As wildfire smoke blankets the East Coast, Air Quality Index and PM2.5 numbers are everywhere. Here’s what they mean. Air Quality Index, or AQI, and PM2.5, particulate matter which measures 2.5 ...
Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, according to ...