Particulates are split into categories based on their size: PM2.5 means particles smaller ... Wood burning stoves are a major source of particulate pollution both indoors and outdoors.

The country’s major pollution sources include industrial discharge, construction dust and the burning of crop residues. PM2.5 refers to tiny particles with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less ...

Air pollution significantly contributes to autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, type 1 diabetes, and inflammatory bowel disease. The inhalation of ...

The Globeville, Elyria-Swansea and Commerce City communities in metro Denver are choked by air pollution from nearby highways, an oil refinery and a Superfund site. While these neighborhoods have ...

A world-first global register of plastic pollution, published in the journal ... he told AFP. The main source of plastic waste in Global South nations was uncollected waste, researchers found ...

plastic bags and clothing fibers acknowledged as major contributors to plastic pollution—but research by University of Toronto environmental scientists shows another source deserves more ...