Air pollution is a growing global issue, that is detrimental to human health and the environment. Major sources of air pollution include manufacturing, power and transport. Some of the major health effects of air pollution are lung and heart diseases. Read more on what air pollution is, global air pollution trends and more here.
We know air pollution is linked to heart disease, strokes, lung problems, and death. But scientists have long wondered how tiny pollution particles travel from the lungs to the rest of the body. A new study offers an interesting clue. Researchers found evidence that pollution particles from traffic can enter …
The latest research on the health effects of air pollution have discovered a surprising finding: low levels of air pollution are actually more harmful than higher levels. This data has potentially important implications for people living in relatively “clean” cities like New York and London. My Intuition About Air Pollution’s …
Clean Air for Kids started with Ruth Brooker, a mother in Bristol who wanted to make school safer for her children. Her younger son was going through cancer treatment, and she worried about the viruses and poor air in crowded classrooms. In 2022, Ruth built a DIY air purifier, a …
People want to look good while staying safe and removing the stigma that respirators are only for sick people. That’s inspired some artistic people to start selling mask chains online. They look like jewelry, making your respirator stylish. But some people online say that wearing a chain could ruin your …
A study found that air purifiers significantly improved classroom air quality and helped reduce student absences in Milan, Italy, The study followed more than 2,000 students across five primary schools, comparing classrooms with and without air purifiers. Researchers tracked indoor air pollution, attendance, and student health throughout the school year. …
People often think of trees and green space help improve air quality and filter out pollutants, but how much do they actually help? And which tree is best for the job? Trees aren’t Filters First, we need to stop thinking that trees are filters. They’re not. The biggest effect they …
Air pollution affects nearly every organ in our body, but did you know air pollution affects your mood too? Research shows direct correlations between air pollution and a bad mood. PM2.5 Air Pollution Worsens Mood Researchers at MIT studied how air pollution affects mood across 144 cities in China. Now, there’s …
Some people think working out in a mask is dumb or even harmful. Even some professionals, like the doctor in this post on Twitter/X tell people not to wear masks. But what if breathing through a mask while exercising isn’t just harmless, it’s actually training your lungs and makes you …
Wearing masks for hours on end has led some people to worry about whether N95 masks deprive us of oxygen. Scientists have actually made people wear N95 masks and measured their blood oxygen. So we have a solid answer to this question, and it’s not what this question assumes. This …
When a billion people in China (and quite a few expats) woke up to the severe air pollution in almost every city in China, it forced a billion people to become experts in a complicated scientific question: Do masks work? Since then, I’ve given talks with hundreds of people all around …
