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  USC Researchers Find Ozone Lowers Sperm Counts

  April 22, 2002 — Ozone appears to be harmful to male fertility, according to Keck School of Medicine of USC researcher Rebecca Z. Sokol, M.D., a professor of obstetrics and gynecology and medicine. The high ozone ... > full story
• Air Quality
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  Atmosphere
   

  Improved Ozone Monitoring Technology Expected To Improve Smog Forecasting

  April 17, 2002 — A team of engineers at the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is designing the next generation of ozone-monitoring technology. Based on light detection and ranging (LIDAR) technology developed by ... > full story
• Air Pollution
  Air Quality
  Pollution
  Acid Rain
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Science
   

  UC Berkeley Chemists Identify Missing Nitrogen Oxide Pollutant In Atmosphere

  March 26, 2002 — Along the route from tailpipe through atmosphere, nitrogen oxides - collectively known as NOx compounds - react with hydrocarbons to form a variety of nitrogen-containing pollutants, including nitric ... > full story
• Air Pollution
  Air Quality
  Pollution
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Science
  Heart Disease
   

  Air Pollution Causes Healthy Blood Vessels To Constrict

  March 12, 2002 — For the first time researchers have shown that air pollution negatively affects the blood vessels of healthy humans, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. ... > full story
• Ozone Holes
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  Future Volcanic Eruptions May Cause Ozone Hole Over Arctic

  March 6, 2002 — An "ozone hole" could form over the North Pole after future major volcanic eruptions, according to the cover story by a NASA scientist in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ... > full story
• Atmosphere
  Ozone Holes
  Air Quality
  Severe Weather
  Earth Science
  Rainforests
   

  Increased Water Vapor In Stratosphere Possibly Caused By Tropical Biomass Burning

  February 21, 2002 — The doubling of the moisture content in the stratosphere over the last 50 years was caused, at least in part, by tropical biomass burning, a Yale researcher has concluded from examining satellite ... > full story
• Environmental Issues
  Ozone Holes
  Climate
  Global Warming
  Volcanoes
  Natural Disasters
   

  Pinatubo Volcano Research Boosts Case For Human-Caused Global Warming

  February 20, 2002 — Research into the worldwide climatic impact of the 1991 Mount Pinatubo volcanic eruption during the 10 years since the eruption has strengthened the case for human causes of global warming, a Rutgers ... > full story
• Asthma
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Children's Health
  Environmental Issues
   

  Air Pollution May Trigger Asthma In Young Athletes

  February 1, 2002 — Children who compete in sports in communities with more heavily polluted air are more likely to be diagnosed with asthma than other children, according to research from the Keck School of Medicine of ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Air Quality
  Air Pollution
  Environmental Policy
   

  Greenhouse Emissions Growth Slowed Over Past Decade

  January 16, 2002 — A new NASA-funded study shows that the rate of growth of greenhouse gas emissions has slowed since its peak in 1980, due in part to international cooperation that led to reduced chlorofluorocarbon ... > full story
• Ozone Holes
  Air Quality
  Environmental Issues
  Air Pollution
  Pollution
  Atmosphere
   

  Red Alert! "Recycled'' Ozone Adds To Health Hazards In Zambia

  December 10, 2001 — Researchers analyzing harmful low-level ozone or "smog" over the African country of Zambia measured high amounts of pollution throughout the burning season in the year 2000, and discovered ... > full story

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