News tagged with polluted air
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Night games in sports stadiums and street lighting can cause spike in daytime ozone air pollution
Brightly-lit Cowboys Stadium during Sunday's Super Bowl XLV may symbolize one of the hottest new pieces of scientific intelligence about air pollution: Researchers have discovered — in a classic case of scientific serendipity ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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New study to use smart phones to track air pollution exposure
University at Buffalo researchers are creating a new and unusual "app" for the smart phone: tracking air pollution.
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued
The air pollution control measures that were put in place in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games – if continued – would cut almost in half the lifetime risk of lung cancer for the area's residents ...
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Air pollutants from fireplaces and wood-burning stoves raise health concerns
With millions of people warding off winter's chill with blazing fireplaces and wood-burning stoves, scientists are raising red flags about the potential health effects of the smoke released from burning wood. Their study, ...
Feb 06, 2011 |
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Morning-after spike in ozone air pollution from Super Bowl XLV?
Not even the most avid fans could notice, but those spectacular aerial images of a brightly-lit Cowboys Stadium during Sunday's Super Bowl XLV symbolize one of the hottest new pieces of scientific intelligence about air pollution:
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Research flights probe particulate impact on climate
In a winter of unpredicted weather, a multiyear project to investigate the possible effects of air pollution on California's precipitation launches a new phase with a series of research flights that begin ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 03, 2011 |
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'Pollution' may be key ingredient in concrete mixtures, researcher says
(PhysOrg.com) -- A researcher at Missouri University of Science and Technology is leading a study to increase the amount of fly ash used in concrete. If successful, the effort could divert millions of tons of the waste product ...
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Giant snails monitor air pollution in Russia
A Russian waterworks has recruited giant African snails to act as living sensors to monitor air pollution from a sewage incinerator, the company said Tuesday.
Jan 18, 2011 |
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New China pollution targets inadequate: Greenpeace
Environmental group Greenpeace on Monday praised China for setting new pollution targets but said the measures fell well short of what was needed to curb the country's world-beating carbon emissions.
Jan 17, 2011 |
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'A stark warning:' Smoking causes genetic damage within minutes after inhaling
In research described as "a stark warning" to those tempted to start smoking, scientists are reporting that cigarette smoke begins to cause genetic damage within minutes -- not years -- after inhalation into ...
Jan 16, 2011 |
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Researchers measure atmosphere's self-cleaning capacity
An international, NOAA-led research team took a significant step forward in understanding the atmosphere's ability to cleanse itself of air pollutants and some other gases, except carbon dioxide. The issue has been controversial ...
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Jan 06, 2011 |
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Carbon swap bank to beat climate change
Australian researchers have suggested that nations should abandon the concept of carbon emissions trading in favor of a carbon swap bank that might lead to genuine reductions in the amount of carbon dioxide greenhouse gas ...
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Better indoor air starts with minerals
One of the sources of emission for pollutants in living spaces are particleboards glued with adhesives that contain formaldehyde. There is a new method that will now provide another way to reduce these vapors. ...
Jan 05, 2011 |
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City lights make air pollution worse
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study by scientists in Los Angeles, California has found that bright city lights makes air pollution worse because the glare of the lights interferes with chemical reactions that clean ...
Dec 16, 2010 |
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Polluted air increases obesity risk in young animals
Exposure to polluted air early in life led to an accumulation of abdominal fat and insulin resistance in mice even if they ate a normal diet, according to new research.
Dec 02, 2010 |
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