Scientists have published new evidence showing that selective planting of vegetation between roads and playgrounds can substantially cut toxic traffic-derived air pollution reaching school children.
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Aug 26, 2022
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Extreme heat and wildfire smoke are each hazardous to our health, but recent studies suggest that when we're exposed to both at the same time, the impact can be greater than their combined individual effects. Now, UCLA researchers ...
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Aug 25, 2022
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The Netherlands is preparing for La Vuelta Holanda which starts on Friday 19 August. How clean is the air in the places that the peloton is visiting? Researchers from Utrecht University have mapped the annual average air ...
Environment
Aug 18, 2022
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As around 4 billion people around the world shut their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic—cutting their travel by more than half—city skies that were once overcast with air pollution began to clear up.
Environment
Aug 10, 2022
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Around 30 million people in Europe live in mountain valleys. A large part of this population is more affected by air pollution than previously assumed. This is the conclusion of a Slovenian-German research team from measurements ...
Environment
Jul 25, 2022
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In June 1991, Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted for nine hours, ejecting volcanic ash, water vapor, and at least 15 to 20 million tons of noxious sulfur dioxide gas into the stratosphere. Within two hours, the gas ...
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Jul 25, 2022
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Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and ozone exposure are major public health problems in China. Although useful, atmospheric models used to analyze these and other air quality concerns over the years are expensive to run, limiting ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 24, 2022
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Residents of public housing throughout the United States experience higher levels of air pollution, according to an inter-institutional study led by a researcher from The University of Texas at El Paso that appeared in Scientific ...
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Jun 21, 2022
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Agricultural pollution comes from the prairie, but its economic impact on humans is a problem for cities.
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Jun 21, 2022
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It was a nightmare fire season that California won't soon forget.
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Jun 20, 2022
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