On Saturday at 11:14 a.m. the National Weather Service reported an air quality alert in effect until 11:15 p.m. for Northern ...

Hundreds of people living in the Intermountain West region might have to "relocate temporarily" because of the severity of ...

Circulating air can make a stale-smelling room feel better, and the breeze can stir up particulates that your HVAC or air purifier can then capture and remove.

Yes, particulates can be reduced by using a urea-based system (commonly referred to as selective catalyst reduction or SCR), but these complex units are not commonly found on older diesel-fueled ...

Smoke permeates everything and impacts everyone. The visible stew of carbon and particulates typically from emission sources travels in the air, shrouds buildings, suffocates birds, and penetrates ...

However, many of the particulates generated in urban fires are outside of its scope. That’s the disconnect – and the ongoing health risks – that your husband is referencing.

Particulates released in urban fires differ from those generated by forest fires. In urban fires, particulates come from the vast array of manmade materials found in the built environment.

Particulates are essentially small, even tiny, pieces of solid objects. Much of the texture and depth of smoke seen throughout the fire are the result of particulates.

SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, is mostly spread through droplets and other particulates, which people share by coughing, sneezing, singing, talking or yelling.

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Summary data on small particulates — those smaller than 2.5 micrometers in size — showed slightly higher averages near poultry operations, though not much higher than in the city.

The size of particulates smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter allows those particulates to remain airborne for long periods, to penetrate buildings, to be inhaled easily and to reach and ...