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Study Highlights the Need for a New Generation of Air Quality Metrics

Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for their diameter of just 2.5 micrometers or less) are a particularly hazardous type of pollutant.

8 Jun 2022

Long-Term Exposure to NO2 Before the Pandemic Responsible for Making People Vulnerable to COVID-19

A new study that is being presented at the 2022 Euroanaesthesia has found that long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to a higher risk of severe COVID-19.

6 Jun 2022

Study Analyzes the Role of Air Pollution in Disease Development

The presentation of two abstracts by Dr Giovanni Adami at the 2022 EULAR Congress noted the problem of environmental exposures as well as their role in disease development.

6 Jun 2022

Thermal Mass Flow Meter Helps Reduce Cost of Plastics Recycling Technology

Engineers responsible for the complex process of recycling used plastic discarded as garbage and then given new life will find the rugged, direct mass flow measuring ST Series Thermal Flow Meters from Fluid Components International (FCI) helps them more accurately measure synthetic gas for economical co-gen plant operation.

From Fluid Components International 2 Jun 2022

Comparative Analysis of Urban Magnetic Fields between Two American Cities

Assessing the magnetic footprint of a city could be used to track its health, including a potential early warning system for pollution problems and as a tool for improving energy efficiency.

1 Jun 2022

Ultrafine Particles from Exhaust Gases of Fossil Fuels may Cause Extreme Weather Events

Strong precipitation or extreme drought – the frequency of extreme weather events is increasing worldwide. Existing climate models, however, do not adequately show their dynamics.

1 Jun 2022

Initiating the Process to Develop a Global Treaty to End Plastic Pollution

A globally coordinated approach is vital to end plastic pollution. That's the message made by Professor Steve Fletcher, Director of the Global Plastic Policy Centre at the University of Portsmouth, to delegates at the first UNEP meeting to develop an international, legally binding instrument to end plastic pollution.

31 May 2022