In a world flush with hazardous air pollutants, there is one that causes far more cancer than any other, one that is so widespread that nobody in the United States is safe from it.

Extreme heat is making air pollution worse, scientists say. And President Trump’s regulatory rollbacks could drive air ...

The air we breathe is a mixture of different gases made up of 78.1% (by volume) nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, and 0.04% ...

A large portion of natural and human-made air pollutants fall under the PM 2.5 category: dust, vehicle exhaust and wildfire smoke, for example. When inhaled, it causes severe airway damage and ...

Impact of Air Pollutants on Lung Function. One poster aimed to determine whether the joint effects of annual changes in ambient air pollutant levels are associated with lung function impairment. 4 ...

While those effects emerge from long-term exposure, air pollution can also cause short-term problems such as sneezing and coughing, eye irritation, headaches, and dizziness. Particulate matter ...

The clue to what they do is in the name — air purifiers help clear the indoor air of dust, harmful chemicals, allergens and many other airborne pollutants. Some appliances even come with built ...

Areas of Wisconsin and northern Michigan are reporting "unhealthy" air quality levels. To check your state's air quality, visit AirNow's website, and plug in your zip code, city or state. Here's ...

Air quality in New Delhi plummeted to “hazardous” levels on Wednesday, with parts of the city recording pollutant levels more than 50 times higher than the World Health Organization’s ...

For instance, the annual average value of PM10 on Mysuru Road in 2012-13 was recorded at 169 µg/m³. Now, the level of this harmful air pollutant is 53 µg/m3, which is also below the national ...