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Air pollution can occur naturally or be caused by human activities. [3] Air pollution causes around 7 or 8 million deaths each year. [4] [5] It is a significant risk factor for a number of pollution-related diseases, including heart disease, stroke, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma and lung cancer.
The air quality in Malaysia is reported as the Air Pollution Index (API). Four of the index's pollutant components (i.e., carbon monoxide, ozone, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide) are reported in ppmv but PM 10 particulate matter is reported in μg/m 3. This scale below shows the health classifications used by the Malaysian government. 0-50 Good
Within the sciences, the word "contamination" can take on a variety of subtle differences in meaning, whether the contaminant is a solid or a liquid, [3] as well as the variance of environment the contaminant is found to be in. [2] A contaminant may even be more abstract, as in the case of an unwanted energy source that may interfere with a process. [2]
A new study in the journal Frontiers in Toxicology found that microplastics in the fish we consume are far more widespread than you may think.. In late December, researchers from Portland State ...
Average levels of PM 2.5 were measured using aqicn.org's World Air Quality Index data, and a formula developed by AirNow was used to convert the PM 2.5 figure into micrograms per cubic meter of air ( μg / m 3 ) values. Among the 70 capital cities investigated, Baghdad, Iraq is the worst performing one, with PM 2.5 levels going up +31.6 ...
Fires continue to burn for a second week in the Los Angeles area, killing at least 27 people, destroying more than 12,000 structures and prompting evacuation orders for as many as 200,000 ...
Portable room air cleaners with HEPA filters can be used if ventilation is poor or outside air has high level of PM 2.5. [122] Air filters are used to reduce the amount of dust that reaches the wet coils. [citation needed] Dust can serve as food to grow molds on the wet coils and ducts and can reduce the efficiency of the coils. [citation needed]
CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -Federal Reserve officials appear more likely to cut rates this month after data showed the U.S. labor market remained strong but continued to cool in November, with a ...