Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers. Better air quality could lead to a significant extension of lifespans ...
Environment
Aug 22, 2018
2
526
Exposure to toxic air both indoors and out kills some 600,000 children under the age of 15 each year, the World Health Organization warned Monday.
Environment
Oct 29, 2018
0
58
Outdoor air pollution is a major contributor to indoor air pollution—but high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters used in the home significantly reduce fine-particulate matter in the air compared with non-HEPA air ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2018
0
16
Buildings in the U.S. are responsible for 40% of the country's total energy consumption. By improving the energy efficiency of new and existing buildings, the emissions generated from heating and cooling them could be reduced—preventing ...
Environment
Aug 20, 2021
13
480
On Dec. 30, 2021, one of the most destructive wildfires on record in Colorado swept through neighborhoods just a few miles from our offices at the University of Colorado Boulder. The flames destroyed over 1,000 buildings, ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 27, 2022
0
11
A new study involving the University of East Anglia (UEA) has revealed for the first time the global scale of premature deaths related to air pollution from international trade.
Environment
Mar 29, 2017
0
322
More than 90 percent of the global population is breathing in high levels of pollutants, the World Health Organization said Wednesday, blaming poor air quality for some seven million deaths annually.
Environment
May 2, 2018
0
81
Tiny particles in air pollution have been associated with cardiovascular disease, which can lead to premature death. But how particles inhaled into the lungs can affect blood vessels and the heart has remained a mystery. ...
Bio & Medicine
Apr 26, 2017
0
21
Outdoor air pollution has been widely studied and regulated for decades, but the quality of indoor air and its potential risks were little unrecognised until the early 2000s. Yet in temperate climates we can spend up to 90% ...
Environment
Jun 5, 2019
0
13
Life expectancy in the UK varies dramatically depending on where you live. As a recent BBC Panorama investigation highlighted, "the rich live longer and the poor die younger". The presenters visited Stockton-on-Tees in County ...
Social Sciences
Aug 6, 2018
1
11
