He added: "Previous research has shown that metals in air pollution particles can have toxic effects. We measured the metal content in the different types of brake dust and diesel exhaust dust.

For this study, researchers looked specifically at a type of air pollution called particulate matter, which is known to affect health, including cognitive abilities. Particulate matter is made up ...

There is a huge body of evidence showing that airborne dusts are damaging to our health. Unfortunately, while the switch to electric vehicles (EVs) will eliminate exhaust emissions, which include ...

Most of the world has dirty air, with just 17% of global cities meeting WHO air pollution guidelines, a report Tuesday found ...

Every day, millions of people are exposed to something harmful they can't see, smell, or touch, posing an invisible threat to ...

This ‘indirect’ model postulates that the effects of inhaled air pollution on cognition and ... vigilance may not be affected by this type of acute PM 2.5 exposure. Exposure through different ...

James Parkin, Research Fellow in Air Pollution at the University of Southampton said: "Dust produced by wear of the road, tyres, and brakes, known as 'non-exhaust emissions', are now the major type of ...