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Radon Health Risks

Radon is the #1 environmental hazard in the U.S. and the 2nd leading cause of lung cancer deaths in the country. An estimated 21,000 lung cancer deaths annually are due to radon ...

How does air pollution affect outdoor sports?

HIGHLIGHTS Research has shown the effects of air quality on health and athletic performance. In 2018, World Athletics began a campaign to raise awareness on the importance of air quality, a ...

In-Situ Elemental Composition Analysis of Large Inhalable Aerosol Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy

Particles Plus instruments were used during the research into In-Situ Elemental Composition Analysis of Large Inhalable Aerosol Using Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy at Colorado State University. The paper was presented by Professor Azer Yalin ...

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Humidified Tandem Differential Mobility Analyzer (HTDMA)

Most particles in the atmosphere take up water when exposed to increasing relative humidity – this often explains the poor visibility during the early morning hours when the relative humidity is high and particles have swollen in size and more effectively scatter solar radiation. When we inhale particles they also grow into water droplets, how large they grow determines where they deposit ...