A new USC study involving 8,500 children from across the country reveals that a form of air pollution, largely the product of agricultural emissions, is linked to poor learning and memory performance in 9- and 10-year-olds. The specific component of fine particle air pollution, or PM2.5, ammonium nitrate, is also implicated in Alzheimer’s and dementia … Read more
Residential heating by coal has for decades been the major contributor to the high levels of air pollution in Kraków, Poland. New research finds a nearly 40 percent decline in the annual average concentration of respirable particulate matter (PM2.5) in Kraków, Poland, between 2010 and 2019 following the implementation of policies targeting emissions from the burning … Read more
ASHTABULA COUNTY, Ohio — An Air Quality Advisory has been issued for the following counties in Northeast Ohio: Ashtabula. Cuyahoga. Geauga. Lake. Lorain. Medina. Portage. Summit. The alert will be effective through July 4. The air may be “unhealthy for sensitive groups”. This applies to the elderly, children, and those who have difficulty breathing. To help improve … Read more