
Amazon Under Threat From Cleaner Air
The Amazon rainforest, so
crucial to the Earth's
climate system, is coming
under threat from cleaner
air say prominent climate
scientists. The new study
identifies a link between
... > full story

Unmanned Aircraft To Study Southern California Smog And Its Consequences
Using sophisticated unmanned
aircraft, research
scientists hope to assess
Southern California's
potential for climate change
... > full story

Farmland Dust Cloud From Ukraine Impact Air Quality As Far As Germany
Fallow agricultural land and
steppe-formation processes
are evidently capable of
having a much greater effect
on global air quality than
... > full story

Link Between Ozone Air Pollution And Premature Death Confirmed
Short-term exposure to
current levels of ozone in
many areas is likely to
contribute to premature
deaths, says a new National
... > full story
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Mercury Levels From Products Decreasing, Though Still At Dangerous Levels
May 7, 2008 A recent study shows that mercury releases from products in the US declined dramatically between 1990 and 2005, but that they continue to be a significant source of environmental contamination. ... > full story -
Free Radical Link Suggested Between Pollution And Asthma
May 5, 2008 Free radical pollution in the air could be a cause of asthma. Chemists have discovered that the atmospheric nitrate radical irreversibly damages amino acids, which are the building blocks for ... > full story -
Air Pollution Affects Respiratory Health In Children With Asthma, Study Shows
April 17, 2008 A new study reports that inner-city children with asthma may be particularly vulnerable to air pollution at levels below current air quality standards. The study analyzes the short-term effects of ... > full story -
Excess Pneumonia Deaths Linked To Engine Exhaust, Study Suggests
April 16, 2008 Engine exhaust fumes are linked to excess deaths from pneumonia across England, suggests new research. Calculations revealed that pneumonia, peptic ulcer, coronary and rheumatic heart diseases, lung ... > full story -
Sea Salt Worsens Coastal Air Pollution
April 14, 2008 Air pollution in the world's busiest ports and shipping regions may be markedly worse than previously suspected, according to a new study showing that industrial and shipping pollution is exacerbated ... > full story -
Absence Of Clouds Caused Pre-human Supergreenhouse Periods
April 11, 2008 In a world without human-produced pollution, biological productivity controls cloud formation and may be the lever that caused supergreenhouse episodes during the Cetaceous and Eocene, according to ... > full story -
Flowers' Fragrance Diminished By Air Pollution, Study Indicates
April 11, 2008 Air pollution from power plants and automobiles is destroying the fragrance of flowers and thereby inhibiting the ability of pollinating insects to follow scent trails to their source, a new study ... > full story -
Traffic Exhaust Can Cause Asthma, Allergies And Impaired Respiratory Function In Children
April 10, 2008 Children exposed to high levels of air pollution during their first year of life run a greater risk of developing asthma, pollen allergies, and impaired respiratory function. However, genetic factors ... > full story -
Why Is Arctic Sea Ice Melting Faster Than Predicted? NOAA Probing Arctic Pollution
April 9, 2008 Scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming -- and summertime sea ice is melting -- faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers are ... > full story -
Airborne Study Of Arctic Atmosphere, Air Pollution Launched
April 4, 2008 This month, NASA begins the most extensive field campaign ever to investigate the chemistry of the Arctic's lower atmosphere. The mission is poised to help scientists identify how air pollution ... > full story
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