Specialized air quality instruments captured a spike in lead, chlorine, and bromine pollution during the L.A. wildfires.

By Janay Reece Click here for updates on this story DUNDALK, Maryland (WJZ) — On Friday afternoon, small slivers of smoke could still be seen rising above the remnants of the Owl Metals Recycling ...

Dr. Kelly Johnson-Arbor, a toxicologist at MedStar Health, warns that the pollutants released by the recycling center fire ...

A Palisades Fire victim who is a pulmonologist sets up a Disaster Relief Pulmonary Clinic Amidst strong winds expected on the evening of Jan. 20 through late in the evening on Jan. 21, the Los Angeles ...

Indicators like the Air Quality Index (AQI), commonly used to track air pollution levels, provide a rough sense of the ...

The AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500, with the lower the number, the healthier the air. (Getty Creative) ...

as judged by the EPA's Air Quality Index rating system. Moderate air quality is between 51 and 100, or in the yellow band of the AQI scale. Air quality in the moderate range can still be risky for ...

The region’s Air Quality Index (AQI) rose sharply from 275 on Tuesday to 396 by 6 pm on Wednesday, approaching the “severe” category. Stage 4 measures include a complete halt to construction ...

A thick blanket of haze continued to envelop Mumbai on Wednesday, reducing visibility as the city witnessed high humidity levels and cloud cover, leading to a further increase in overall air pollution ...

Calm winds, low temperatures and foggy conditions allowed the accumulation of pollutants in the region, with the air quality index soaring from 275 on Tuesday to 396 at 6 pm on Wednesday.

Blowing dust may result in air quality index levels that are unhealthy for sensitive groups or worse. The winds may disperse ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned a combined ...