PM2.5 News
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27% of schools are in areas breaching WHO air quality guidelines
New analysis by Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) found that 8,549 educational establishments (27% of all schools, nurseries and colleges) are situated in areas which exceed recommended air pollution guidelines. CERC, commissioned by Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, found that these establishments are in areas with average levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that ...
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27% of schools are in areas exceeding WHO air quality guidelines
New analysis by Cambridge Environmental Research Consultants (CERC) found that 8,549 educational establishments (27% of all schools, nurseries and colleges) are situated in areas which exceed recommended air pollution guidelines. CERC, commissioned by Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation, found that these establishments are in areas with average levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) that ...
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Air pollution linked to Cardiac arrests
Researchers in New York have linked exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) with an increased risk of cardiac arrest. While particulate matter has previously been strongly associated with long term heart disease, this is the first time that it has been linked with sudden cardiac arrest. The team, led by Dr. Robert A Silverman ( Long Island Jewish Medical Centre, New York), compared readings ...
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4th Workshop on "Air Quality and modelling" in Freiburg from 15 to 16 May 2012
The 4th Workshop "Air Quality and modelling" will take place in Freiburg on May, 15 -16 2012 and a few vacancies are still left. Presentations (in German) will cover a wide spectrum of new developments in Air Quality planning and modelling with talks on e. g.: experiences with the Handbook Emission Factors for Road Transport (HBEFA) effects of speed limits of 30 km/h on air quality ...
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TSI Introduces the AirAssure PM2.5 Indoor Air Quality Monitor
TSI Incorporated, a global leader in reliable particle measurements, expands its innovative line of indoor air quality monitors with the introduction of the AirAssure™ PM2.5 Indoor Air Quality Monitor . With its unique auto-zero function, the AirAssure Monitor takes PM2.5 measurements where others don't with unsurpassed, reliable accuracy in a simple design. The wall-mounted instrument ...
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PM2.5 air pollution strongly linked to increased risk of heart attacks
Long-term exposure to particulate matter pollution is strongly linked with heart attacks and angina, a new European study of over 100 000 people has shown. The results indicate that this association exists at levels below current European limits, and that the burden of disease due to particulate matter may have been largely underestimated. In 2008, the EU adopted a new Air Quality Directive ...
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EPA Study Finds Elevated Particulate Levels in Air on Train Platforms at Chicago Union Station
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released an air quality study that documents elevated concentrations of particulate matter (PM2.5) in ambient air on train platforms at Union Station in Chicago. The concentration of PM2.5 in air on the train platforms was 23 - 96 percent higher than concentrations recorded on nearby streets on the days that monitoring was conducted last summer. The ...
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EU states approve new air quality directive
EU citizens will soon be better protected from the negative health effects of fine dust particles, thanks to a new directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe. The legal text was adopted at the Council meeting on on Monday in Luxembourg, following an agreement with the European Parliament under the conciliation procedure. It foresees a limit of 25 µg/m3 for the average ...
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EDM180 Dust Monitor available in the UK from Enviro Technology Services
As a World leading supplier of air quality monitoring systems, ET know the importance of being able to offer new solutions to the market. For that reason we are very pleased to introduce our new Environmental Dust Monitor from German manufacturer, Grimm Aerosol. The EDM180 is a stationary, Environmental Dust Monitor for simultaneous, real-time, measurement of PM10, PM2.5, PM1 and TC (Total ...
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Subway stations with platform sliding doors and good ventilation reduce passengers’ exposure to PM2.5
Underground trains are among the most widely used public transport systems in cities worldwide. A study investigating the chemical composition and source of particles in Barcelona subway stations found that a new station design, with sliding doors that separate the platform from the tunnel and good ventilation, reduced the concentration of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) by over 50% compared with ...
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BAM1020 particulate monitors receive new MCERTS certificates
Air quality monitoring specialist, Enviro Technology Services is pleased to announce new MCERTS Product Conformity Certificates for its popular automatic particulate monitor, the BAM1020. The Smart Heated PM2.5 model received certification on the 14th February 2014 and is certified up to the 5th December 2018 and the Smart Heated PM10 model was certified on the 1st August 2014, running until ...
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Air pollution and the brain: potential neurological risk shown in Parkinson’s study
Elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease are at greater risk of emergency hospitalisation, as well as premature death, following short periods of increased air pollution by fine particles, finds a US study. The researchers believe that these findings support the theory that fine particles may affect the brain. They also found possible links between pollution and hospitalisation rates for ...
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UK Air Quality Targets and Legislation 2022
The Environment Act 2021 established a legally binding duty for the UK Government to bring forward two new air quality targets by the end of October. It’s clear that changes are coming for legal requirements around air quality, but what does that mean for Local Authorities and, further down the line, private commercial companies? We asked our expert partner, Dustscan Ltd, for an account of ...
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The ultimate Particulate Measurement System comes to ET
Leading air quality monitoring supplier Enviro Technology Services Plc, now offers what it considers to be “the ultimate ambient Particulate Measurement System”. Ambient particulate measurement is generally carried out in two ways, either by continuous automatic mass measurement using a monitor or by manual sampling and subsequent gravimetric weighing using a sampler. As particulates ...
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Mediterranean capital pollution has far-reaching effects on air quality
New research has modelled the impacts of Athens and Istanbul in the eastern Mediterranean, on local and regional air quality. Results indicate that the impacts of megacity pollution vary significantly according to the time of year and that air quality improvements will require coordinated efforts within the eastern Mediterranean region and beyond. Megacities (cities with more than 10 million ...
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Environment: Commission welcomes EP vote on the air quality directive
The European Commission welcomes the European Parliament's second reading amendments today on the directive on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe which confirmed the recent agreement negotiated between the Portuguese presidency and the Parliament. The agreement mirrors both institution's strong commitment to improving air quality, setting for the first time binding standards for fine ...
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BAM1020 particulate monitors receive new MCERTS certificates.
Air quality monitoring specialist, Enviro Technology Services is pleased to announce new MCERTS Product Conformity Certificates for its popular automatic particulate monitor, the BAM1020. The Smart Heated PM2.5 model received certification on the 14th February 2014 and is certified up to the 5th December 2018 and the Smart Heated PM10 model was certified on the 1st August 2014, running until ...
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U.S. EPA proposes to approve California`s air quality plans for South Coast, San Joaquin Valley
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve California's air quality plans for fine particles - also known as PM2.5 - in the South Coast and San Joaquin Valley. These plans will reduce pollution to the level required by the health based 1997 PM2.5 standard by 2015. “We are approving California’s air plans for fine particles, but our work is far from done. EPA ...
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Human health benefits from reducing short-lived air pollutants and methane concentrations
A recent global study has estimated that, each year, 1.5 million people die early from cardiopulmonary diseases and 0.1 million people die early from lung cancer caused by exposure to PM2.5 pollution. A further 0.4 million people are estimated to die early from respiratory diseases caused by exposure to surface ozone (O3) pollution. Although short-lived air pollutants have the largest influence ...
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Ormantine Now Offers Air Particle Monitors
Ormantine now offers Air Particle Counters for real time and logged monitoring of PM 0.5, PM 1.0, PM 2.5, and PM 5.0. The DC1700 is a premium model with the following benefits: Internal battery operation for up to 6 hours of continuous use. Generous storage capacity (approximately 10,000 samples). PC interface for data transfer. Internal clock to date-time stamp readings. Power cord or ...
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