# Particulate matter

**URL:** <https://community.purpleair.com/t/particulate-matter/1261>\
**Category:** Studies and Evaluations\
**Created:** [July 15, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/particulate-matter/1261 "2022-07-15T17:35:43Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e95f7d/32.png) [@Robert](https://community.purpleair.com/u/Robert)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 5:35pm UTC](https://community.purpleair.com/t/particulate-matter/1261/1 "2022-07-15T17:35:43Z")

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And yet another study highlighting the need to monitor, and reduce, particulate pollution (with PurpleAir increasingly helping with the former)

> **[Even low levels of air pollution found to contribute to increased health risk](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2022-07-air-pollution-contribute-health.html)**
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> Levels of air pollution well below national and international air quality guidelines are associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new Canada-wide study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia.

Robert