South Gloucestershire residents face £300 fines for using log burners
The new fines aim to improve air quality by reducing harmful pollution called particulate matter, or PM2.5
#AirPollution #AirQuality #Health bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-n…

The world’s most polluted countries, ranked by their annual average PM2.5 concentration (μg/m³) in 2023.
#AirPollution #AirQuality

An Unequal Air Pollution Burden at School

E.g. The El Marino Language School in Culver City, California, sits just a few hundred feet from Interstate 405, one of the busiest highways in the United States.

#AirPollution #AirQuality #kids #health #School
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HouseFresh analyzed NIFC data from 2023 and ranked the causes of wildfires by number of occurrences. Of the recorded fires, 72.6% were directly caused by humans.
#wildfires #AirPollution #climate

I am delighted to be part of the Expert Advisory Group at The Safer Air Project in an effort to make clean and fresh air available to everyone even to people with disabilities.
#IAQ #AirQuality

Congestion pricing has succeeded in cities including London, Singapore and Stockholm, where it has eased traffic, sped up travel times, reduced #AirPollution & provided funds for public transportation and infrastructure investments, now it’s coming to NY. theconversation.com/new-york-city-…

MasterClass: Air Quality Data Visualization with R Studio & Packages
1st Get the Right Packages
2nd Load the Packages
3rd Get your Air Quality Data
4th Clean Your Data
5th Visualize Air Quality
#AirQuality #AirPollution #R #R Studio #Visualization

seetheair.org/2024/04/11/mas…

COP28 and Paris Agreement are useless.
The world’s coal fleet grew by 2% to 2,130 gigawatts, with China accounting for about two thirds of the increase followed by Indonesia and India, according to the climate research firm. #climate bloomberg.com/news/articles/…

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Informe sobre 'El cierre global de brechas sobre la calidad del aire por actores locales' por Universidad de Chicago

Pone como ejemplo a #Guatemala , donde los daños anuales a la #salud debidos a las PM25 se estiman en 1.400M USD para sus 17M de ciudadanos 🤯
Energy Policy Institute at UChicago

Solar eclipse 80% where I live on my birthday! Maybe something magical will happen to me today!
The lens effect gives a better image of the moon coverage than the sun itself.
#solar eclipse #solar #moon

Here you can see the effects of different air pollutants in our health. All humans around the world have the same needs for clean air.
Sunday Museum in Montreal, Canada.
#AirQuality #AirPollution World Health Organization (WHO)

Just five DAYS in a polluted city can increase stroke risk, study says
#AirPollution #AirQuality #WorldHealthDay
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See The Air Newsletter #41
Highlight of the week: Indoor Air Quality and Bioaerosols in Spanish University Classrooms
#AirQuality #IAQ preview.mailerlite.io/emails/webview…

Ramen time! CO2 could be better in this establishment in Ottawa, Canada 🇨🇦
#AirQuality #IAQ airCoda

Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging 12 people from around the state with violating the Clean Air Act in what they portrayed as a long-running, sophisticated & surprisingly widespread scheme to cheat on smog tests.
#AirPollution #AirQuality latimes.com/environment/st…

From Boom to Bust: The Great IoT Air Quality Recession
The once booming Internet of Things (IoT) air quality monitoring market is facing a harsh reality check.
Tips on how to Recession-Proof your business.
seetheair.org/2024/04/02/fro…

#AirQuality #IoT #lowcost

Saharan dust smothers Switzerland, southeast France

The Sahara desert releases 60 to 200 million tonnes of mineral dust per year. While the largest particles come rapidly back down to earth, the smallest can travel thousands of kilometers.
#AirQuality phys.org/news/2024-03-s…

Hey guys and gals what do you think about the link between air pollution and brain inflammation? Hint: hidden sources include common products like air fresheners.
#AirQuality #AirPollution psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-mo…

Dust Devils of Doom: Sand Storm & Haboob and Their Invisible Assault on Human Health
FYI, they don’t only carry coarse particles but fine and sub-micron particles too.
#AirPollution #AirQuality seetheair.org/2024/03/27/dus…