Press Releases and Stories

2022

News
Environmental Protection, Pollution
Joint research revealed the importance of anthropogenic vapors on haze pollution over Hong Kong and Mainland China's megacities
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2021

Press Releases
Environment, Pollution, Innovation
Personalized Real-time Air Quality Informatics System for Exposure – Hong Kong (PRAISE-HK)
HKUST Institute for the Environment (HKUST-IENV) today released the “PRAISE-HK-EXP App” – a new mobile app that help users analyze their personal air pollution exposure budget, from outdoor, indoor, to different micro-environments including various modes of transportation, so that they can better
Press Releases
Health, air, Pollution
HKUST Researchers Find Wearing Face Masks May Reduce Cancer Risks Associated with Airborne Carcinogens
Surgical masks are effective in blocking airborne carcinogens, reducing cancer risks such as lung cancer and leukemia.
News
Ocean Science, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Pollution, Marine Life
Smart Fish Guards Ocean from Plastics
A robotic fish collects microplastics samples to help alleviating marine pollution

2020

News
Humanities and Social Science, Pollution
COVID-19, City Lockdowns, and Air Pollution: Evidence from China
The rapid spread of COVID-19 is a global public health challenge. To prevent the escalation of its transmission, China locked down one-third of its cities and strictly restricted personal mobility and economic activities.
Press Releases
Research, Pollution, Environmental Engineering: Environmental Sustainability
HKUST Study Finds City Lockdown Improves Air Quality May Delay 24,000 – 36,000 Early Death Cases
A team of researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) estimated that about 24,000 to 36,000 early mortality cases caused by air pollution may have been delayed due to Mainland China’s earlier mobility-restriction management (city lockdown*) to curb the spread of COVI

2019

News
Health, Pollution, Smart Cities
Let's Get Going on Road to Cleaner Air
Air pollution is a major environmental and health concern in Hong Kong and the largest environmental health risk, according to the World Health Organization, tying it to seven million premature deaths globally in 2016. Yet many of us accept it as part of city living.