Air Pollution News

Posted December 28, 2012:

• Groundbreaking Air-Cleaner Saves Polluting Industrials

Posted December 21, 2012:

• Season Triggers Sneezing Due to Nut, Mold, Winter Allergies: Tips to Avoid Allergy Flare Ups

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Clean Air: New Paints Break Down Nitrogen Oxides

Posted December 18, 2012:

• Ozone Levels Have Sizeable Impact on Worker Productivity
• Small, Portable Sensors Allow Users to Monitor Exposure to Pollution on Their Smart Phones

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Plumes Across the Pacific Deliver Thousands of Microbial Species to North American West Coast
• A Layer of Cool, Healthy Air: Stratum Ventilation Systems May Reduce Spread of Airborne Diseases

Posted December 14, 2012:

• Variable Congestion Charges May Yield More Stable Air Quality and Improved Health

Posted December 7, 2012:

• Greenland Ice Sheet Carries Evidence of Increased Atmospheric Acidity
• Putting Electronic Cigarettes to the Test

Posted December 6, 2012:

• Migrating Great Lakes Salmon Carry Contaminants Upstream
• Less Harmful Constituents When Heating Tobacco at Lower Temperatures?

Posted December 4, 2012:

• New Way to Protect Historic Limestone Buildings

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Declining Air Pollution Levels Continue to Improve Life Expectancy in U.S.

Posted November 29, 2012:

• Integrating Science and Policy to Address the Impacts of Air Pollution

Posted November 28, 2012:

• Mathematics Used to Identify Contamination in Water Distribution Networks

Posted November 27, 2012:

• Tracking Pollution from Outer Space: Team Uses NASA Satellites to Measure Pollution Hovering Over World's Megacities

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Dramatic Rise in Autism Prevalence Parallels Research Explosion
• Autism Risk for Developing Children Exposed to Air Pollution: Infant Brain May Be Affected by Air Quality

Posted November 21, 2012:

• Just Ten Minutes in a Car With a Smoker Boosts Harmful Pollutants by Up to Thirty Percent

Posted November 20, 2012:

• Gold Nanoparticles Quickly Detect Hazardous Chemicals
• Thousands of Natural Gas Leaks Discovered in Boston

Posted November 16, 2012:

• Bad Air Means Bad News for Seniors' Brainpower

Posted November 15, 2012:

• Airborne Particles Smuggle Pollutants to Far Reaches of Globe

Posted November 6, 2012:

• Earth on Acid: Present & Future of Global Acidification

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Air Exposure Between Blinks Affects Deposits on Contact Lenses

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Air Pollution, Gone With the Wind: Proposed New Building Guidelines to Clean Up the Air We Breath

Posted October 26, 2012:

• Elevated Formaldehyde Levels Found in Day Care Centers

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Speed Limits on Cargo Ships Could Reduce Their Pollutants by More Than Half

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Making Transport a Driver for Development in Africa

Posted October 22, 2012:

• Air Conditioning Consumes One Third of Peak Electric Consumption in the Summer

Posted October 16, 2012:

• Scientists Identify Likely Origins of Vertebrate Air Breathing

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Smoking in Cars Produces Harmful Pollutants at Levels Above WHO Indoor Air Quality Standards

Posted October 12, 2012:

• Exposure to Traffic Air Pollution in Infancy Impairs Lung Function in Children

Posted October 11, 2012:

• Traditional Courtyards: An Example of Eco-Efficiency for Architects

Posted October 5, 2012:

• Climate Change: Aging of Organic Aerosols Is Caused by OH Radicals

Posted October 2, 2012:

• Too Little Nitrogen May Restrain Plants' Carbon Storage Capability

Posted September 28, 2012:

• 'Carmaheaven': Closure of 405 in 2011 Improved Los Angeles Area Air Quality Up to 83 Percent
• Technology Designed for Use by Astronauts Works to Save Trapped Miners

Posted September 24, 2012:

• Near-Roadway Air Pollution a Major Contributor to Asthma in Los Angeles County, Research Finds

Posted September 19, 2012:

• Nanomaterials Appearing in Water Run-Off from Surface Treatments

Posted September 17, 2012:

• U.S. Underestimates Costs of Carbon Pollution and Climate Change

Posted September 13, 2012:

• Gestational Exposure to Urban Air Pollution Linked to Vitamin D Deficiency in Newborns

Posted September 12, 2012:

• Summer Rain More Likely Over Drier Soils, New Satellite Data Show
• New Model Could Help Predict Historical Air Pollution Exposure; Study Also Shows That Air Quality Improves When Unemployment Rises

Posted September 6, 2012:

• North America's Rocky Mountains Affect Norway’s Climate

Posted September 5, 2012:

• Loss of Tropical Forests Reduces Rain

Posted September 4, 2012:

• Australian Shipping Emissions Identified

Posted August 30, 2012:

• Heating by Black Carbon Aerosol: Soot Particles Absorb Significantly Less Sunlight Than Predicted by Models

Posted August 28, 2012:

• Tropical Storm Isaac Can Damage Your Health

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