News tagged with particle pollutants

Beijing to get rid of 1,200 polluting enterprises

Authorities in Beijing said Wednesday they plan to get rid of 1,200 high-polluting enterprises by 2015 to improve air quality in the Chinese capital, one of the world's most polluted cities.

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created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Air quality improving in many U.S. cities: report

(HealthDay) -- Air quality in America's most polluted cities has improved significantly over the past decade, according to a new report from the American Lung Association.

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created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Meet Kimberly Casey: Studying how debris influences glaciers

Kimberly Casey is a glaciologist who spends a fair amount of time in the office analyzing satellite data. But when she talks about her fieldwork on remote glaciers, one suspects she could do pretty well in a triathlon, too. ...

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created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hong Kong begins monitoring fine particle pollution

The Hong Kong government on Thursday began releasing hourly readings of the smallest, most dangerous pollution particles, as it bowed to public pressure for greater transparency about air quality.

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created Mar 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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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created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Gasoline worse than diesel when it comes to some types of air pollution: study

The exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles contribute more to the production of a specific type of air pollution-secondary organic aerosols (SOA)-than those from diesel vehicles, according to a new study by scientists from ...

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 3

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 ...

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created Mar 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 10

Experts call for cleaner air to tackle invisible killer

Urgent action is needed to reduce the high concentrations of dangerous air pollutants in Europe, according to experts writing in the European Respiratory Journal today (1 March 2012).

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Environment Canada cuts threaten science, international agreements

Recent cuts to the scientific workforce of Environment Canada, a government agency responsible for meteorological services and environmental research, threaten scientific research related to the ozone layer in the upper atmosphere ...

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created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

China's pollution related to E-cars may be more harmful than gasoline cars, researchers find

Electric cars have been heralded as environmentally friendly, but findings from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, researchers show that electric cars in China have an overall impact on pollution that could be more harmful ...

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created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (13) | comments 16 | with audio podcast

A better picture of clouds

Some of us look at clouds and see animal shapes. Scientists are looking beyond. For the first time, a team of scientists led by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory used actual measurements of clouds and ...

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created Feb 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The proof is in the clouds

For most people, clouds are just an indication of whether it's a "good" or "bad" day. A team of scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that certain clouds hold the key to climate behavior ...

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created Jan 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New climate-cooling molecule found

Scientists have succeeded in detecting and analyzing a new atmospheric molecule whose existence has long been suspected but never proved.

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created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (8) | comments 4

China sets pace for smoggy Hong Kong: think-tank

Beijing's decision to come clean on its dirty air has embarrassed Hong Kong, where smog kills hundreds of people a year, hurts business and drives away talent, a think-tank has said.

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created Jan 15, 2012 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Beijing to issue new smog data after online outcry

Beijing's government on Friday bowed to a vocal online campaign for a change in the way air quality is measured in the Chinese capital, one of the world's most polluted cities.

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created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0