Individuals living around the Mt. Holly Century Aluminum plant near Goose Creek, South Carolina indicate the area was covered in alumina dust because of repeated failures of the smelter's emission control system.
The health risks of combined particulate matter and ozone pollution were more pronounced in colder weather and climates, researchers found.
Researchers found that only five days of exposure to air pollution is all it takes to face an increased of stroke and death
Researchers noted that particulate matter air pollution from agriculture and wildfires are linked to the highest increases in the long-term risk of dementia
Researchers found that lung cancer patients exposed to wildfires faced a 43% increased risk of death within the first three months following surgery
Federal guidelines for some types of air pollution levels have not changed for over 50 years, researchers noted.
Polluters often set up shop near communities with large populations of people of color, leading to minorities being disproportionately affected by unhealthy levels of air pollution, the study indicates
EPA investigators are monitoring the local air quality due concerns linked to ethanol fires which resulted from the train derailment.
The depression risk was linked to long-term exposure to particulate matter, ozone and nitrogen dioxide air pollution.
Particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide and nitrogen oxides in air pollution appears to increase the risk of the mental health disorders.
