Air Pollution News

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Carbonized Coffee Grounds Remove Foul Smells

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Less Summer Arctic Sea Ice Cover Means Colder, Snowier Winters in Central Europe

Posted January 26, 2012:

• Chemistry Research Offers a Breath of Fresh Air Against Indoor Pollutants

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Asthma Rate and Costs from Traffic Pollution Higher: Much Higher Than Past Traditional Risk Assessments Have Indicated

Posted January 19, 2012:

• Low Temperatures Enhance Ozone Degradation Above the Arctic

Posted January 18, 2012:

• First Link Between Potentially Toxic PFCs in Office Air and in Office Workers' Blood

Posted January 17, 2012:

• Solutions for a Nitrogen-Soaked World

Posted January 12, 2012:

• What Can Be Done to Slow Climate Change?

Posted January 4, 2012:

• New Materials Remove Carbon Dioxide from Smokestacks, Tailpipes and Even the Air
• New Technology Removes Air Pollutants, May Reduce Energy Use in Animal Agricultural Facilities

Posted December 28, 2011:

• Weather Deserves Medal for Clean Air During 2008 Olympics

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Benefits of New U.S. Air Quality Rules Greatly Outweigh Costs

Posted December 16, 2011:

• Remote Wilderness Polluted by Humans

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Nitrogen from Humans Pollutes Remote Lakes for More Than a Century

Posted December 8, 2011:

• For Midwesterners, More Boxcars Mean Cleaner Air

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Elusive Ultrafine Indoor Air Contaminants Yield to Analysis

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Dust Storms Affect Subsequent Emergency Hospital Admissions, Study Finds

Posted December 1, 2011:

• Sharp Decline in Pollution from U.S. Coal Power Plants, NASA Satellite Confirms

Posted November 22, 2011:

• Saving Da Vinci's Last Supper from Air Pollution
• Hydrocarbon Pollution Along the Coast of Galicia Shot Up Five Years After the Prestige Oil Spill

Posted November 19, 2011:

• NASA's TRMM Satellite Sees Deadly Tornadic Thunderstorms in Southeastern U.S.

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Ozone from Rock Fracture Could Serve as Earthquake Early Warning

Posted November 16, 2011:

• Preliminary Report on Radiation Levels in Fukushima Reveals Relative Safety of Residents
• Acid Pollution in Rain Decreased With Emissions, Long-Term Study Shows

Posted November 13, 2011:

• Climate Policies Can Help Resolve Energy Security and Air Pollution Challenges
• Rising Air Pollution Worsens Drought, Flooding, New Study Finds

Posted November 3, 2011:

• Decline in Dead Zones: Efforts to Heal Chesapeake Bay Are Working
• Tropical Forests Fertilized by Nitrogen Air Pollution, Scientists Find

Posted November 2, 2011:

• Link Between Air Pollution and Cyclone Intensity in Arabian Sea: Disruption of Wind Shear Enables Stronger Storms

Posted October 27, 2011:

• Celestial Compass Obscured by Urban Light Pollution for Some Nocturnal Animals

Posted October 20, 2011:

• Can Aromatherapy Produce Harmful Indoor Air Pollutants?
• Urban 'Heat Island' Effect Is a Small Part of Global Warming; White Roofs Don't Reduce It, Researchers Find

Posted October 13, 2011:

• Future Forests May Soak Up More Carbon Dioxide Than Previously Believed
• Inefficient Developing World Stoves Contribute to 2 Million Deaths a Year

Posted October 11, 2011:

• Ammonia Air Pollution from Cars and Trucks Worse in Winter
• Laying the Blame for Extreme Weather
• Mercury Pollution in the Great Lakes Region: Nearly Forgotten, but Not Gone

Posted October 7, 2011:

• Pregnant Mothers at Risk from Air Pollution, California Study Suggests
• Are Global Honey Bee Declines Caused by Diesel Pollution?

Posted October 5, 2011:

• How Trees Clean the Air in London

Posted September 27, 2011:

• Climate Change Set to Increase Ozone-Related Deaths Over Next 60 Years, Scientists Warn

Posted September 23, 2011:

• Mother’s Occupation While Pregnant Can Increase Risk of Asthma in Children
• Dust Makes Light Work of Vehicle Emissions

Posted September 22, 2011:

• Nitrate Levels Rising in Northwestern Pacific Ocean

Posted September 21, 2011:

• Air Quality Has Continued to Improve in Finnish Lapland

Posted September 20, 2011:

• High Pollution Levels Linked to Increase in Heart Attack Risk
• Study on Emissions from BP/Deepwater Horizon Controlled Burns Completed

Posted September 16, 2011:

• International Innovation Needed for Efficient Nitrogen Management

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