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Chemistry World January 23, 2014 Hepeng Jia |
Pollution research sparks car control debate in China Research claiming that vehicles contribute tiny amounts to atmospheric particulate pollution in Beijing is causing the public to question government policy limiting car use, but attracting openly bitter criticism from experts. |
Geotimes May 2005 Sara Pratt |
Soot From Indian Cooking A new study says that residential cooking -- with stoves that burn wood, crop waste and dried animal manure -- is actually the largest source of soot emissions in India. Understanding this pollution source could have an important role in bettering both air quality and climate models. |
Chemistry World October 1, 2014 William Bergius |
Nitrogen dioxide and ozone: a sinister synergy Air pollution is detrimental to our health, but now scientists in Australia have revealed new mechanistic insight into how particular pollutants interact with the human respiratory tract. |
Chemistry World September 7, 2010 Hayley Birch |
In full flight: making cruise emissions count A new study that models aircraft emissions urges policymakers to consider emissions from cruising airplanes in air quality regulation, which currently focuses on emissions from take-off and landing only. |
Chemistry World July 24, 2008 Hepeng Jia |
Chemists join Olympic clean-up effort Chemists have played a vital role in improving Beijing's air quality for the Olympics, guiding the government's massive clean-up operation by highlighting and monitoring major pollution sources. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2015 Patrick Walter |
Exhausting revelations A scandal that started with Volkswagen has grown and now more than 10 car firms have now been accused of manufacturing engines that emit far more nitrogen oxides on the road than lab tests suggests they should. |
Chemistry World August 7, 2012 Laura Howes |
European air pollution concerns The European Environment Agency has reported that 11 of the member states of the European Union have exceeded the emission limits set by the Convention on long-range transboundary air pollution. |
Chemistry World December 2, 2011 |
European economy burdened by air pollution costs Europe is paying a high price for air pollution, according to a new report. |
Chemistry World April 9, 2008 Kira Welter |
Rainforest emissions don't harm clean skies Atmospheric chemists have been overestimating the harmful effects of rainforests' hydrocarbon emissions, German scientists say. |
Reactive Reports Issue 37 David Bradley |
Shipping News International shipping may be one of the largest sources of air pollutants along the Norwegian coast and in the Northern Atlantic. |
Chemistry World November 2, 2012 Rebecca Trager |
Battle over US environment agency's human studies Two prominent Republican politicians, who have repeatedly accused the EPA of killing jobs through overregulation, are condemning the agency for lax oversight of its ongoing human research studies involving concentrated airborne particles. |
Chemistry World October 18, 2013 Hepeng Jia |
China blamed for mercury on iconic Mount Fuji Amid a simmering row between China and Japan over an island territory dispute, new research claims that the atmosphere above Japan's iconic Mount Fuji is being polluted with mercury by Chinese industry. |
American Journal of Nursing February 2008 O'Connor & Roy |
Electric Power Plant Emissions and Public Health Potentially harmful pollutants to be aware of and how they may affect the public's health. |
Chemistry World March 28, 2014 Mark Peplow |
A war on smog Growing public concern over the state of the environment has forced Chinese officials to take action. And where chemistry has often been seen as the villain of the piece, it is now set to play a vital role in cleaning the country's air. |
Chemistry World July 24, 2012 Andrew Turley |
UK urged to clean up London air Nitrogen dioxide levels are as bad in London as they are in Beijing, the last city to host the Summer Olympic Games and one with an at best dubious air quality record, according to a report from UK think tank Policy Exchange. |
Chemistry World October 26, 2009 Rebecca Trager |
US energy use carries hidden costs of $120 billion The hidden health and environmental costs of energy production and consumption in the US could exceed $120 billion per year, according to a new report from the US National Research Council. |
Chemistry World October 23, 2007 Rebecca Trager |
Smaller US Plants Triple Toxic Emissions Companies in the US and Canada have achieved a continued decline in chemical pollution - but only at the plants emitting the largest amounts of toxic waste. |
Chemistry World June 5, 2014 Rebecca Trager |
US plans 30% emissions cuts for power plants The US's 1000 coal plants will have to cut emissions by 30% below 2005 levels under proposed rules |
Chemistry World June 27, 2012 Maria Burke |
Mystery metal revealed by UK atmospheric inventory The first detailed analysis of air pollution in the UK for more than a decade has revealed some puzzling findings. |
Outside November 2004 Grant Davis |
Bad Air Days Urban pollution can undo your fitness plans. To avoid the big wheeze, check out our guide to finding the freshest outdoor oxygen in cities across the country. |
Chemistry World August 8, 2013 James Urquhart |
Wealth of undiscovered volatiles found drifting above orange groves Scientists have measured the exchange of hundreds of volatile organic compounds in the air above an orange grove in California and the ecosystem below. The finding could have implications for climate and air pollution models |