Environment ❯ Pollution ❯ Air Quality

Particulate Matter

Health Effects PM2.5 Fireworks Emissions PM 2.5 Health Risks Health Impacts PM2.5 Levels PM10 PM 2.5 Levels AQI Levels

Winter Smog Persists Over Eastern and Northern Germany, With PM Limits Breached in Saxony and Lower Saxony

A stagnant high‑pressure pattern with polluted easterly flow has trapped emissions near the ground, driving urban particulate spikes.

Germany Records Widespread PM2.5 Breaches as Rain and Wind Bring Partial Relief

California PM2.5 Alerts Persist as Riverside and Orange Counties Remain Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups

California Air Quality Advisory Persists as PM2.5 Reaches Unhealthy Levels in Select Areas

CREA Finds Secondary Ammonium Sulfate Drives Up to 42% of India’s PM2.5, One-Third in Delhi

Delhi Targets FY2026 Rollout for New EV Policy as Draft Heads to Public Review

Delhi CM Urges Hotels, Restaurants to Install Rooftop Mist Systems to Curb Pollution

German Police Union Delivers 2.2 Million-Signature Fireworks Ban Petition to Interior Ministers

Punjab on High Alert as Smog Set to Intensify, No Rain in Sight

TÜV Pushes Tougher Emissions Checks as EU Weighs Rules That Could Hit 16 Million German Cars

Farm Fires Down Year on Year as Rain Briefly Eases Punjab Spike and Lifts Delhi Air

Berlin Relaunches Free Online ‘Stove License’ to Curb Wood-Smoke Pollution

Delhi Rheumatologists Link Rising Rheumatoid Arthritis to Toxic Air at IRACON 2025

Zürich Voters Approve Strict Leaf-Blower Limits, Ban Petrol Devices

Doctors Warn Pollution Is Driving a New Wave of Cancers in India

New Studies Tie Fine Air Pollution to Worsening Alzheimer’s Pathology and Increased Hospitalization for Lewy Body–Related Dementia

Study Links Fine Particle Pollution to Lewy Body Dementia and Identifies Toxic Protein Strain

UCLA Finds Localized PM2.5 Spikes at Los Angeles EV Fast Chargers

Most NCAP Cities Cut PM10 Levels but 25 Report Pollution Rises in 2024-25

After Rheinkirmes Crowd Injuries, Cranger Kirmes Confirms Fireworks With Enhanced Safety