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WHO releases stricter air quality guidelines to protect human health. The new standard for fine particles (PM2.5) is halved, stressing that exposure to PM2.5 is a major health risk.
We’ve attempted to compare the different PM2.5 breakpoints in selected air quality indices. It turns out a green level does not mean the same around the world.
EU has launched its Second Clean Air Outlook report. There are both premature deaths and money to be saved by improving the air quality.
We are pilot testing our air quality monitors and have started to dig into the first results. We had expected local variations in PM-levels, but it turns out the source is probably found far away from the neighbour’s wood burning stove.
EEA’s recent report gives hope for the air quality in Europe. Most pollutants have been reduced the last decade, but Eastern Europe is still heavily affected.
As we enter the colder months on the northern hemisphere, air pollution levels rise. Much of Europe is affected, but can hardly match the soaring levels in Northern India.
Did the huge forest fires on the US West Coast in September impact air quality in Europe? Not really, the measurements show. What did have an impact, was dust transported by winds from south east.
Last week, you’d rather breathe Delhi air than take a stroll in San Francisco. Smoke and ashes from the huge forest make air quality on the US West Coast the worst in the world.
Although we are in the midst of a global pandemic, air pollution remains the single major contributor to loss in life expectancy across the globe.
Delhi has had much cleaner air during the Covid-19 lockdowns, whereas we do not find the same improvement in PM2.5 levels in Oslo, Norway.
Oslo, Norway, is like many other cities under Corona virus lockdown. Less traffic let us expect good air quality, but the opposite proved true for the end of March. We investigate reasons behind the high PM2.5 values.
PM2.5 levels drop by almost 40% after the quarantine in Wuhan, China. We expect reductions in air pollution for the rest of the world as the pandemic develops.
Researchers have found a link between glaucoma and air pollution. People living in areas with high levels of air pollution run a higher risk of developing glaucoma.
Ultrafine particles are so small that they’re hard to track and trace, but they seem to harm us nevertheless. They enter our blood and organs, and can “carry” toxic chemicals than might cause serious illnesses.
The notorious traffic jams of Nairobi bring deadly air pollution to its inhabitants. Removing catalytic converters does not help.
More than 3 billion people are heavily exposed to dangerous air from cooking. Clean Cooking Forum 2019 gathered different forces to combat this huge problem.
About 7 million people die from air pollution annually, and costs to society are huge. But lots can be – and is – done to reduce it.
