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Reduction in Air Pollution from Wood Stoves Associated With Significantly Reduced Risk of Death
January 8, 2013 — Male deaths from all-causes, but particularly cardiovascular and respiratory disease, could be significantly reduced with a decrease in biomass smoke (smoke produced by domestic cooking and heating ... > full story -
Groundbreaking Air-Cleaner Saves Polluting Industrials
December 28, 2012 — Industries across Europe are threatened with shutdown as European Union emission rules for Volatile Organic Compounds are tightened. Now an air cleaning invention has proven its ability to remove ... > full story -
Season Triggers Sneezing Due to Nut, Mold, Winter Allergies: Tips to Avoid Allergy Flare Ups
December 21, 2012 — Getting out the boxes of holiday decorations from years gone by is a time-honored tradition. But in addition to stirring up memories, it also stirs up ... > full story -
Clean Air: New Paints Break Down Nitrogen Oxides
December 20, 2012 — Surfaces with photo-catalytic characteristics clean the air off nitrogen oxides and other health-endangering substances. Using a new test procedure, researchers can find out how the coatings behave ... > full story -
Ozone Levels Have Sizeable Impact on Worker Productivity
December 18, 2012 — Researchers assessed the impact of pollution on agricultural worker productivity using daily variations in ozone levels. Their results show that ozone, even at levels below current air-quality ... > full story -
Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones
December 18, 2012 — Computer scientists have built a small fleet of portable pollution sensors that allow users to monitor air quality in real time on their smart phones. The sensors could be particularly useful to ... > full story -
Plumes Across the Pacific Deliver Thousands of Microbial Species to North American West Coast
December 17, 2012 — Microorganisms -- 99 percent more kinds than had been reported in findings published just four months ago -- are leaping the biggest gap on the planet. Hitching rides in the upper troposphere, ... > full story -
A Layer of Cool, Healthy Air: Stratum Ventilation Systems May Reduce Spread of Airborne Diseases
December 17, 2012 — Stratum ventilation systems have been touted as a much more energy efficient system for cooling buildings such as school rooms and offices in hotter climes based on the provisions of the recent ... > full story -
Variable Congestion Charges May Yield More Stable Air Quality and Improved Health
December 14, 2012 — Higher congestion charges in the morning and in the spring would even out the negative health effects caused by air pollution from cars in large cities. ... > full story -
Greenland Ice Sheet Carries Evidence of Increased Atmospheric Acidity
December 7, 2012 — Studies have shown decreasing levels of the isotope nitrogen-15 in core samples from Greenland ice starting around the time of the Industrial Revolution. New research suggests the decline corresponds ... > full story
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