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2025-10-03Tufts University Researcher Reports High Air Pollution in Hanscom-Area Towns
Hanscom Field. JENNY STEWART PHOTO This story has been changed to reflect that the air quality study has been published and is available. A recent research project regarding air quality impacts in the four towns that border Hanscom Field found that there is a high concentration of ultrafine particles (UFP) and airborne lead. Neelakshi Hudda -
2025-10-01Impacts of Aviation Emissions on Air Quality Near Hanscom Field, Bedford, Massachusetts – Results of a Two-Season Monitoring Campaign
A comprehensive study measuring ultrafine particles, lead, and other air pollutants from aviation emissions at Hanscom Field across four surrounding Massachusetts towns. The study found that UFP concentrations were up to two-fold higher at downwind sites and often exceeded WHO guidelines, with the highest impacts in Bedford and Lexington. -
2025-06-16
Tweed New Haven Regional Airport to offer free air purifiers after neighbors’ concerns
A Breeze Airways jet, right, arrives next to Avelo Airlines at Tweed New Haven Regional Airport in New Haven, Conn., Tuesday, December 10, 2024. Breeze Airways began service to and from Tweed on Tuesday, joining Avelo Airlines and restoring Tweed to a two-airline airport for the first time in 17 years. Dave Zajac/Hearst Connecticut Media -
Researcher Probes Ultrafine Particles’ Ties to Airfield Activity
Researchers have identified concentrations of ultrafine particles in Bedford neighborhoods that may be connected to aircraft operations at Hanscom Field. Dr. Neelakshi Hudda, a research assistant professor in civil and environmental engineering at Tufts University, shared preliminary findings at a virtual meeting of the Hanscom Field Advisory Commission on Tuesday. The health implications are uncertain, -
2023-05-01Impact of airport-related pollution on health of near-by communities: LAX as an emerging case study
A 2023 Tufts University study examined how living near major airports like LAX exposes millions of Americans to harmful levels of noise and air pollution. Research links this proximity to higher rates of hypertension, cardiovascular disease, poor learning outcomes in children, and emerging evidence of pre-term birth and brain cancer. With over 33 million people living within 10 miles of the 23 busiest U.S. airports, the findings carry significant public health implications for communities near facilities like Sea-Tac. -
Activists push back against rising air pollution from Sea-Tac Airport
The A concourse at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in front of Mt. Rainier in December 2017. BY John Ryan Sea-Tac Airport is currently reporting more takeoffs and landings than at any time since early March 2020. That was in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, when travel of all kinds took a nose dive. The -
2020-04-01Preterm birth rates among mothers exposed to ultrafine particles from jet exhaust
A peer-reviewed study by researchers from Tufts, UCLA, USC, and the University of Washington found that mothers living near airports and exposed to ultrafine particles from jet exhaust face elevated rates of preterm birth. The research, published in Environmental Health Perspectives in 2020, is particularly relevant to communities near large airports like Sea-Tac, where millions of residents live within the impact zone of aircraft emissions. The findings carry significant environmental justice implications, as near-airport communities with high pollution exposure are often among the most vulnerable populations.