New Delhi recorded more than 200,000 cases of acute respiratory illnesses at six state-run hospitals between 2022 and 2024, government numbers showed, highlighting the adverse effects of toxic air on ...

Human exposure to unhealthy levels of air pollution, often exacerbated by seasonal fog, has become a significant public health issue in urban areas across both developed and developing nations.

Air pollution adversely impacts human health, contributing to a wide range of acute and chronic health issues. Both primary and secondary pollutants, including particulate matter (PM 2.5 and PM 10), ...

Gases: These include nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ground-level ozone. “These are potent oxidisers,” says Dr Mahto. “When they ...

A recent BMC Public Health journal study investigates the effects of air pollution and lifestyle factors on mortality. Study: Health impacts of lifestyle and ambient air pollution patterns on ...

Microplastics have already found their way into every environment on our planet, but contamination from this pollution is expected to get increasingly worse. Microplastic pollution could more than ...

September 7 is the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Each year, an estimated seven million people around the world are killed by effects from air pollution, which include cancer, strokes, ...

Oliver A.H. Jones receives funding from the Australian Research Council, various water utilities, EPA Victoria and the Defence Science Institute for research into environmental pollution, including ...

A man in glasses looks into a fish tank in which fish of many colors are swimming. Ecotoxicologist Bob Wong studies how fish change when exposed to the antidepressant medication fluoxetine. Credit: ...