Microplastics used to sound like a distant environmental issue, but they're showing up in more places than you'd expect, ...

A groundbreaking meta-analysis study has revealed a potential silver lining for allergy sufferers, suggesting that certain ...

Achieving cleanroom certification is a non-negotiable for electronics and pharmaceutical companies. But to meet cleanroom ...

Airborne particles smuggle pollutants to far reaches of globe Date: November 15, 2012 Source: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Summary: Pollution from fossil fuel burning and forest fires ...

Airborne particles are still the biggest problem. The SARS-CoV-2 variants are believed to spread primarily through the air rather than on surfaces.

Airborne particles are too small to see, and can accumulate over time in poorly ventilated areas. MORE: CDC tells states: Be ready to distribute vaccines on Nov. 1.

On Friday, Sept. 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned that tiny airborne particles, not just the bigger water droplets from a sneeze or cough, could infect others.

At a University of Maryland lab, people infected with the new coronavirus take turns sitting in a chair and putting their faces into the big end of a large cone. They recite the alphabet and sing ...

Engineers in South Korea developed a bioinspired air filter that mimics nasal mucus, trapping more particles and lasting ...

Scientists have published a letter urging the WHO to more seriously consider the potential spread of COVID-19 through inhalation of small particles lingering in the air.

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