Air Pollution News

Posted June 7, 2010:

• Amount of Dust, Pollen Matters for Cloud Precipitation, Climate Change
• Self-Healing Air Mattresses Based on Plant Wound Healing?

Posted June 2, 2010:

• Airplanes, Ground Instruments, and Weather Balloons to Study Effect of Airborne Particles on Climate

Posted June 1, 2010:

• Persistent Organic Pollutants in Large Concentrations in Arctic Areas: Fires Spread Environmental Toxins Over the Arctic

Posted May 27, 2010:

• X-51 Waverider Makes Historic Ramjet-Powered Hypersonic Flight

Posted May 26, 2010:

• Discovery Simplifies View of Atmospheric Aerosols, a Factor in Climate Change
• Air Traffic Poised to Become a Major Factor in Global Warming, Scientists Predict

Posted May 24, 2010:

• Pollution Dispersion Research Aids Understanding of 2002 Break-Up of Antarctic Ozone Hole

Posted May 19, 2010:

• Particulate Air Pollution Affects Heart Health, Research Finds

Posted May 17, 2010:

• Invasive Kudzu Is Major Factor in Surface Ozone Pollution, Study Shows

Posted May 16, 2010:

• Higher Blood Pressure Found in People Living in Urban Areas

Posted May 10, 2010:

• Evidence Growing of Air Pollution's Link to Heart Disease, Death

Posted May 3, 2010:

• Limiting Global Warming: Variety of Efforts Needed Ranging from 'Herculean' to the Readily Actionable, Scientists Say

Posted April 30, 2010:

• More Trouble Ahead from Volcanic Ash?

Posted April 28, 2010:

• Mexico City Air Pollution Adversely Affects the Hearts of Young People

Posted April 22, 2010:

• Ozone and Traffic Pollution Increase Asthma-Related Hospitalizations in Children
• Particulate Matter from Fires in the Amazon Affects Lightning Patterns

Posted April 21, 2010:

• Carbon, Nitrogen Link May Provide New Ways to Mitigate Pollution Problems
• Animal Feed, Not Automobiles, Makes the San Joaquin Valley a Smog Hotspot
• Low-Tech Cool: Shade Trees for Subtropical Streets

Posted April 20, 2010:

• Children's Cognitive Ability Can Be Affected by Mother's Exposure to Urban Air Pollutants

Posted April 19, 2010:

• Tracing Listeria Monocytogenes in a Commercial Chicken Cooking Plant
• Researchers Seeking Better Use of Aircraft, Personnel and Fuel

Posted April 16, 2010:

• Volcanic Eruption in Iceland Unlikely to Have Global Effects

Posted April 13, 2010:

• People Living in Communities Near Oil Sands Can Breathe Easy, Study Finds

Posted April 12, 2010:

• Exposure to Nitrogen Dioxide Lowers in Vitro Fertilization Success

Posted April 9, 2010:

• Traffic-Related Pollution Near Schools Linked to Development of Asthma in Pupils, Study Suggests
• Measuring Global Water Vapor and Formaldehyde

Posted April 8, 2010:

• How Dangerous Are Air Pollutants Really?

Posted April 6, 2010:

• Electronic Nose Sniffs Out Asthma

Posted March 25, 2010:

• Pollution from Asia Circles Globe at Stratospheric Heights

Posted March 24, 2010:

• Making Car Fuel from Thin Air
• Commercial Cooking Elevates Hazardous Pollutants in the Environment, Study Finds

Posted March 23, 2010:

• Diesel Exhaust Associated With Lethargy in Offspring

Posted March 22, 2010:

• Household Pesticide Labels Lack Details on Safe Use
• Chicken House Attics Can Be Tapped to Warm Broilers

Posted March 17, 2010:

• Urban Pollution Affects Cardiac Function: Initial Results in the Healthy Rat

Posted March 16, 2010:

• Urban CO₂ Domes Increase Deaths, Poke Hole in Cap-and-Trade Proposal

Posted March 10, 2010:

• Smell of Salt Air Surprisingly Detected a Mile High and 900 Miles Inland

Posted March 9, 2010:

• Increased Solar Radiation Requires Additional CO₂ Reduction of 50 Million Tonnes, Analysis Finds

Posted March 3, 2010:

• Chemicals That Eased One Environmental Problem May Worsen Another

Posted March 2, 2010:

• Women More Affected Than Men by Air Pollution When Running Marathons
• Dirty Air in California Causes Millions Worth of Medical Care Each Year, Study Finds

Posted February 24, 2010:

• Road Transportation Emerges as Key Driver of Warming in New Analysis from NASA
• Study Measures Levels of PCBs Flowing from Indiana Canal to Air and Water

Posted February 19, 2010:

• Computer Models Show How Skyborne Seawater Particles Change Cloud Brightness, Temperature, Rain Patterns

Posted February 16, 2010:

• Hazards from Secondhand Smoke in Bars and Restaurants

Posted February 9, 2010:

• Auto Exhaust Linked to Thickening of Arteries, Possible Increased Risk of Heart Attack

Posted February 1, 2010:

• Engineers Explore Environmental Concerns of Nanotechnology

Posted January 28, 2010:

• Improved Air Quality Linked to Fewer Pediatric Ear Infections

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