According to an ongoing study led by UW professors Christopher Simpson and Coralynn Sack, there is mounting evidence to support the idea that exposures to dust and other plant particles in marijuana ...

Aerosol components of PM2.5 particles more strongly linked with mental health disorders: Study ...

A US study published in PLOS Medicine looks at air pollution as a risk factor for Alzheimer’s Disease. Prof Matt Loxham, Professor of Respiratory Biology & Toxicology, University of Southampton, said: ...

A new study from National Jewish Health helps explain how exposure to burn pit smoke and desert dust may damage the lungs of military service members deployed to regions such as Afghanistan and Iraq.

Large-scale construction projects involving drilling and demolition create large amounts of dust, and teams must still face this working environment to meet project deadlines. It is possible to ...

Air pollution is a critical environmental risk factor impacting human health, with effects ranging from respiratory and cardiovascular diseases to neurological disorders and adverse birth outcomes.

Air pollution causes health problems and is attributable to some 50,000 annual deaths in the United States, but not all air pollutants pack the same punch. Scientists have tracked the scope of "PM 2.5 ...