Space dust analysis could solve mystery of the origins of Earth’s water
An international team of scientists may have solved a key mystery about the origins of the Earth’s water, after uncovering persuasive new evidence pointing...
Air and noise quality study will help inform Oxford City’s future environmental policy approach
Researchers at the University of Birmingham and University of Oxford have secured £207,000 funding from the Natural Environment Research Council to investigate the impacts...
9-11 responders with the greatest exposure to toxic dust have a higher likelihood of...
World Trade Center responders had a higher likelihood of developing liver disease if they arrived at the site right after the attacks as opposed...
Environmental hazard monitoring expert announces 2021 webinar series for dust, noise, vibration and asbestos...
Global occupational health and workplace hazard monitoring expert Casella has announced its schedule of webinars for 2021. The line-up of free-to-attend, virtually accessible webinars...
Smart, affordable monitor
Instrument firm Oizom has launched an industrial-grade, single-parameter air quality monitor - AQBot - capable of measuring a range of gases in addition to particulate matter.
Getting off-track with PM
When it comes to minimising road transport’s impact on the environment, an enduring theme seems to be: Fix one thing and another problem pops up elsewhere (maybe even because of one of these so-called solutions).
Monitoring the health effects of slate and tile cutting
When working with slate and tiles, certain construction activities are known to produce high levels of crystalline silica dust which, if not monitored and...
Sponsored Content: Misting cannons added to dust and odour control hire fleet
Ideal for sites with limited water availability the new Dustfighter AIO from Envirogard comes top-mounted to its own IBC.
Microplastics from textiles damage lung cells, finds study
Microplastics from textiles may inhibit the lung’s ability to repair damage caused by conditions such as COVID-19, according to research findings released on 24...
Measuring multiple particle sizes
Instrumentation firm TSI recently introduced an air quality monitor equipped for simultaneous measurement of PM1, PM2.5, PM4 and PM10 particulate matter, in addition to temperature and relative humidity
Smoking out the dangers
Increasingly large and intense wildfires in the Pacific Northwest of the US are altering the seasonal pattern of air pollution and causing a spike in unhealthy pollutants in August, new research appears to find. The smoke seems to be undermining clean air gains, posing potential risks to the health of millions.
Dust sentinel
Engineering consulting firm Tetra Tech is using Zephyr® air quality monitors from air quality expert EarthSense as part of its dust monitoring service.
Apps spreading like wildfire?
The intensifying wildfires of the past couple of years have raised air pollution concerns as the smoke has spread beyond the perimeter of the affected regions.
Destined to be a new piece of furniture?
A new air purifier is seemingly designed - somewhat uniquely - to catch airborne dust before it settles on floors and surfaces. Announced in February by Swedish firm Blueair, the DustMagnet™ also seems unusual in its departure from anything machine-like in appearance having been designed to look like a piece of furniture.
Real-time collection of particle data
German instruments firm GRIMM has released the EDM265, which provides real-time monitoring of particle number and particle size in addition to information on particle surface distribution and dust mass distribution
Sponsored content: Versatile cloud solution for real-time dust and noise measurement
When it comes to minimising both dust and noise, monitoring can play an important role, as instrumentation firm Svantek explains. The firm introduces a...
The solution for multi-agent site monitoring
Casella continues to demonstrate its commitment to helping its customers reduce environmental risks from large construction projects with the Guardian2.
Time to get real?
Recent years have seen a concerted drive to better understand and monitor various chemical and physical agents in the workplace, including things like machine vibration. One recent development along these lines is the drive to provide real-time monitoring of dust, as instrumentation firm Casella explains here.
The secret life of clouds
Even the finest particles of pollution influence the process of cloud formation and the rainfall regime, it seems. A study conducted in Manaus, in the Brazilian state of Amazonas, appears to show that oxidation leads small aerosols expelled by factories and car exhausts, for example, to grow very rapidly, reaching up to 400 times their original size, and that this affects raindrop formation.
Curved barrier shields pedestrians
The team has used airflow modelling techniques to study the effects of unique roadside structures to deflect particulates away from pedestrians
