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Almost nowhere on Earth safe from PM2.5, says Melbourne study

Envirotec Magazine

A seemingly world-first study of daily ambient fine particulate matter ( PM 2.5 ) across the globe reports that only 0.18% of the global land area and 0.001% of the global population are exposed to levels of PM 2.5 – the world’s leading environmental health risk factor – below levels of safety recommended by Word Health Organization (WHO).

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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

1 Only seven countries and three territories last year met World Health Organization pollution guidelines for fine particulate matter, according to the latest report by Swiss company IQ Air, published in March. µg/m 3 ), followed by northern Africa (30.1 µg/m³), and southern America (15.6 levels in the two decades up until 2019.

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Top 10 Women of Solar

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

After graduating, she hatched the idea to combine her experience in social work with her knowledge of engineering through GRID Alternatives, “an organization that could have real impact in low-income communities.”. Raina Russo dependably organizes the live bi-weeky, interactive Twitter webinar #SolarChat as a valuable virtual solar forum.