HEPA filters. Advanced Air Cleaner. Bioweapon Defense Mode. Before COVID-19, these sorts of features in an automobile were perhaps nice to have for some people but unlikely to be on the top of ...

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PM2.5 impairs airway defense by generating toxic aldehydes. ALDH1A1 offers protection, suggesting a potential target to counter air pollution effects. (Nanowerk News) Air pollution is the second ...

In May 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) lowered the primary annual National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for PM 2.5 [1] from 12.0 to 9.0 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m 3). In ...

PM2.5 has become a major environmental and health problem in Southeast Asia. To deal with the issue, members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) have put in place PM2.5 standards to ...

While Chicagoans may have heard the city's air quality is particularly bad right now, just how bad is it and what exactly is causing the "unusual" levels? The conditions have already led to an air ...