Air Quality Articles
Foundries and Air Quality: From Sand Mold to Molten Metal
Metal foundries can generate silica dust, combustion gases, metal fumes, and chemical vapors as a casting moves from sand mold to molten metal and finally through shakeout and finishing.
Electroplating and Air Quality: Controlling the Mist Above the Tank
Electroplating shops can release acid mists and metal-containing aerosols from seemingly calm chemical baths, making source control and carefully positioned local exhaust essential for protecting the air workers breathe.
Asphalt and Air Quality: What Rises From a Newly Paved Road
From aggregate dust and heated asphalt fumes to diesel exhaust around paving equipment, building a road creates several air-quality challenges that require control even in an outdoor workplace.
Air Quality During Abrasive Blasting
Abrasive blasting can turn both the blasting material and the surface being cleaned into airborne dust, making containment, ventilation, dust collection, and respiratory protection essential for controlling what workers and nearby communities breathe.
Air Quality in Warehouses and Distribution Centers
Warehouses and distribution centers can accumulate vehicle exhaust, packaging dust, loading-dock pollution, and battery-related emissions, showing why even an enormous indoor space still depends on careful ventilation and air-quality management.
Air Quality in Funeral Home Preparation Rooms
Funeral home preparation rooms require carefully controlled ventilation to capture formaldehyde and other chemical vapors while preventing contaminants from spreading into the public areas of the building.
Air Quality in Fiberglass and Boatbuilding Shops
Fiberglass manufacturing can release styrene and other VOCs during molding and curing while trimming and sanding generate composite dust, making process design and ventilation important tools for controlling the air workers breathe.
Air Quality in Indoor Firing Ranges
Indoor firing ranges rely on carefully controlled airflow, negative pressure, filtration, and cleaning to prevent lead-containing particles from reaching shooters, workers, and other parts of the building.
Air Quality in Pottery and Ceramic Studios
Pottery and ceramic studios can generate invisible silica-containing dust before firing and gases and fumes during kiln use, making careful cleaning, material handling, and ventilation important parts of maintaining healthy studio air.
Air Quality Headlines
How To Deconstruct Federal Regulation
Legal Planet | 19 October 2026 | A legal analysis warns that proposed federal permitting reforms could make it harder for agencies to enforce environmental regulations by raising evidentiary standards and exposing regulators to substantial financial penalties.
Announcement On Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) By The Environmental Protection Department
info.gov.hk | 19 October 2026 | Hong Kong reported low air pollution health risks across all general and roadside monitoring stations on October 19, with conditions forecast to remain in the low to moderate range throughout the day.
Oxygen Tanks, Purifier Sales Spike As Haze Crisis Hits Southeast Asia
France 24 | 18 October 2026 | Persistent haze across Southeast Asia has forced school closures, increased respiratory complaints, and driven demand for air-cleaning equipment and medical oxygen, with one Malaysian supplier reporting a 35% sales increase.
Financing And Funding For Clean Air
UNEP | 18 October 2026 | The United Nations Environment Programme is working with governments, investors, and businesses to mobilize funding, develop partnerships, and encourage private-sector action to reduce air pollution while supporting public health and climate...
Development And Validation Of A Knowledge, Attitude, And Practice Questionnaire For Environmental Cardiovascular Awareness Among Allied Health Science Students
The Cureus Journal of Medical Science | 17 October 2026 | Researchers developed and validated a 26-question survey to assess healthcare students’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices concerning air pollution and cardiovascular health, demonstrating promising...
Burnham Urged To Launch Inquiry Into Unequal Health Impacts Of Air Pollution
The Guardian | 17 October 2026 | A coalition of 150 scientists, lawmakers, and activists is calling for a UK inquiry into air pollution inequalities after research found that lower-income communities and ethnic minorities face disproportionately higher exposure.
Columbia Researchers Demonstrate Impact Of Air Quality Monitoring
Columbia SIPA - Columbia University | 16 October 2026 | Columbia University researchers found that air pollution increased significantly after the U.S. suspended its international embassy monitoring program, highlighting the importance of publicly accessible air...
Regular Walking Is Good For People With COPD, Even If They Live In Areas With Higher Air Pollution
Newswise | 16 October 2026 | A European study found that regular walking was associated with fewer COPD symptom flare-ups even among people living in polluted areas, suggesting physical activity remains beneficial despite concerns about air pollution exposure.
Trump EPA Supports States In Supreme Court Air Quality Case
Bloomberg Law | 15 October 2026 | The EPA has backed a Supreme Court challenge to the Biden administration’s fine particulate matter standards, raising questions about federal authority to revise air quality limits and states’ obligations to comply.
Consider The Climate And Air Quality Before Burping Your House
Baylor College of Medicine Blog Network | 15 October 2026 | A Baylor College of Medicine expert warns that the growing “house burping” ventilation trend may worsen indoor air quality in hot, humid climates by introducing excess moisture, outdoor pollutants, and...
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