Canada has the ability to invest significantly in the monitoring and modelling of air quality. In translating this knowledge to the medical community and the general public, health risks related to air pollution could be mitigated and better health could be promoted. However, monitoring efforts ...
Whilst this a vital part of the upper atmosphere, on ground level it can prove to have very negative health effects, hence why it is counted amongst the several pollutants that go into calculating the AQI, or air quality index. Did COVID-19 affect air pollution in the USA? Even though ...
What are the health effects of Indonesia’s polluted air? The cost to human health from the effects of heavily polluted air is shocking. After the notably bad burning season in 2015, it was reported that over 75,000 cases of patients suffering from upper respiratory infections needed medical ...
Air quality has plummeted across much of the northeast as smoke from wildfires in Canada moves south. Poor air quality can be hazardous. Before spending time outdoors, check the air quality forecast. Make sure you aren’t doing yourself more harm than good.https://t.co/CVx9g8Hm1qpic.twitter...
Exercising in bad air quality can lead to negative health effects. Here's what to know. Wednesday may be Global Running Day – but for those in the northeast U.S. and Canada, it may be one of the worst days of the year to lace up their sneakers and head outdoors. The air quality...
When the air quality is considered unhealthy or you're impacted by events like the current wildfire smoke, there are a few steps you can take to protect yourself and minimize the health effects. The most important thing you can do is stay indoors as much as possible, the experts note. Thi...
However, the potential gains in QALYs from reduced air pollutants can be contrasted to the costs of policies to bring about such reductions. Based on a tentative threshold for the value of health benefits, analysis suggests that an investment in Canada of over $1 billion per annum would be ...
We find higher fleet electrification ratios can synergistically deliver greater air quality, climate and health benefits. For example, electrifying 27% of private vehicles and a larger proportion of certain commercial fleets can readily reduce the annual concentrations of fine particulate matter, nitrogen...
Air-quality-related health impacts from climate change and from adaptation of cooling demand for buildings in the eastern United States: An interdisciplina... Air-quality-related health impacts from climate change and from adaptation of cooling demand for buildings in the eastern United States: An ...
there are still pollutive issues that need addressing in the country, and it could take further steps to ensure that it gets its yearly average below the World Health Organizations (WHO) target goal of 10 μg/m³ or less for a cleaner quality of air, the closer number is to 0 being...