Outdoor air pollution is a major contributor to indoor air pollution—but high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters used in the home significantly reduce fine-particulate matter in the air compared with non-HEPA air ...
Environment
Sep 25, 2018
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The air in our offices and homes can contain a higher mix of chemicals than outdoors, but next-generation purifiers are aiming to absorb the harmful particles and let us all breathe a bit easier.
Environment
Sep 4, 2018
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Picture the causes of air pollution in a major city and you are likely to visualise pollutants spewing out of cars, trucks and buses.
Environment
Feb 16, 2018
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"Power to the people," the activists chanted in the 1960s.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2018
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Wildfires once again are raging in California – this time in the Los Angeles area, where five fires are currently burning. The fast-moving Thomas fire alone has burned more than 65,000 acres in three days. State agencies ...
Environment
Dec 7, 2017
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Cooking in a frying pan with oil can quickly become dangerous if "explosive" hot oil droplets jump out of the pan, leading to painful burns. But these droplets may be doing something even more damaging: contributing to indoor ...
Condensed Matter
Nov 20, 2017
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Most Americans can charge their cell phones, raid the fridge or boot up their laptops at any time without a second thought.
Energy & Green Tech
Aug 2, 2017
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While climate change has led many high-income countries to increase their efforts to improve energy efficiency and to invest in renewable energies, households in low-income countries still face another energy challenge: more ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jul 6, 2017
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Globally, more people die each year of indoor air pollution than HIV, TB and malaria combined. So why is household air pollution such a neglected health issue and what needs to change in order to stop this "silent killer ...
Environment
Mar 28, 2017
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Air pollution in Europe causes illnesses and hundreds of thousands of deaths, costing the continent's governments a combined $1.6 trillion each year, the World Health Organization said Tuesday.
Environment
Apr 29, 2015
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