News tagged with fine particles
Characterization of winter organic aerosols in Beijing, China
Organic aerosol (OA) is a crucial component of atmospheric fine particles. To achieve a better understanding of the sources of OA is very significant for air pollution control. In the 2012, Vol 57(7) of Chinese Sc ...
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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Two-thirds of China's cities fail on air standards
(AP) -- Two-thirds of China's cities currently fail to meet stricter air quality standards that the government wants to phase in over four years to combat notoriously smoggy skies, a senior Chinese environmental ...
Mar 02, 2012 |
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Green facades are the future
Green facades and roofs are a current trend in building. Researcher Marc Ottele focused specifically on facades and sees considerable benefits in creating vertical vegetation. Among other things, the plants help to absorb ...
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Clean streets and intact road surfaces help to keep the air clean
Road traffic is one of the main sources of fine particulate matter in the atmosphere, above all when the weather situation favors the creation of winter smog, as has been the case over the past few day in ...
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Tracking down particulates
Wood-burning stoves are enjoying a surge in popularity. But burning biomass releases fine dust particles that are hazardous to health. Consequently, new legal limits for particulate emissions from such stoves ...
Dec 02, 2010 |
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New research results change the understanding of atmospheric aerosol properties and climate effects
Terrestrial vegetation and atmospheric photochemistry produce large amounts of fine particles in the atmosphere, thereby cooling Earth's climate. According to new research published in the Oct. 14 issue of Nature, the ph ...
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Oct 14, 2010 |
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Breathe easy -- no 'nasty surprises' in Australian air study
A CSIRO study of the quality of air inside the typical Australian home has not revealed any nasty surprises.
Sep 03, 2010 |
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