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Poor air quality affects you even if you don't smell smoke, California: Air pollution explained
When air quality is ranked "unhealthy for vulnerable groups" it means PM 2.5 are at levels that can cause problems for people ...
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You Don’t Have To Smoke To Get Lung Cancer—Air Pollution May Be Just As Dangerous
New global research links air pollution to DNA mutations found in lung cancer among non-smokers, suggesting polluted air may ...
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EPA Wants Clinicians to Counsel Patients on Air Pollution
Smoke travels hundreds of miles to harm air quality far from the fire, according to the EPA’s Wildfire Smoke and Your Patient ...
People who breathe dirty air are at higher risk of brain tumours that do not usually cause cancer
Exposure to higher levels of air pollution over time was tied to a higher risk of meningioma, a type of brain tumour that is ...
Wildfires are challenging air quality monitoring infrastructure
The current infrastructure also isn’t set up to fully account for the shifting behavior of wildfire smoke, which can travel ...
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Wildfire smoke particles cause more lung damage than other pollution sources
The fine particles in wildfire smoke are up to 10 times more harmful to human lungs than pollution from other sources, such as car exhaust, an analysis published Friday by the journal Nature ...
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Why wildfire smoke can be worse than other air pollutants
Smoke isn’t your ordinary air pollution. The tiny particles found in smoke can be up to 10 times more harmful to human health than soot from other things like tailpipes and factories, ...
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What does hazardous wildfire smoke look like? - CNN
Smoke from Carr Fire in Shasta County, California drifted south to Sacramento, creating moderate to unhealthy air pollution for multiple weeks in late July and August 2018. The fire took more than ...
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Wildfire smoke increases dementia risk more than other forms of air pollution, landmark study finds - Los Angeles Times
Exposure to wildfire smoke increases the odds of being diagnosed with dementia even more than exposure to other forms of air pollution, according to a landmark study of more than 1.2 million ...
What’s in that smoke? Experts warn of hidden fireworks pollution
Fireworks may dazzle, but they also pollute the air, disrupt wildlife and pose health risks. Some North Carolina cities are ...
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What does the sky look like when wildfire smoke is hazardous? | CNN - CNN International
Smoke from Carr Fire in Shasta County, California drifted south to Sacramento, creating moderate to unhealthy air pollution for multiple weeks in late July and August 2018. The fire took more than ...