Smog threatens visitors to U.S. national parks: report
(HealthDay)—Air pollution afflicts many national parks across the United States, a new study suggests.
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Aug 1, 2015
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News tagged with ozone pollution
Stricter limits for ozone pollution would boost need for science, measurements
A tougher federal standard for ozone pollution, under consideration to improve public health, would ramp up the importance of scientific measurements and models, according to a new commentary published in the June 5 edition ...
Environment
Jun 4, 2015
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Scientists determine amount of ozone pollution drifting to California from overseas
Approximately 10 percent of ozone pollution in California's San Joaquin Valley is estimated to be coming from outside of the state's borders, particularly from Asia, according to preliminary research presented today, March ...
Environment
Apr 1, 2015
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East Asian human activities affect air quality in remote tropical forests
Researchers from the UK and Malaysia have detected a human fingerprint deep in the Borneo rainforest in Southeast Asia. Cold winds blowing from the north carry industrial pollutants from East Asia to the equator, with implications ...
Environment
Mar 31, 2015
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Scientists say ozone from Asia contributes to the West's pollution
High above the Big Sur coast, Ian Faloona is finding pollution on the edge of the continent, a place that should have some of the country's cleanest air.
Environment
Feb 5, 2015
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Forecasting and explaining bad air days in Utah's oil and gas fields
To accurately forecast wintertime bad air days in Utah's Uintah Basin, researchers must use real atmospheric measurements to estimate chemical emissions from nearby oil and natural gas fields, a new study in Atmospheric Chemistry ...
Environment
Jan 15, 2015
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Want to feed the world? Tackle pollution from ozone and soot
Researchers have long known that man-made climate change will harm yields of important crops, possibly causing problems for the world's food security. But new research shows air pollution doesn't just harm crops indirectly ...
Environment
Nov 4, 2014
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An up-close look at what air pollution is doing to your body
We are all aware that air pollution can be bad for our health – the World Health Organisation estimated that ambient air pollution caused 3.7 million premature deaths worldwide in 2012 – yet what exactly happens to your ...
Biochemistry
Oct 17, 2014
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New research explains wintertime ozone pollution in Utah oil and gas fields
Chemicals released into the air by oil and gas exploration, extraction and related activities can spark reactions that lead to high levels of ozone in wintertime, high enough to exceed federal health standards, according ...
Environment
Oct 1, 2014
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Researchers suggest reforestation around urban areas to reduce ozone levels
(Phys.org) —A team of research conservationists with members from several universities in the U.S. is suggesting in a paper they've had published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, that urban areas could ...
