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Researchers call for governments to mandate indoor air quality monitoring

In a response to the Covid-19 pandemic, researchers from The University of Hong Kong, Tsinghua University and Beijing University of Technology are calling on governments to consider enforcing real-time indoor air quality monitoring at least all public buildings. 

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National Grid announces new £500,000 fund to support green spaces
National Grid’s electricity distribution business has again teamed up with Localgiving to deliver the latest
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Can AI help us celebrate Earth Day and promote clean air?
AI is becoming much more mainstream, and I am amazed by the way in which
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Sustrans launch campaign calling on the Government to reverse Active Travel cuts
As we reported last month, the government used their recent big HS2 announcement to slip
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SAMHE launches to monitor air quality in over 1,000 UK schools
SAMHE stands for Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education and is a collaboration
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School children make their own air pollution catchers for ScienceFest
Mums for Lungs, a grassroots clean air campaign network, has been collaborating with some of
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Association of Directors of Public Health respond to National Air Quality Strategy
The Association of Directors of Public Health (ADPH) have managed to squeeze a response into
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Air pollution linked to poor quality sleep
Air pollution, a warm bedroom and high levels of carbon dioxide and ambient noise are
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Russia relaxed air pollution limits in 2021 – and people have only just found out

Air quality that would have been deemed unsafe under Russian law two years ago is now, it turns out, perfectly safe. Changes to the regulations covering air quality were made in 2021 but it was only last month that a group of clean air activists found out.

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AI can help forecast air quality, but events like the summer of wildfires require traditional methods too
By Joshua S. Fu, University of Tennessee Wildfire smoke from Canada’s extreme fire season has
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Study shows Status Quo Bias to be an impediment to Active Travel schemes
The Economic & Social Research Institute in Dublin have published research – supported by the
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DEFRA open applications for this year’s Air Quality Grant scheme
Local authorities across England can now apply for a share of £6 million of government
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Closure of US coal-processing plant provided immediate health benefits to local community
A new natural experiment has examined the change in emergency department visits and hospitalisations for
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New research supports a link between air pollution and childhood obesity
A large, population-based study in Catalonia, Spain has examined children and adolescents, between two and
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‘What a waste of time and money’ – reactions to ULEZ High Court decision pour in
Following today’s decision by the High Court that the process carried out on the proposal
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Air pollution + extreme heat = double the risk of a heart attack
A study of 202, 678 heart attack deaths in Jiangsu province, China, from 2015 to 2020
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
Ambitious global climate action could prevent up to 1.32 million premature deaths each year by
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
Long-term exposure to air pollution may do more than damage the lungs and heart –
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
Electronic cigarettes may not produce smoke but new research suggests the vapour they release could
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
A new study  has revealed that pesticide residues are present in 70% of European soils,
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
A citizen science project with schoolchildren on the Isle of Anglesey has revealed that for
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
A new study has found that a combination of early-life exposures – specifically indoor dampness,
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
The degree to which disadvantaged communities in California suffer poor air quality compared to their
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
For much of the 20th century, Europeans and Americans have been surrounded by lead. Our
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