Air Pollution News

Posted October 4, 2010:

• Toxic Pollution Falling on Puget Sound, Washington State, US, Much Less Than Expected

Posted September 29, 2010:

• Strong Link Between Diabetes and Air Pollution Found in National U.S. Study

Posted September 23, 2010:

• New Map Offers a Global View of Health-Sapping Air Pollution

Posted September 20, 2010:

• Smartphone App Measures Particulate Air Pollution
• Pollution Takes Its Toll on the Heart

Posted September 16, 2010:

• 'Archeologists of the Air' Isolate Pristine Aerosol Particles in the Amazon
• NASA Data Track Seasonal Pollution Changes Over India

Posted September 13, 2010:

• Satellites Search for 770m Tons of Dust in the Air

Posted September 10, 2010:

• The Precious Commodity of Water

Posted September 8, 2010:

• House-Sharing With Microbes
• Satellite Data Reveal Seasonal Pollution Changes Over India

Posted September 7, 2010:

• New Method for Infrared Remote Sensing to Analyze Traffic Pollution

Posted September 2, 2010:

• Ozone Depletion: Paving the Way for Identification of Rogue CFC Release

Posted August 30, 2010:

• Oilsands Mining and Processing Are Polluting the Athabasca River, Research Finds

Posted August 26, 2010:

• Forest Fire Smoke in the Stratosphere: New Insights Into Pyrocumulonimbus Clouds

Posted August 25, 2010:

• Electricity Collected from the Air Could Become the Newest Alternative Energy Source

Posted August 18, 2010:

• Paving 'Slabs' That Clean the Air

Posted August 17, 2010:

• How to Reduce UK Transport Carbon Emissions by 76 Per Cent by 2050

Posted August 13, 2010:

• Fires Around Moscow: Satellite Perspective Reveals Startling Images of Massive Smoke Clouds

Posted August 11, 2010:

• Texas Petrochemical Emissions Down, but Still Underestimated, Says Study
• Rain Contributes to Cycling Patterns of Clouds: Researchers Demonstrate How Honeycomb Clouds Exhibit Self-Organization

Posted August 7, 2010:

• NASA Instrument Tracks Pollution from Russian Fires

Posted August 4, 2010:

• Homes of the Poor and the Affluent Both Have High Levels of Endocrine Disruptors
• Travelling by Car Increases Global Temperatures More Than Travelling by Plane, but Only in the Long Term

Posted July 29, 2010:

• Black Carbon Implicated in Global Warming

Posted July 28, 2010:

• Best Hope for Saving Arctic Sea Ice Is Cutting Soot Emissions, Say Researchers

Posted July 23, 2010:

• 'Super Socks' Help Stem Pollution Runoff

Posted July 21, 2010:

• Smog Might Trigger Cell Death in the Heart, Study Finds

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Do Cleaning Products Cause Breast Cancer?

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Road Surface Purifies Air by Removing Nitrogen Oxides, Researchers in the Netherlands Find

Posted July 2, 2010:

• Air Pollution Doesn't Increase Risk of Preeclampsia, Early Delivery, Study Finds

Posted July 1, 2010:

• Scrubbing CO₂ from Atmosphere Could Be a Long-Term Commitment
• Ultrafine Particles in Air Pollution May Heighten Allergic Inflammation in Asthma

Posted June 28, 2010:

• Whiter Clouds Could Mean Wetter Land

Posted June 25, 2010:

• Aggressive Action to Reduce Soot Emissions Needed to Meet Climate Change Goals, Experts Say

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Turning Off the Air Conditioning Helps Save Fuel, Swiss Study Finds

Posted June 21, 2010:

• New Air Conditioning System Has Potential to Slash Energy Usage by Up to 90 Percent

Posted June 18, 2010:

• Greenhouse Gase Increases Linked to Changes in Ocean Currents

Posted June 17, 2010:

• Comprehensive Look at Human Impacts on Ocean Chemistry

Posted June 16, 2010:

• Understanding Critical Nucleus in Haze Formation
• Analysis of Atmosphere in Phoenix, Arizona, Suggests New Model for Sound Urban Growth Policies

Posted June 14, 2010:

• New Link Between Pollution, Temperature and Sleep-Disordered Breathing

Posted June 7, 2010:

• Amount of Dust, Pollen Matters for Cloud Precipitation, Climate Change

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 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

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