The Local Air Quality Advisories will respond to short-term fine particulate matter increases overnight or in the early morning.

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Findings indicate that elevated fine PM exposure before surgery correlates with higher postoperative complication rates, ...

People breathing contaminated air over the course of years are at greater risk of developing numerous diseases. This is thought to be due to highly reactive components in particulate matter, which ...

A new report found ammonia levels in Gurugram’s Sector-51 breached national safety limits, with pollution trends continuing ...

The health effects linked to particulate pollution exposure have been studied and documented for decades. These effects include respiratory and cardiovascular health problems and premature death. The ...

Greenhouse gases (GHGs) may be the newest pollutant regulated by EPA, but since there are no National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for GHGs, a facility is much more likely to be affected by ...

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Fine particulate matter from wildfire smoke and vehicle exhaust was linked to slower winning times at tracks across ...

What is particulate matter? How do I interpret the AQI? There's a lot to learn since Canadian wildfires suddenly sent clouds of hazy smoke over the border and into parts of the Midwest, Northeast and ...