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Air pollution is associated with increased emergency department visits for heart and lung disease: Outdoor air pollution is a major health threat worldwide. New research by George Mason University found that exposure to certain air pollutants is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. Mason Assistant Professor of Global and …

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Vehicle inspection centers will detect particulate filter fraud from now on. Vehicle inspection centers will trace soot filter fraud using practical tests. That was decided yesterday during a consultation between the regions. They are still working on the modalities and financing of these tests. Every year, tens of thousands of diesel cars, whose soot filter …

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The product innovation Lufft CHM8k complements the ceilometer family of the South German metrology specialist and is suitable for applications in which low-lying measurement ranges in up to eight kilometers are in focus. Application examples are security-related monitoring tasks on airports or in the offshore market, as well as in studies about the particle distribution …

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The expedition’s ship, the Kommandor Iona, journeyed from Southern France across the Mediterranean, through the Suez Canal to Kuwait and back, covering approximately 20,000 kilometres. The project’s goal was to gain a better understanding of the influence of air pollution on the natural environment. It investigated the processes that determine the life cycle of natural …

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Current 24-hour average particulate matter concentrations of less than 10 micrometres (μm) in Belgium The smaller the particulate matter, the deeper it can get through the airways in the human body. The smallest particles can penetrate into the blood. PM10 can disrupt the mucous membrane in the airways, cause respiratory complaints and increase sensitivity to …

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Fine dust now appears to be deadly in the very short term, American researchers discovered. Many people over 65 die one day after being exposed to particulate matter. Researchers at Harvard University put the death date of 22 million American over-65s (in the period 2000-2012) in addition to the particulate matter data in that period. …

Particulate matter is fatal for the elderly after one day Read More »