An ambitious three-year project at the University of York is destined to become a world-leading facility for the study of domestic, indoor air quality. The £1.2m funding – secured from The Wolfson Foundation and the University itself – will allow the research team to build a semi-detached house, known at the INTERIORS Facility, on campus.
According to a preliminary study that is being presented to the American Academy of Neurology’s 75th Annual Meeting this week, exposure to high levels of PM2.5 can be associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s Disease.