marine Ecology Research Center, First Institute of Oceanography, Ministry of Natural ...

She speaks English and a little French. Almost all of the gray matter in the brains of women changes during pregnancy, according to a recent study, and these changes are linked to hormone ...

How could such a tiny piece of matter have mattered so much? After all, as Mr. Tonelli suggests in the subtitle to his book, matter is a “magnificent illusion.” Mr. Tonelli bookends “Matter ...

Read the original article here. Twelve Texas counties have recently exceeded federal air quality standards for particulate matter, commonly known as soot. But Texas environmental regulators are ...

For example, TCEQ identified 25 days between 2021 and 2023 when Harrison and Travis counties experienced particulate matter spikes from prescribed fires, Saharan dust (which regularly drifts ...