Thousands of microscopic plastics in the air of homes, offices and cars may be endangering our health, according to a new ...

How does wildfire smoke travel so far At the site of the wildfires, the smoke can quickly rise through the atmosphere due to ...

Humans are likely inhaling far greater amounts of lung-penetrating microplastics than previously assumed, scientists are ...

Forty-four U of T projects have been awarded a total of $12.1 million from the Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) for infrastructure that will advance research in everything from water treatment ...

Smoke particles are much larger than air molecules, so they scatter light differently. Instead of favouring short blue wavelengths, they scatter all wavelengths more evenly.

A review of 3,000 studies also suggests these minute plastic air particles may be causing male and female infertility. Tires and degrading garbage shed tiny pieces of plastic into the air ...

Ultrafine — and unregulated — air particles from vehicle emissions and industries in Canada’s two largest cities are linked to an estimated 1,100 premature deaths each year, a new study ...

Air pollution is now ranked the second-leading risk factor for death, accounting for about 8.1 million deaths globally and about 600,000 deaths in the United States in 2021. Most air pollution ...

Research has found tiny air particles in pollution don't just harm our lungs. They can also damage our digestive systems, including livers and intestines. Fine air particles, known as PM2.5, can ...

Plants can absorb plastic particles directly from the air. Particles in the air can enter leaves through various pathways, such as through structures on the leaf surface called the stomata and ...

When people with normal skin are exposed to high level of air pollution, large particles go into the fold of the skin like around the eyes, nose, neck region and armpits, leading to a skin ...

While fine particles are up to 2.5 microns in diameter – about than a grain of fine beach sand – ultrafine particles are 0.1 microns or smaller. These particles are concerning, as they .