News tagged with smog
Allergies through ozone effects? Ozone increases allergen load
Ozone affects pollen allergens: at ozone levels typical of photochemical smog, more allergens are formed in pollen. This connection has been demonstrated in the rye plant and is now being published in the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Moscow wheezes as smog cloud blankets city
Muscovites Wednesday coughed their way through the hottest days of weather on record in the Russian capital as a smog cloud created by peat fires blanketed the city for a third day in a row.
Jul 28, 2010 |
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Animal feed worse than traffic for San Joaquin Valley smog
A new study identifies cattle feed as a possible culprit in the long-standing mystery of why California's San Joaquin Valley — a moderately-populated agricultural region — has higher levels of ozone (one of ...
Apr 21, 2010 |
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Exposure to nitrogen dioxide lowers in vitro fertilization success
(PhysOrg.com) -- Exposure to an increased level of air pollutants, especially nitrogen dioxide, has been associated with lower likelihoods of successful pregnancy among women undergoing in vitro fertilization, according to ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Apr 12, 2010 |
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The smell of salt air, a mile high and 900 miles inland
The smell of sea salt in the air is a romanticized feature of life along a seacoast. Wind and waves kick up spray, and bits of sodium chloride - common table salt - can permeate the air.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 10, 2010 |
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New smog rule could be a surprise to some counties
(AP) -- Parts of the country that haven't worried about air pollution may soon be in the fight California has faced for decades: cleaning up smog.
Jan 08, 2010 |
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S.Korea issues warning against 'yellow dust'
South Korea's weather service Friday issued a warning against airborne pollution known as "yellow dust", advising residents in western areas to avoid outdoor activities.
Dec 25, 2009 |
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Chemists discover ozone-boosting reaction
(PhysOrg.com) -- Burning of fossil fuels pumps chemicals into the air that react on surfaces such as buildings and roads to create photochemical smog-forming chlorine atoms, UC Irvine scientists report in ...
Jul 20, 2009 |
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Scientists eye glowing volcano crater in Hawaii
(AP) -- The summit of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano is glowing brightly as molten lava swirls 300 feet below its crater's floor, bubbling near the surface after years of spewing from the volcano's side.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 07, 2009 |
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EPA sued over claims of air pollution in West
(AP) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency was sued Friday by an environmental group that claims the agency has failed to safeguard public health in the West by not limiting the transmission of air pollution across ...
Jun 06, 2009 |
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Oil and gas production a major source of Dallas-Fort Worth smog
The first comprehensive analysis of air emissions associated with natural gas and oil production in the Barnett Shale area finds that emissions can be a significant contributor to Dallas-Fort Worth smog formation, comparable ...
Feb 10, 2009 |
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