Dust particles thrown up from deserts such as the Sahara and Gobi are playing a previously unknown role in air pollution, a ...

Once in a while, scientific research resembles detective work. Researchers head into the field with a hypothesis and high ...

Museum specimens like feathers and fish tissues contain pollution traces - offering clues about environmental changes.

This review highlights how air pollution and occupational inhalation exposures may contribute to neurodegenerative disorders ...

Long-term exposure to air pollution increases the risk for primary open-angle glaucoma by up to 108%, a nationwide cohort ...

A team of UC Riverside environmental engineers are embarking on a $3.5 million study of air pollution from massive oceangoing ...

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from anthropogenic sources are of significant concern due to their impact on human health ...

The source of the ozone — a pollutant that’s especially hazardous to children — was the area’s network of gas wells and ...

Natural gas has become a go-to fuel for power plants from coast to coast, sometimes replacing dirtier coal-fired plants and, ...

A powerful tool to estimate individual exposure to traffic-related air pollutants is geographical information ... measurements were made by the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences Laboratory in The ...

A new analysis found that ingesting plastic can disrupt proteins that facilitate key functions in seabirds—the latest in a ...

A hypothesis-free analysis ... to multiple pollutants, a risk-integrated index needs to be developed and implemented beyond the current single pollutant-based guideline. Closing these knowledge gaps ...