Poor air quality like that experienced by smoke from Canadian bushfires in June can negatively affect water quality, but experts have yet to see the impacts of the fire on the Ohio River or the return of harmful algal blooms. With air pollution from Canadian bushfires, the Air Quality Index has reached the “unhealthy” range … Read more
Noticing a hazy look in Florida’s usually blue skies? It could be dust transported from the African desert of the Sahara, which makes the journey up to the southeastern states. The first Saharan dust plume to hit Florida this summer is headed our way this weekend and has the potential to impact air quality and … Read more
In a recent study published in Nutrition, metabolism and cardiovascular diseases Journal, the researchers used ambulatory blood pressure monitoring to evaluate the relationship between the degree of processed foods consumed and blood pressure variability. Their findings indicate that a high proportion of processed foods in the diet correlates positively with greater blood pressure variability and … Read more
