Since the Clean Air Act of 1970, air quality has greatly improved in the United States, and people are increasingly concerned about the environment and the air we breathe. Sensitive ecosystems are ...

Researchers determined how much outdoor particulate pollution affects indoor air quality. Their study concluded pollution from inversion and dust events is kept out of buildings, but wildfire smoke ...

Back in January, I experienced the Southern California wildfires and quickly realized just how much poor air quality impacts everything we do. It was the closest I've been to a wildfire, and even ...

Various pollutants reside outdoors, from microbial contaminants like bacteria, mold, and viruses to gases such as carbon monoxide and radon, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter, and ...

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We typically spend 80% of our time indoors, where the quality of the air we breathe depends on the age and type of building we occupy, as well as indoor pollution and outdoor pollution sources. But ...