Category Archives: Air Quality

25-year Swedish study reveals link between road traffic pollution and increased mortality risk

In a recent study published in Toxics, researchers analyzed the long-term mortality impacts related to exposure to particulate matter of diameter ≤2.5 mm (PM2.5), PM10, black carbon (BC), and nitrogen oxides [NOx, including nitrogen monoxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2)] … Continue reading

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Air pollution raises risk of type 2 diabetes, says landmark Indian study

Seven-year study of 12,000 residents of Delhi and Chennai finds link between PM2.5 particles and increased blood sugar levels Inhaling polluted air increases the risk of type 2 diabetes, the first study of its kind in India has found. Research … Continue reading

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Personal air pollution monitoring needed for people with asthma

Better air quality monitoring techniques are needed to assess the acute impacts of pollution on people with asthma, new research by the University of Stirling has found. Researchers say wearable monitors offer more accurate data which could lead to better … Continue reading

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Air pollution linked to increased breast cancer risk in women

Women living and working in places with higher levels of fine particle air pollution are more likely to get breast cancer than those living and working in less polluted areas. Results of the first study to take account of the … Continue reading

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Air pollution from fires hits world’s poorest hardest: study

People in poorer countries are disproportionately suffering from air pollution spewed from the increasing scourge of fires in forests and fields around the world, according to new research published Wednesday. Landscape fires include blazes in forests, shrub, grass, pastures and … Continue reading

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Sydney faces months of smoke as authorities race to conduct hazard reduction burns

NSW RFS says it is ‘significantly behind’ schedule and will ‘continue to do hazard reductions as long as it’s safe’ The New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner says that as long as it’s safe, firefighters will continue conducting hazard … Continue reading

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Breast cancer incidence linked to high particulate air pollution

Recent findings by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) have raised concerns about the potential impacts of particulate air pollution on breast cancer rates.  This research, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is one of … Continue reading

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Mums exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, but living in a greener area may mitigate the risks

Women exposed to air pollution give birth to smaller babies, according to research that will be presented at the European Respiratory Society International Congress in Milan, Italy [1]. The research also shows that women living in greener areas give birth … Continue reading

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