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

Envirotec Magazine

A lack of pollution monitoring stations has meant a shortfall of data on local, national, regional and global PM 2.5 µg/m 3 ), followed by northern Africa (30.1 μg/m³), other regions in Oceania (12.6 air pollution in August and September in South America and from June to September in sub-Saharan Africa.”

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Counting the microns

Envirotec Magazine

A couple of recent studies attempt to document the changing profile of this pollutant, and its prevalence in different regions of the world. Reacting to IQAir’s latest report, Greenpeace International senior air quality scientist Aidan Farrow said that “In 2023 air pollution remained a global health catastrophe.” levels in 2023.

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