air pollution, health risks, particulate matter

Which Particulate Air Pollution Poses the Greatest Health Risk?

Researchers at the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI, together with colleagues from several other European institutions, have investigated whether particulate matter from certain sources can be especially harmful to human health. They found evidence that the amount of particulate matter alone is not the greatest health risk. Rather, it could be the so-called oxidative potential that ...

Troy Oakes

Kaspar Dällenbach carefully analyzing the composition of fine dust samples.