Research by a Victoria University student shows that particulate matter from wood burning fires is a winter health hazard in New Zealand.
Environment
May 7, 2013
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A local government in southwestern Japan on Tuesday advised residents to stay indoors or wear masks when they go outside in the nation's first official health warning over smog drifting in from China.
Environment
Mar 5, 2013
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Researchers at Rice University in Houston have found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and levels of air pollution and ozone. Their work has prompted more CPR training in at-risk communities.
Environment
Feb 17, 2013
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Environmentalists on Wednesday expressed disappointment at new clean-air targets for Hong Kong, as research showed pollution-related illnesses killed more than 3,000 residents a year.
Environment
Jan 18, 2012
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Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) spent 75 days on the job carrying out some very important homework—measurements in a "typical dwelling" of the release, distribution and fate of ...
Other
Dec 7, 2011
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A team from NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA, made research flights over the Gulf of Mexico this week to help investigate potential uses of satellites for monitoring the thickness and dispersal ...
Earth Sciences
May 14, 2010
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