Air Pollution

In a time-stratified, case-crossover study, exposure to both large and small particulate matter, as well as to nitrogen dioxide, was significantly associated with increased odds of death from myocardial infarction (MI). Investigators found "consistent evidence" that short-term exposure to particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of 2.5 μm or smaller (PM2.5),…

A green group said on Thursday that despite improvements in air quality amid Covid-19 outbreaks last year, pollution levels are still far exceeding the limits set by the government. Clean Air Network analysed data collected from both general and roadside monitoring stations set up by the government across the city,…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain A health impact study has for the first time estimated the mortality burden attributable to air pollution in more than 1,000 European cities. The study, published in The Lancet Planetary Health, includes a ranking of the European cities with the highest rates of mortality attributable to…

Humans once lived in harmony with the natural world. Consider timekeeping. Until relatively recently, the human notion of time was based on the natural rhythms of nature. Time was measured by a new moon, the first snow, a migrating bird, or the ebb and flow of a river. Time meant…

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written by Linda Moon ,December 28, 2020 Credit: Stanley Li The 2020 bushfires and COVID-19 drew a national gasp of attention to the importance of clean air, and an organ central to your health and wellbeing: your lungs. “The first thing we do when we’re born is inhale. The last…

A YELLOW alert for heavy air pollution was issued by local authorities at 8am yesterday morning.Yellow is the third-highest alert in the four-tier system.The main pollutant is PM2.5, blown in from the north, and the concentration reached 157 micrograms per cubic meter, 82 micrograms higher than the healthy standard, according…

SHAH ALAM: Kuala Langat residents who have been struggling with pollution issues caused by errant factory operators are not taking it lying down. Up to Dec 18 this year, the Selangor Department of Environment (DOE) has received a total of 114 complaints from them. Last year, it received 196 complaints…

Toxic air killed in India last year led to 1.7 million deaths accounting for 18 per cent of all fatalities, according to a study published in The Lancet. The findings of the study by Lancet Planetary Health highlighted that “lost output from deaths and diseases due to air pollution in 2019 led to…

Website of the YearWorld23 Dec, 2020 04:51 AM3 minutes to readThe number of deaths linked to India's dire air quality rose to 1.7 million in 2019. Photo / 123rfAs many as one in five deaths recorded in India last year can be attributed to air pollution, according to a study…