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NASA's Aura Satellite Delivered To Launch Site
April 12, 2004 NASA's Aura spacecraft, the latest in the Earth Observing System series, has arrived at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., to begin launch preparations. Aura's four state-of-the-art ... > full story -
Livermore Scientists Contribute To New Measurements Of Stratospheric Ozone
April 9, 2004 A team of scientists, including two from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, have identified a new method to measure the amount of stratospheric ozone that is present at any given time in the ... > full story -
Ozone-Destroying Gas In Atmostphere Increased Significantly During Industrial Age, Study Shows
March 24, 2004 Human activity in the Industrial Age -- approximately the last 150 years -- has significantly increased atmospheric levels of methyl bromide, a gas known for harming the ozone layer in the ... > full story -
Ocean's Surface Could Have Big Impact On Air Quality, Study Says
March 4, 2004 Certain ions bouncing around on the ocean's surface and in droplets formed by waves may play a role in increasing ozone levels in the air we breathe, new research ... > full story -
U.S. Push For Diesel Poses Risk To Public Health, Scientists Say
February 12, 2004 According to a new study, replacing gasoline vehicles in the United States with diesel vehicles - equipped even with the most modern pollution controls - may increase smog production over most of the ... > full story -
Scientists Find Ozone-Destroying Molecule
February 10, 2004 Using measurements from a NASA aircraft flying over the Arctic, Harvard University scientists have made the first observations of a molecule that researchers have long theorized plays a key role in ... > full story -
A Shocking Surprise: High Voltage + Rats = Ozone, Reopens Power-Line Debate
February 9, 2004 Rats subjected to extreme electromagnetic fields produce dangerous levels of the toxic gas ozone, according to a new study out of the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory that is sure to reenergize ... > full story -
Scientists Find Ozone-Destroying Molecule
February 4, 2004 For years, scientists theorized that a molecule called ClOOCl in the stratosphere played a key role in destroying ozone. Now, using measurements from a NASA aircraft laboratory flying over the ... > full story -
Ozone Standards Pose Health Risk, Scientists Report
January 6, 2004 The air Americans breathe contains more ozone from pollution than the Environmental Protection Agency estimates, Harvard scientists report. Ozone can cause pain, breathing difficulties, and coughing. ... > full story -
Common Airborne Substance Makes Asthmatics More Sensitive To House Dust Mites: Study
December 10, 2003 Exposure to endotoxin, a bacterial substance found commonly in outdoor and indoor air, makes mite-allergic asthmatics more sensitive to house dust and may place them at increased risk of asthma ... > full story
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