We typically spend 80% of our time indoors, where the quality of the air we breathe depends on the age and type of building ...

Larry West is an award-winning environmental journalist and writer. He won the Edward J. Meeman Award for Environmental Reporting. Smog is a mixture of air pollutants—nitrogen oxides and ...

Produced primarily by the burning of fossil fuels, ammonium nitrate is a substantial portion of particulate pollution, a ...

Air pollution is a mix of particles and gases that can reach harmful concentrations both outside and indoors. Its effects can range from higher disease risks to rising temperatures. Soot ...

Severe smog that has engulfed some cities of Punjab, including Lahore, in the past couple of weeks will have "devastating effects" on young children and pregnant women, Unicef Representative in ...

Exposure to air pollution in early life could have lasting effects on child development and mental health in adolescence, according to our recent study. We integrated air pollution data with ...

This can result in tooth loss. The adverse effects of air pollution extend to the teeth as well. While enamel, the hard outer layer of teeth, provides a degree of protection, it is not immune to ...

"Following participants throughout childhood and including two neuroimaging assessments for each child would shed new light on whether the effects of air pollution on white matter persist ...