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'E-Waste Pollution' a Threat to Human Health, New Research Suggests
May 31, 2011 — In addition to its damaging effect on the environment and its illegal smuggling into developing countries, researchers have now linked e-waste to adverse effects on human health, such as inflammation ... > full story -
Why Does Flu Trigger Asthma?
May 29, 2011 — When children with asthma get the flu, they often land in the hospital gasping for air. Researchers have found a previously unknown biological pathway explaining why influenza induces asthma attacks. ... > full story -
Bleach in the Icelandic Volcanic Cloud
May 27, 2011 — Chlorine in the ash plume of the Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajökull attacked atmospheric trace gases. One year after the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland brought European air traffic to ... > full story -
Chlorine and Childhood Cancer
May 25, 2011 — A significant positive association between the risk of childhood leukemia and levels of chlorine-containing chemicals in the atmosphere has been found by researchers in ... > full story -
Sewage-Derived Nitrogen Increasingly Polluting Caribbean Ecosystems
May 17, 2011 — A new study finds that while fertilizer has been the dominant source of nitrogen pollution in Caribbean coastal ecosystems for the past 50 years, such pollution is on the decline. But now, ... > full story -
Smoke-Related Chemical Discovered in the Atmosphere Could Have Health Implications
May 16, 2011 — Cigarette smoking, forest fires and woodburning can release a chemical that may be at least partly responsible for human health problems related to smoke exposure, according to a new study. "We found ... > full story -
New Strategy Aims to Reduce Agricultural Ammonia
May 11, 2011 — Scientists report how natural plant compounds known as tannins can reduce both the amount of nitrogen cows excrete in urine, and the action of a microbial enzyme in manure that converts the nitrogen ... > full story -
Airborne Pollutants: New View of How Water and Sulfur Dioxide Mix
May 9, 2011 — High in the sky, water in clouds can act as a temptress to lure airborne pollutants such as sulfur dioxide into reactive aqueous particulates. Although this behavior is not incorporated into today's ... > full story -
The Skinny on How Shed Skin Reduces Indoor Air Pollution
May 9, 2011 — The flakes of skin that people shed at the rate of 500 million cells every day are not just a nuisance -- the source of dandruff, for instance, and a major contributor to house dust. A new study ... > full story -
Vatican Science Panel Calls Attention to the Threat of Glacial Melt
May 6, 2011 — A panel of some of the world's leading climate and glacier scientists has issued a report commissioned by the Vatican's Pontifical Academy of Sciences citing the moral imperative before society to ... > full story
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