Particulate Matter

Learn about traffic-related air pollutants like particulate matter, nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide, and VOCs, plus their health impacts and reduction strategies.

Explore how gasoline, diesel, electric, and human-powered transportation affect air quality. Learn which travel options produce the least air pollution and what it means for healthier cities.

Learn how particulate matter air pollution reduces visibility by scattering light, creating haze that impacts ecosystems, tourism, and scenic landscapes.

Firefighters, drivers, construction workers, and other professions often face high exposure to air pollution. Read this blog to understand why air quality monitoring and worker protections matter.

Alzheimer’s is the most common cause of dementia, and research suggests long-term air pollution exposure may raise the risk. Learn how PM2.5 affects brain health and why monitoring air pollution matters for reducing Alzheimer’s risk.

Discover why every modern major city should invest in a low-cost air quality sensor network. The data provided by these networks promotes public health, community awareness, and stronger policy enforcement — all at a much lower cost than traditional air quality monitoring solutions.

Learn how particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen oxides, black carbon, and carbon monoxide cross borders, impact health and climate, and why monitoring transboundary air pollution matters.

The EPIC Air Quality Fund opens 2026 applications in March to support PM2.5 air quality monitoring projects around the world that expand open data and drive policy impacts.

This blog covers coarse particulate matter (PM10) composition, sources, health and environmental effects, exposure guidelines, and why monitoring matters.

Explore the health impacts of coal dust and PM10 air pollution, how coal mining and transport contribute to emissions, and how to monitor and reduce exposure.