Help people monitor their own air quality to save lives, say pollution experts
Empowering the public to monitor pollution in their communities could lead to cleaner air, say researchers from the University of Surrey.
Empowering the public to monitor pollution in their communities could lead to cleaner air, say researchers from the University of Surrey.
Environment
Jan 16, 2024
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Air pollution significantly impacts human health. Hainan Province in China aims to achieve world-leading ambient air quality by 2035, despite already having relatively good air quality in China. The existing Ambient Air Quality ...
Environment
Jan 5, 2024
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Climate change is one of the biggest issues of the 21st century, a crisis that affects the fate of the entire world as well as our place in it. A warming Earth will destroy ecosystems, flood cities, and lead to countless ...
Education
Jan 4, 2024
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Adopting a healthier diet will probably feature prominently in many of our New Year's resolutions. But it's often challenging for people to live up to their intentions.
Environment
Jan 2, 2024
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Angelenos hoping to cozy up by the fireplace this week should make other plans.
Environment
Dec 29, 2023
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As the deadliest year this century for forest fires comes to a close, attention is turning to how to prevent such infernos happening again.
Environment
Dec 27, 2023
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Researchers in Chile have designed an indoor air purification prototype which uses microorganisms to capture and degrade pollutants, with efficiencies above 90%. In the study, published in the Journal of Chemical Technology ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 19, 2023
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Although electric vehicle ownership is higher in wealthier neighborhoods than in disadvantaged ones, EVs improve air quality in all communities, a UCLA study found.
Environment
Dec 13, 2023
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Engineers are executing a comprehensive performance test to ensure the PACE spacecraft is ready for launch. NASA's Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission will study what makes Earth so different from every ...
Planetary Sciences
Dec 7, 2023
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Biomass burning from wildfires puts large amounts of aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere every year, which are thought to convert into more light-absorbing and toxic nitroaromatics.
Environment
Dec 5, 2023
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