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#Feinstaub, #Passau, Fußgängerzone, 2025-07-04, 12:15h (MESZ / CEDT / UTC+2):
(48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E)

PM2.5 : 42,8 μg/m^3
PM10: 91.6 μg/m^3

(LVL1 Moderate) i.e. not very good

Gemessen mit: HoldPeak HP-5800D (no bot; posted, if really bad air)

Skala zur Bewertung „PM2.5 Air Pollution Level“ (Auszug):
LVL1 Good 0-35 μg/m^3
LVL2 Moderate 36-75 μg/m^3
LVL3 Unhealthy- 76-115 μg/m^3
…

#energy
#particulates
#particulatematter
#airpollution
#luftqualität
#luftverschmutzung
#weather

#Feinstaub, #Passau, Fußgängerzone, 2025-07-04, 12:15h (MESZ / CEDT / UTC+2):
(48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E)

PM2.5 : 42,8 μg/m^3
PM10: 91.6 μg/m^3

(LVL1 Moderate) i.e. not very good

Gemessen mit: HoldPeak HP-5800D (no bot; posted, if really bad air)

Skala zur Bewertung „PM2.5 Air Pollution Level“ (Auszug):
LVL1 Good 0-35 μg/m^3
LVL2 Moderate 36-75 μg/m^3
LVL3 Unhealthy- 76-115 μg/m^3
…

#energy
#particulates
#particulatematter
#airpollution
#luftqualität
#luftverschmutzung
#weather

Analyzing Impact Of Heat From Western Wildfires On Air Pollution In The Eastern US
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/analyzing-impact-heat-from-western-wildfires-air-us-eisenstadt-fzk1e/ <-- shared LinkedIn technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads1957 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea7430 <-- shared technical article / perspective
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https://scitechdaily.com/see-how-californias-intense-wildfires-are-making-their-own-weather/ <-- shared technical article
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#fire #wildfire #climatemodels #heat #fireheat #release #atmosphere #convection #weather #weatherpatterns #airquality #publicsafety #risk #hazard #publichealth #USA #USWest #spatialanalysis #smoke #model #modeling #factors #pollution #emissions #updraught #particulates #downwind #regional #firemanagement #mitigation #extremeweather #cost #economics #damage #planning #policy #rainfall #pluvial

Analyzing Impact Of Heat From Western Wildfires On Air Pollution In The Eastern US
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/analyzing-impact-heat-from-western-wildfires-air-us-eisenstadt-fzk1e/ <-- shared LinkedIn technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads1957 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea7430 <-- shared technical article / perspective
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https://scitechdaily.com/see-how-californias-intense-wildfires-are-making-their-own-weather/ <-- shared technical article
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#fire #wildfire #climatemodels #heat #fireheat #release #atmosphere #convection #weather #weatherpatterns #airquality #publicsafety #risk #hazard #publichealth #USA #USWest #spatialanalysis #smoke #model #modeling #factors #pollution #emissions #updraught #particulates #downwind #regional #firemanagement #mitigation #extremeweather #cost #economics #damage #planning #policy #rainfall #pluvial

Analyzing Impact Of Heat From Western Wildfires On Air Pollution In The Eastern US
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/analyzing-impact-heat-from-western-wildfires-air-us-eisenstadt-fzk1e/ <-- shared LinkedIn technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads1957 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea7430 <-- shared technical article / perspective
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https://scitechdaily.com/see-how-californias-intense-wildfires-are-making-their-own-weather/ <-- shared technical article
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#fire #wildfire #climatemodels #heat #fireheat #release #atmosphere #convection #weather #weatherpatterns #airquality #publicsafety #risk #hazard #publichealth #USA #USWest #spatialanalysis #smoke #model #modeling #factors #pollution #emissions #updraught #particulates #downwind #regional #firemanagement #mitigation #extremeweather #cost #economics #damage #planning #policy #rainfall #pluvial

Analyzing Impact Of Heat From Western Wildfires On Air Pollution In The Eastern US
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/analyzing-impact-heat-from-western-wildfires-air-us-eisenstadt-fzk1e/ <-- shared LinkedIn technical article
--
https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads1957 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea7430 <-- shared technical article / perspective
--
https://scitechdaily.com/see-how-californias-intense-wildfires-are-making-their-own-weather/ <-- shared technical article
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#fire #wildfire #climatemodels #heat #fireheat #release #atmosphere #convection #weather #weatherpatterns #airquality #publicsafety #risk #hazard #publichealth #USA #USWest #spatialanalysis #smoke #model #modeling #factors #pollution #emissions #updraught #particulates #downwind #regional #firemanagement #mitigation #extremeweather #cost #economics #damage #planning #policy #rainfall #pluvial

Analyzing Impact Of Heat From Western Wildfires On Air Pollution In The Eastern US
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https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/analyzing-impact-heat-from-western-wildfires-air-us-eisenstadt-fzk1e/ <-- shared LinkedIn technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.ads1957 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aea7430 <-- shared technical article / perspective
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https://scitechdaily.com/see-how-californias-intense-wildfires-are-making-their-own-weather/ <-- shared technical article
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#fire #wildfire #climatemodels #heat #fireheat #release #atmosphere #convection #weather #weatherpatterns #airquality #publicsafety #risk #hazard #publichealth #USA #USWest #spatialanalysis #smoke #model #modeling #factors #pollution #emissions #updraught #particulates #downwind #regional #firemanagement #mitigation #extremeweather #cost #economics #damage #planning #policy #rainfall #pluvial

#Oxford #airquality is in the green this morning. must be the rain washing out the #particulates. https://map.purpleair.com/air-quality-standards-us-epa-aqi?opt=%2F1%2Flp%2Fa10%2Fp604800%2FcC0#11.8/51.74642/-1.24698 #environment #pollution

TechCrunch: How Al Gore used AI to track 660M polluters. “The nonprofit Climate Trace, which Gore co-founded, on Wednesday launched a tool that uses AI to track fine particulate pollution from more than 660 million sources worldwide.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/09/25/techcrunch-how-al-gore-used-ai-to-track-660m-polluters/

@Qldaah
why do they hate us so much? An unremarkable Brisbane day has 560 CO2 ppm. We are gasping for air already.

#Qldpol #Auspol #Coal #CoalRoyalties #LungDisease #particulateMatter #Particulates

“Dispersion”

In “Dispersion,” particles spread under the influence of an unseen fluid. Like Roman de Giuli’s work, filmmaker Susi Sie creates macro images that look like ice floes, deserts, and river deltas viewed from above. This similarity of patterns at both large and small scales is a specialty of fluid physics. Just as artists use it to mimic larger flows, scientists use it to study planet-scale problems in the lab. (Video and image credit: S. Sie et al.)

#dispersion #fluidDynamics #fluidsAsArt #granularFlow #granularMaterial #particulates #physics #reynoldsSimilarity #science

#Feinstaub, #Passau, Fußgängerzone, 2025-03-29, 12:00h (MEZ / CET / UTC+1):
(48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E)

PM2.5: 33,3 μg/m^3
PM10: 69,3 μg/m^3

(LVL1 Good)

Gemessen mit: HoldPeak HP-5800D (no bot, posted mostly from Mo to Sa)

Skala zur Bewertung „PM2.5 Air Pollution Level“ (Auszug):
LVL1 Good 0-35 μg/m^3
LVL2 Moderate 36-75 μg/m^3
LVL3 Unhealthy- 76-115 μg/m^3
…

#energy
#particulates
#particulatematter
#airpollution
#luftqualität
#luftverschmutzung
#weather

#Feinstaub, #Passau, Fußgängerzone, 2025-03-19, 11:30h (MEZ / CET / UTC+1):
(48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E)

PM2.5: 8,6 μg/m^3
PM10: 16,1 μg/m^3

(LVL1 Good)

Gemessen mit: HoldPeak HP-5800D (no bot, posted mostly from Mo to Sa)

Skala zur Bewertung „PM2.5 Air Pollution Level“ (Auszug):
LVL1 Good 0-35 μg/m^3
LVL2 Moderate 36-75 μg/m^3
LVL3 Unhealthy- 76-115 μg/m^3
…

#energy
#particulates
#particulatematter
#airpollution
#luftqualität
#luftverschmutzung
#weather

#Feinstaub, #Passau, Fußgängerzone, 2025-02-20, 11:45h (MEZ / CET / UTC+1):
(48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E)

PM2.5: 27,3 μg/m^3
PM10: 55,9 μg/m^3

(LVL1 Good)

Gemessen mit: HoldPeak HP-5800D (no bot, posted mostly from Mo to Sa)

Skala zur Bewertung „PM2.5 Air Pollution Level“ (Auszug):
LVL1 Good 0-35 μg/m^3
LVL2 Moderate 36-75 μg/m^3
LVL3 Unhealthy- 76-115 μg/m^3
…

#energy
#particulates
#particulatematter
#airpollution
#luftqualität
#luftverschmutzung
#weather

A Regional Modelling Perspective On The Impacts On Central Asia Of Dust Emitted From The Aralkum, The Desiccated Lakebed Of The Aral Sea
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https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202457504002 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #change #climatechange #loss #desiccation #exploitation #risk #hazard #Aral #AralSea #CentralAsia #Aralkum #Kyzylkum #Karakum #GarabogazkolBasin #AralDesert #desert #COSMOMUSCAT #model #modeling #water #hydrology #spatiotemporal #waterresources #waterbody #watersecurity #publichealth #aerosol #emissions #surfacewater #airquality #particulates #PM10 #pollution #wind #Kazahkstan #Uzbekistan #WHO #health #humanimpacts #lakebed

[Not very] Clean Air Zone proposal accepted.

Initial quick reaction: In another bad decision from the government, the GMCA (not very) Clean Air Zone proposal has been accepted.  This was what the previous government sat on for three years. #GreaterManchester will be the only major city in the country without a proper clean air zone, its citizens condemned to breathe the #particulates and #NOx spewed by private cars and commercial vehicles

http://steadystatemanchester.net/2025/01/23/breaking-news-not-very-clean-air-zone-proposal-accepted/
#AirPollution #CAZ

#Feinstaub, #Passau, Fußgängerzone, 2024-12-03, 12:00h (MEZ / CET / UTC+1):
(48°34′28″N 13°27′53″E)

PM2.5: 24,0 μg/m^3
PM10: 48,6 μg/m^3

(LVL1 Good)

Gemessen mit: HoldPeak HP-5800D

Skala zur Bewertung „PM2.5 Air Pollution Level“ (Auszug):
LVL1 Good 0-35 μg/m^3
LVL2 Moderate 36-75 μg/m^3
LVL3 Unhealthy- 76-115 μg/m^3
…

#energy
#particulates
#particulatematter
#airpollution
#luftqualität
#luftverschmutzung
#weather

@kim_harding and electric cars are almost as bad -- because most of those #particulates are from tyres and brakes.

If we want to reduce cancerous air pollution, we need to move to lighter vehicles -- like bicycles.

#BikeTooter

Hazelwood coalmine fire exposed residents of the LaTrobe Valley to toxic smoke particulates and gases for 45 days in 2014.
A health Study finds ‘statistically significant association’ between exposure to fine particles in coalmine fire smoke and aging of lungs, equal to 4.7 years.

#Hazelwood #Coalmine #particulates #AirPollution
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/20/residents-lungs-aged-more-rapidly-after-exposure-to-smoke-from-hazelwood-coalmine-fire-research-shows

@arstechnica Massive lines of uncovered coal hoppers travel daily through Washington state and especially urban areas along Puget Sound including Seattle and the farm which grows our vegetables. #coal #coaldust #particulates

Harmful Dust From Drying Lakes - Preserving Great Salt Lake (USA) Water Levels Decreases Ambient Dust And Racial Disparities In Population Exposure
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https://www.cell.com/one-earth/fulltext/S2590-3322(24)00249-5 <-- shared technical article
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[similar to the public health impacts and challenges faced by communities around the dying Salton Sea, amongst others...]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #pollution #dust #toxic #exposure #wind #publichealth #water #drought #GreatSaltLake #Utah #water #surfacewater #watersupply #climatechange #demographics #community #atrisk #minorities #income #disparity #humanhealth #mitigation #policy #planning #loss #drying #lake #terminallakes #inlandseas #ecology #habitat #lakebed #humanimpacts #mining #wateruse #overuse #desiccation #socialdisparity #incomedisparity #particulates

Climate and health benefits of wind and solar dwarf all subsidies - Enlarge (credit: Ashley Cooper)

When used to generate power or... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=2027584 #sustainability #climatechange #particulates #publichealth #electricity #greenenergy #naturalgas #science #energy #health #green #ozone #solar #coal #wind

#Ships calling at the #UK’s most #polluted #ports produce more #NitrogenOxide #pollution (#NOx) than all the cars registered in the same cities or regions, analysis has shown.

#MilfordHaven, #Southampton and #Immingham top list for emissions of #HarmfulGases and #particulates
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/19/ships-pollute-port-cities-more-than-all-cars-in-the-region-analysis-shows
#AirPollution

Of 134 countries and regions surveyed in the report, only seven – Australia, Estonia, Finland, Grenada, Iceland, Mauritius and New Zealand – are meeting a #WorldHealthOrganization (#WHO) guideline limit for tiny airborne particles expelled by cars, trucks and industrial processes. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/mar/19/air-pollution-health-report
#AirPolution #Pollution #Particulates #PublicHealth #Health

#Wood-burning #stoves largely offset fall in particulate #pollution from #roads in #UK | #AirPollution | The Guardian

I don’t think burning #biomass is a sustainable source of #energy, especially if it’s also a #health hazard.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/14/wood-burning-stoves-cancel-out-fall-particulate-pollution-uk-roads

#Environment #Particulates

2/

In [1], the authors report: "high #temperatures during California #wildfires catalyzed widespread transformation of chromium to its #carcinogenic form in soil and #ash, as #HexavalentChromium" Cr(VI) - even "in wind-dispersible #particulates"

The geographic distribution of susceptible #soils, and of "fire incidents illustrate the broad global threat of wildfire #smoke- and dust-born metals to populations" [1]

A study in 2019 [2] already suggested this pathway for Cr(VI) formation in soil.

23-Nov-2023
Particulate #pollution from coal associated with double the risk of mortality than PM2.5 from other sources
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1008649 #science #environment #pollution #particulates #FossilFuels #PublicHealth

‘Fraudulent, broken instrument’: Why our measurements don’t capture the true risks of wildfire smoke

The Air Quality Health Index is a tool developed by the federal government with input from provinces and other stakeholders to inform Canadians on the risk of poor air quality in their area

https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/fraudulent-broken-instrument-why-our-measurements-don-t-capture-the-true-risks-of-wildfire-smoke/article_c0c2478e-d952-5473-84db-fceb50a93c92.html

>> see also: https://map.purpleair.com

https://firesmoke.ca/forecasts/current

#AirQuality #measure #misinformation #PurpleAir #particulates #FireSmoke #Fire #WildFire #PublicHealth

Revealed: almost everyone in Europe is breathing toxic air
Guardian investigation finds 98% of Europeans breathing highly damaging polluted air linked to 400,000 deaths a year

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/20/revealed-almost-everyone-in-europe-breathing-toxic-air
#science #pollution #particulates #PublicHealth

Use Of Citizen Science-Derived Data For Spatial And Temporal Modeling Of Particulate Matter Near The US/Mexico Border
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090495 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #PM25 #landuse #citizenscience #airsensors #survey #airmonitoring #airquality #California #community #CitizenScience #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #temporal #particulates #dust #USA #Mexico #SoCal #SouthernCalifornia #publichealth #water #hydrology #agriculture #arid #wind #windborne #monitoring

Use Of Citizen Science-Derived Data For Spatial And Temporal Modeling Of Particulate Matter Near The US/Mexico Border
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090495 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #PM25 #landuse #citizenscience #airsensors #survey #airmonitoring #airquality #California #community #CitizenScience #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #temporal #particulates #dust #USA #Mexico #SoCal #SouthernCalifornia #publichealth #water #hydrology #agriculture #arid #wind #windborne #monitoring

Use Of Citizen Science-Derived Data For Spatial And Temporal Modeling Of Particulate Matter Near The US/Mexico Border
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090495 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #PM25 #landuse #citizenscience #airsensors #survey #airmonitoring #airquality #California #community #CitizenScience #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #temporal #particulates #dust #USA #Mexico #SoCal #SouthernCalifornia #publichealth #water #hydrology #agriculture #arid #wind #windborne #monitoring

Use Of Citizen Science-Derived Data For Spatial And Temporal Modeling Of Particulate Matter Near The US/Mexico Border
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090495 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #PM25 #landuse #citizenscience #airsensors #survey #airmonitoring #airquality #California #community #CitizenScience #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #temporal #particulates #dust #USA #Mexico #SoCal #SouthernCalifornia #publichealth #water #hydrology #agriculture #arid #wind #windborne #monitoring

Use Of Citizen Science-Derived Data For Spatial And Temporal Modeling Of Particulate Matter Near The US/Mexico Border
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https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos10090495 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #PM25 #landuse #citizenscience #airsensors #survey #airmonitoring #airquality #California #community #CitizenScience #modeling #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #temporal #particulates #dust #USA #Mexico #SoCal #SouthernCalifornia #publichealth #water #hydrology #agriculture #arid #wind #windborne #monitoring

it's really cold in the PNW so indoor heated air is *REALLY* dry. I have a couple of those #ultrasonic #humidifier mist #diffuser thingies but stopped using them after I heard they put dangerous micro mineral particles in the air.

Does anyone know if this #danger is real? I understand the EPA hasn't said they're unsafe, but, y'know.

#humidity #airquality #airsafety #particulates #sciencequestion

Let's do an early #FollowFriday #Introduction to help us #Pollution people find each other on the 🐘 site

Add yourself & colleagues into the thread so we can follow you if you work in #Ecotoxicology #Toxicology #EnvironmentalChemistry #EmergingContaminants #POPs #PFAS #Plastic #Microplastics #Nanoplastics #Metals #Hydrocarbons #Pesticides #Particulates #Nutrients #Light #ALAN #Noise #Atmosphere #Water #Soil #Exposome #EnvironmentalRiskAssessment etc

Please boost & add any hashtags I've missed

ESP8266 Adds WiFi Logging to IKEA’s Air Quality Sensor - Introduced back in June, the IKEA VINDRIKTNING is a $12 USD sensor that uses color... - https://hackaday.com/2021/07/24/esp8266-adds-wifi-logging-to-ikeas-air-quality-sensor/ #microcontrollers #customfirmware #particulates #airquality #homehacks #esp8266 #sensor #ikea

Lamp Sheds Light on Air Quality - It can be difficult to appreciate when the air quality is decent and when it’s poo... - https://hackaday.com/2021/06/03/lamp-sheds-light-on-air-quality/ #particulatematter #raspberrypizerow #particulates #raspberrypi #airquality #pm2.5 #pm10