Emerging toxicological studies have established a concerning link between exposure to SiNPs and adverse effects on the reproductive system in males and females, say Dr Nahed Hammadieh and Dr Iyad Al-Attar

Posted: November 28, 2025

Common pollutants may be harming women’s fertility, shrinking ovarian reserves, say Katarzyna Wieczorek, Dorota Szczęsna, Michał Radwan, Paweł Radwan, Kinga Polańska, Anna Kilanowicz and Joanna Jurewicz

Posted: November 26, 2025

Air quality specialist, Sotirios Papathanasiou elaborates on how poor IAQ can increase incidences of infertility, prenatal mortality and birth defects. Excerpts from the interview he gave to Climate Control Middle East magazine…

Posted: November 26, 2025

For molecular geneticist, James Webb to say that air pollution is a pervasive environmental determinant of health, and to specify that pollutants like PM₂.₅, PM₁₀, nitrogen oxides, ozone, Volatile Organic Compounds and ultrafine particles have been implicated in impaired gamete quality and embryo development, is as powerful a spotlight as any on the indispensable nature […]

Posted: October 27, 2025

Dr Iyad Al-Attar, independent air filtration and IAQ consultant, reports on lessons learnt from visiting an IVF facility

Posted: October 17, 2025

Speaking from the perspective of a Clinical Embryologist, Areej Abu Farha explains why air quality is critical to IVF success

Posted: October 8, 2025

Pollutants like PM₂.₅, PM₁₀, nitrogen oxides, ozone, Volatile Organic Compounds and ultrafine particles have been implicated in impaired gamete quality and embryo development, says molecular geneticist, James Webb

Posted: October 7, 2025

Climate Control in conversation with Nick Agopian, President, Reviveaire. Excerpts…

Posted: September 5, 2025

Why are we still playing catch-up on clean air, asks Dr Jenny Berens of Freudenberg Filtration Technologies

Posted: September 4, 2025

The threat is a possibility, unless and until we choose to wholly take the science and engineering of IEQ on board in built environment-related decision making as HVAC stakeholders, says Dr Iyad Al-Attar, air filtration and IAQ consultant

Posted: September 4, 2025

In an ongoing movement, manufacturers are innovating to ensure that love in the air doesn’t come laced with pollutants, affecting fertility, says Marta San Román of AFEC (the association of HVAC equipment manufacturers in Spain)

Posted: September 4, 2025

I am thrilled at the prospect of contributing to assembling a team of experts willing to share a plurality of insights, says Peter Cantone, Founder, Smart Air Defense

Posted: September 3, 2025

In the delicate dance of creating new life, an often-invisible partner plays a critical role – the air we breathe, says IAQ consultant Dr Iyad Al-Attar, adding that for those undergoing In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and seeking to benefit from other Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART), as well as for couples hoping to conceive naturally, the purity of the air is emerging as a crucial factor in determining success. Dr Al-Attar in conversation with Surendar Balakrishnan, Editor, Climate Control Middle East…

Posted: July 24, 2025