Cornell University scientists Rachel Hestrin and Johannes Lehmann, along with collaborators from Canada and Australia, have shown that charcoal can mop up large quantities of nitrogen from the air pollutant ammonia, resulting ...
Biochemistry
Feb 12, 2019
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Climate change is warming the ocean, but it's warming land faster and that's really bad news for air quality all over the world, says a new University of California, Riverside study.
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2019
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As red molten lava oozed out of Kilauea on the Island of Hawaii ("the Big Island") in May 2018, destroying houses and property in its path, clouds of ash particles and toxic gases from the volcano—known as vog—filled ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 31, 2019
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For many years, China has been struggling to tackle high pollution levels that are crippling its major cities. Indeed, a recent study by researchers at Chinese Hong Kong University has found that air pollution in the country ...
Environment
Jan 21, 2019
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NUS biologists have discovered that haze affects the survival and development of butterflies, which could have an adverse impact on our environment.
Plants & Animals
Jan 21, 2019
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In early 2013, the Chinese government declared a war on air pollution and began instituting stringent policies to regulate the emissions of fine particulate matter, a pollutant known as PM 2.5. Cities restricted the number ...
Environment
Jan 2, 2019
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By now, most Americans are well aware of the air pollution created by power plants or heavy vehicle traffic. These sources discharge harmful particulate matter that becomes suspended in the air, creating what's called an ...
Environment
Nov 30, 2018
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The study of children in Shanghai, from birth to three years, found that exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) from vehicle exhausts, industrial emissions and other sources of outdoor pollution increased the risk of developing ...
Environment
Nov 5, 2018
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Yale researchers have found that a type of air pollution is much more complicated than previous studies indicated.
Materials Science
Nov 2, 2018
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Scientists have linked air pollution with many health conditions including asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and premature death. Among air pollutants, fine particulate matter is especially harmful because the tiny particles ...
Environment
Oct 31, 2018
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