Illinois EPA State Fair Exhibit Promotes Healthy Air Quality

by Air Quality News | Aug 8, 2025 | Headlines

Illinois.gov | 8 August 2025 | At the 2025 Illinois State Fair, the Illinois EPA’s “Together for Healthier Air!” exhibit will educate visitors of all ages about air quality through interactive games, clean energy displays, and informative resources on ozone,...

When Wildfires Make The Air Smoky, Here’s How To Protect Your Health

by Air Quality News | Aug 8, 2025 | Headlines

NPR | 8 August 2025 | Wildfire smoke from Canada is blanketing the Midwest and Northeast U.S., pushing air quality to unhealthy levels and posing serious health risks, especially from fine particles that can inflame lungs and affect the heart, even when the smoke...

HEPA Air Purifiers Can Help Lower Blood Pressure, Study Finds

by Air Quality News | Aug 7, 2025 | Headlines

NBC News | 7 August 2025 | A new study found that using HEPA air purifiers in homes near busy roads reduced systolic blood pressure by nearly 3 points in adults with slightly elevated levels, suggesting a simple way to lower cardiovascular risk from traffic-related...

Air Quality Alerts In Place Across 10 States As Extreme Heat Warnings Issued In Southwest

by Air Quality News | Aug 7, 2025 | Headlines

ABC News – The Walt Disney Company | 7 August 2025 | Smoke from over 700 Canadian wildfires is triggering air quality alerts across 10 U.S. states, with officials warning of prolonged haze and health risks for sensitive groups in the Northeast.

State Environmental Agency Upgrades North Charleston Air Quality Monitoring System

by Air Quality News | Aug 6, 2025 | Headlines

WCSC | 6 August 2025 | South Carolina upgraded its North Charleston air quality station with new remote-access calibration tools, enhancing monitoring of sulfur and nitrogen dioxide to ensure compliance with EPA clean air standards.

Positive Matrix Factorization Outperforms Machine Learning In Imputing Missing PM2.5 And Further Identifying Spatial Patterns In Multi-Sites Without External Data

by Air Quality News | Aug 6, 2025 | Headlines

ScienceDirect.com | 6 August 2025 | A study comparing five methods for imputing missing PM2.5 data in Seoul found that Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) outperformed machine learning and statistical approaches while also revealing spatial pollution patterns across...