Agricultural non-point source (ANPS) is a prevalent form of pollution that exerts a significant influence on water systems, encompassing rivers, lakes, and groundwater 1,2,3,4. In contrast to ...

Rapid and accurate identification of pollution sources is critical for emergency management but remains challenged by the high computational cost and uncertainty of traditional numerical models. To ...

Unlike most other pollutants, particulate matter (PM) cannot be characterized by the space- and time-variations of the mass concentrations of a single compound. Important factors influencing PM ...

Air pollution does not have to exceed federal limits to potentially harm human health, according to a new published study from the University of Mississippi.

Different components of small particular matter linked to modest cardiovascular effects. Relationship persisted even in neighborhoods meeting the current National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ...

No pollution is good for anyone’s health, but a new study found that scientists may have significantly underestimated just how deadly pollution from coal-fired plants can be. It also shows how tighter ...

Over the last decades, air pollution emissions have decreased substantially; however, the magnitude of the change varies by demographics, according to a new study by Columbia University Mailman School ...

Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

The Clean Water Act has reached its 50th anniversary. Still befuddling federal regulators is nonpoint-source pollution — a technocratic term describing pesticides, oil, fertilizers, toxins, sediment ...

The combustion of fossil fuels (coal, petroleum [oil], and natural gas) is the major source of both air pollution and the greenhouse-gas emissions driving climate change. The fetus, infant, and child ...