Maine's air quality continues to suffer from lingering Canadian wildfire smoke, so we asked a health expert why exposure to ...

Smoke drifting south from Canadian wildfires has made skies in Pennsylvania and other states hazy this week. The Pennsylvania ...

Particle size also comes into play, with particulate matter 2.5 µm in diameter or smaller (PM 2.5) causing greater harm.

Southwestern Indiana Citizens for Quality of Life (SWICQL), a local citizens’ advocacy group, has purchased air and water quality monitors to distribute throughout the local area. The Purple Air ...

It's time for change. Wisconsin could face the real possibility of being flanked by the effects of wildfires from both the ...

Assistant Professor Marina Vance ’s group has published a new research paper titled “ Indoor particulate matter during HOMEChem: Concentrations, size distributions, and exposures ” in the journal ...

The technical name is particulate matter 2.5, or PM 2.5. These particles, which are 30 times smaller than a single strand of hair, cause air pollution.

Increased particulate matter exposure is associated with worse dry eye metrics, after adjusting for humidity, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. The study also found that ...

In order to quantify the count and size of subvisible particles in eye care products, the USP <789> test is carried out. This consists of utilizing a light obscuration particle counter and ...

How particulate matter arises from pollutant gases International research project observes ultrafast particle growth through ammonia and nitric acid Date: May 14, 2020 Source: Goethe University ...