/newsroom/taxonomy/term/9191/all en /newsroom/channels/news/ultrafine-particles-linked-over-1000-deaths-year-canadas-two-largest-cities-358211 <p>A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada’s two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.</p> <p>Ultrafine particles (UFPs) primarily come from vehicle emissions and industrial activities. Canada’s federal and provincial governments have not set concentration limits for UFPs, as they have for larger fine particles known as PM2.5.</p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:12:27 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 314349 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-how-wildfire-haze-harming-human-health-357327 <p>Wildfires have led Environment Canada to issue air quality advisories for parts of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, as forecasters warn the smoke could drift farther east. Wildfire-related haze could also move east into Ontario and Quebec, affecting areas from Georgian Bay to Quebec City (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/air-quality-alerts-issued-as-wildfire-smoke-spreads-east-from-western-canada-1.6886080" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CTV News</a>) </p> Tue, 14 May 2024 17:01:57 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310489 at /newsroom /newsroom/scott-weichenthal Sun, 21 Jan 2024 00:01:26 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 307616 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-346228 <p>While officials have repeatedly sought to assure residents that the water and air in East Palestine, Ohio, are safe after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials earlier this month, anxiety has permeated the community amid reports of rashes, nausea and headaches. While it was deemed safe for evacuated residents to return home on February 8, community members have questioned how safe their village is and the validity of the air and water tests. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/us/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-monday/index.html">CNN</a>)</p> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:56:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 292303 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/low-levels-air-pollution-deadlier-previously-thought-343313 <p>The World Health Organization’s <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health">most recent estimates (2016)</a> are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution (often referred to as PM<sub>2.5</sub>,). A recent study involving McGill researchers now suggests that the annual global death toll from outdoor PM<sub>2.5</sub> may be significantly higher than previously thought.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:46:10 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288473 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/air-pollution-nanoparticles-linked-brain-cancer-302590 <p>New research from �㽶��Ƶ links air pollution nanoparticles to brain cancer.</p> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:11:08 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 188192 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/experts-smog-montreal-283642 <p>“Officials in the city of Montreal have issued the latest of several smog alerts today and they hope to improve air quality by restricting the use of wood-burning appliances made popular after the devastating ice storm of 1998.” (<a href="http://www.rcinet.ca/en/2018/01/04/quebec-1998-electrical-failure-wood-burning/">RCI Net</a>)</p> Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:18:25 +0000 vincent.allaire@mcgill.ca 32819 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/woodstoves-are-good-soul-bad-heart-266643 <p><span>The risk of acute myocardial infarction for the elderly living in and around small cities is increased by air pollution caused by biomass burning from woodstoves.  </span></p> <p>It is well documented that air pollution in big cities causes heart and lung problems. But what are its consequences on people in smaller urban centres?</p> Mon, 27 Feb 2017 16:35:54 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 26741 at /newsroom