Air Quality Articles
Rotifers on the Wind: How Microscopic Animals Travel Through the Air
Rotifers can survive drying, travel through the air on dust or as dormant eggs, and revive after landing in a suitable wet habitat.
Using Carbon Dioxide to Understand Room Ventilation
Carbon dioxide monitoring can help hotels understand how well occupied rooms are ventilated, allowing them to improve guest comfort, identify mechanical problems, and adjust airflow more efficiently.
How Air-Quality Sensors Detect Pollution
Air-quality sensors use light, chemical reactions, electrical resistance, or infrared absorption to detect particles and gases, giving people a clearer view of pollution that is often invisible.
How Large-Scale Farm Irrigation Influences Air Quality
Large-scale farm irrigation can reduce windblown dust and support vegetation, but inefficient water use, diesel-powered pumps, salt buildup, and shrinking desert lakes can create new air-quality challenges.
How Open-Pit Mining Affects Air Quality and How Its Impacts Are Managed
Open-pit mining can release dust and diesel pollution into nearby communities, but careful planning, emission controls, monitoring, and land reclamation can significantly reduce its impact on air quality.
How Concrete Production, Construction, and Recycling Affect Air Quality
Concrete production, construction, and recycling can all affect air quality through dust, diesel emissions, and industrial pollutants, making proper controls essential for protecting nearby workers and communities.
Shedding Light on Ultraviolet Air Sterilizers: How They Work and When They Don’t
Ultraviolet air sterilizers use UV-C light to inactivate airborne pathogens by damaging their DNA or RNA, making them effective tools for improving indoor air quality in medical, commercial, and residential settings. However, they have limitations, including ineffectiveness against particulate pollutants and chemical contaminants, and must be used alongside other filtration systems for optimal results.
Pantries and Larders: How Proper Ventilation and Climate Control Prevent Food Spoilage and Protect Indoor Air
Improper air quality in pantries and larders can lead to food spoilage, mold growth, and even indoor air pollution. By maintaining ideal humidity, temperature, and ventilation, homeowners can preserve food longer and create a healthier home environment.
Why the Arctic, Despite Its Remoteness, Faces an Air Pollution Problem
Despite its low population density, the Arctic Circle faces significant seasonal air pollution due to long-range transport of industrial emissions and increasing local activity like shipping and resource extraction. These pollutants—especially black carbon—accelerate ice melt, harm indigenous health, and contribute to global climate instability, making Arctic air quality a critical environmental concern.
Air Quality Headlines
Wildfire Updates: Smoke Pushes Air Quality To Dangerous Levels For Millions
ny times | 17 July 2026 | Dense smoke from Canadian wildfires has blanketed the Northeast and Upper Midwest with hazardous air pollution, prompting officials to urge millions of residents to limit outdoor exposure as air quality deteriorates.
Air Quality Alert Extended For Chicago Area, ‘Red Forecast Air Pollution’ Declared
NBC 5 Chicago | 17 July 2026 | Chicago's air quality alert has been extended through Friday as wildfire smoke from Canada and northern Minnesota continues to create unhealthy to potentially hazardous conditions across the region.
Minnesota Air Quality Alert: Twin Cities Air Now Considered Hazardous
FOX 9 | 16 July 2026 | An expanding wildfire smoke plume has pushed much of Minnesota, including the Twin Cities, into hazardous air quality conditions, prompting officials to urge residents, especially vulnerable groups, to stay indoors.
Canadian Wildfire Map Shows Dangerous Air Quality Levels In US
USA Today | 16 July 2026 | Smoke from hundreds of active Canadian wildfires is degrading air quality across the Northeast and Midwest, prompting health alerts as officials warn that unhealthy conditions could persist for several days.
Air Quality Alert NY: Smoke Expected To Worsen Air In Rochester, Buffalo, Syracuse
Democrat and Chronicle | 15 July 2026 | New York has issued an air quality advisory as smoke from Canadian wildfires is expected to drive unhealthy levels of fine particulate pollution across much of the state, particularly for sensitive groups.
Smoke From Canadian Wildfires May Affect New Yok City Air Quality Beginning Wednesday As Heat Wave Continues
NYC.gov | 15 July 2026 | New York City officials are urging residents to prepare for possible wildfire smoke from Canada as extreme heat continues, warning that combined ozone and particulate pollution could pose added health risks, especially for vulnerable groups.
Eisenhower Health Study Links Air Pollution To Increased Health Care Visits
KESQ | 14 July 2026 | Preliminary research from Eisenhower Health links short-term spikes in particulate air pollution to increased emergency and urgent care visits in the Coachella Valley, with children and people with asthma or heart conditions among the most...
Air Pollution And ESG: Closing The Gap Between Awareness And Action
Reuters | 14 July 2026 | Growing evidence of air pollution’s health and financial impacts is prompting investors to treat clean air as a material business risk, increasing pressure on companies to improve emissions management and environmental transparency.
Record-Breaking Dust Storms In 2025 Sent Pollution Soaring In China And US-Mexico Border
Health Policy Watch | 13 July 2026 | A new WMO report reveals that record-breaking dust storms in 2025 caused dangerous air pollution, widespread disruptions, and thousands of respiratory emergencies, highlighting the growing need for improved forecasting and...
Scientists Discover A Hidden Chemical Pathway That Makes City Air Hazy
SciTechDaily | 13 July 2026 | New research suggests nitric oxide may increase the formation of harmful airborne particles in urban environments, challenging long-held assumptions and improving future air quality models.
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