Earth Day: Hong Kong gov’t urged to step up indoor air quality control in schools after haze in city

Earth Day: Hong Kong gov’t urged to step up indoor air quality control in schools after haze in city

Hong Kong should step up management of indoor air quality in schools, an environmental group has said, after the city’s air pollution was deemed “serious” earlier this month due to a dusty airstream.A primary school in Wong Tai Sin. File photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP.The levels of respirable suspended particulates (PM10) and fine suspended particulates (PM2.5) exceeded Hong Kong’s statutory air quality standards during the city’s “worst sandstorm” in ove…

Shafaq News/ A recent Swiss study has shown that inhaling fine dust in the air poses significant risks, as it can destroy body cells within minutes, acting like a "time bomb" for our lungs. The study was conducted by researchers at the Institute of Environmental Sciences at the University of Basel in Switzerland, and its results were published in the journal Science Advances on March 19. Based on the study, the research team described inhaling f…

Regulators are underestimating health impacts from air pollution: Study

Health impacts are likely being underestimated by traditional risk models used by regulators, according to a new study that has found a different way to measure the cumulative risk air pollution poses to health. The new method, which accounts for the ways numerous chemical exposures impact the entire body, found increased risks to people’s brains, hearts, lungs, kidneys, and hormonal systems from air pollution in a community near Philadelphia. T…

How To Accurately Represent Scientific Research

Being a scientist has its challenges, and communicating research responsibly is often even harder. A new study from Michigan State University explores the communication strategies environmental health scientists can use to navigate these complexities and avoid misunderstandings. “Words matter, and misleading information is everywhere,” the researchers say. “As scientists, we need to be more intentional and sophisticated about the messages we sen…

The Hidden Connection Between Air Quality and Gut Health

Long-term exposure to multiple air pollutants may silently wreak havoc on your gut, significantly increasing the risk of gastrointestinal diseases and underscoring the urgent need for public health policies that clean the air we breathe and protect our digestive health.

By 2024, more than 50 million people in the United States were living in counties without air quality monitoring, according to a new study by researchers at the Penn State College of Health and Human Development. Rural counties – particularly the Midwest and Southern counties – were less likely to have a site [...]