About a third of global asthma cases reported in 2019 were related to prolonged exposure to pollution due to PM2.5 or fine particulate matter, a finding that researchers said provided "sufficient ...

THE Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayan foothills straddling Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, India, and Pakistan are increasingly getting a bad rap as the global ... understand PM2.5 — the ...

As an idea, the most polluted city (for air pollution) is Begusarai, on the Ganges river in northeast India with an average annual PM2.5 reading of 118.9 µg/m3. There were seven global cities ...

wider national and international policy interventions are also needed to address regional and transboundary PM2.5-related exposure. Larissa Lockwood, Director of Clean Air at Global Action Plan ...

Is industrial agriculture both ruining air quality and delaying climate change? Aerosols—suspensions of fine solid particles ...

Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in adults.

While air pollution is becoming a growing health issue worldwide, a new study focussed on its health and economic costs in the elderly. The study led by researchers from the University of Tokyo in ...

Thailand to require corn importers to prove non-burning cultivation origins, aiming to reduce PM2.5 cross-border pollution.

A new study reveals that even low-dose, chronic exposure to air pollution can trigger liver inflammation, fibrosis, and metabolic disruptions, increasing the risk of fatty liver disease and other ...

These stronger PM2.5 NAAQS will advance environmental justice ... According to the International Energy Agency, 2022, global data center electricity consumption accounted for 1-1.3% of global ...

VIENTIANE (Vientiane Times/ANN): Several areas across Laos recorded PM2.5 concentrations exceeding safety limits, posing health risks to sensitive groups, according to a report issued by the ...

Bangkok’s ongoing PM2.5 air pollution crisis has prompted the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to introduce revised Work from Home (WFH) measures. Announcing the initiative, Mr ...