Posts Tagged ‘acid rain’
New ‘coat’ keeps limestone from eroding
CARDIFF U. (UK) — A new treatment for historic limestone buildings protects them from erosion by acid rain and atmospheric pollutants while allowing the stone to “breathe.” Continue…
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Earth & Environment - Dec 19, 2011 13:06 - 3 Comments
Maples fight to push through leaf litter
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Acid rain is taking a toll on sugar maples in upper Great Lakes forests that have been largely spared the type of damage seen in mature sugar maples in the Northeast. (more…)
Earth & Environment - May 11, 2011 13:58 - 0 Comments
Pollutant-H20 mix key to climate change
U. OREGON (US) — The impact that surface molecules of water have on airborne pollutants should be considered in climate modeling, given their significant effect on the future of global warming. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 28, 2009 11:17 - 0 Comments
Portable device uses lasers to detect pollutant
PRINCETON/RICE (US)—A newly developed portable device could make it much easier to detect nitric oxide, a serious pollutant that plays a role in the body, affecting heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals, and immune function. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 19, 2009 9:02 - 0 Comments
Ice cores show fossil fuels disrupt nitrogen cycle
BROWN (US)—An ice core from Greenland indicates the greatest change in the global nitrogen cycle occurred between 1950 and 1980, following a period of rapid increases in fossil fuel emissions. (more…)
