Study reveals PM2.5 exposure significantly raises head and neck cancer risk, with marginalized communities most affected, ...

Pollution has become a pressing global issue, with air quality deteriorating in many parts of the world. In 2024, Bangladesh retained its position as the most polluted country globally ...

Many sources of air pollution also produce greenhouse gas emissions. We are taking steps to reduce air pollution and fight climate change through establishing national air quality standards, making ...

Beijing was hit by its worst pollution in more than five months on Saturday, as adverse weather conditions and manufacturing activities weigh on China’s efforts to clean up its air quality. The ...

Several Indian cities are witnessing a rise in air pollution and a subsequent decline in air quality. During such times, many people prefer travelling to places with better air quality compared to ...

Urban air pollution is made up of a complex mix of hundreds of substances including toxic air pollutants and criteria air contaminants such as nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulphur oxides (SOx), ozone (O3) ...

Curbing air pollution control devices would cost thousands of lives and billions of dollars Date: October 25, 2024 Source: Boston University School of Public Health Summary: A new commentary found ...

It might surprise many people, but despite their proximity to the sea, many ports and shipping terminals around the world are hotbeds of air pollution. The reasons for this are mainly to do with ...

So too will questions increase about how much PFAS escapes into the air. Waste incineration “is the next industry type that EPA and everybody kind of recognizes is most likely to be generating PFAS ...

Made from fossil fuels, plastic causes toxic and climate-harming pollution when oil and gas is ... resulting in more toxic air pollutants. Plastic in the environment also breaks down into micro ...

The AQI of Delhi slipped into the ‘very poor’ category on Wednesday, sounding alarm over the rising pollution levels in the capital The air quality of Delhi further worsened on Wednesday as a ...

While air quality has improved in Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur, these cities still face significant pollution challenges. Cities including Navi Mumbai, Aurangabad and Jalna continue to exceed safe air ...