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Last updated
July 26, 2025

Mammals

Air pollution and mammals research documents widespread impacts on wildlife populations, revealing how environmental pollutants affect ecosystem health beyond human communities. Studies show that air pollution influences mammalian reproduction, behaviour, and survival rates, with implications for conservation and biodiversity. Research reveals how pollutants bioaccumulate in mammalian food webs and affect species from urban environments to protected wilderness areas. Discover the evidence showing how air quality affects mammalian wildlife and what this means for ecosystem conservation and species protection.

Horses

  • For PM2.5 between 4 and 23.6 μg/m3, Thoroughbred racehorse speed decreased 0.0008 m/s for every 1 μg/m3 increase of PM2.5 (Kim et al., 2024)
    • A horse’s lung capacity is almost 3x the size of a human’s

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