Posts Tagged ‘air quality’

How trees contribute to making smog

UNC-CHAPEL HILL (US) — Researchers have shown how a molecule produced by trees combines with pollutants to create a potentially hazardous form of air pollution. Continue…

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Health & Medicine - Apr 17, 2013 4:48 - 0 Comments

Saving energy could raise infection risks

U. LEEDS (UK) — The chance of infection in some hospital wards varies dramatically according to whether the windows are left open or not, researchers find. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 5, 2013 14:50 - 0 Comments

Are new regulations too tough on coal?

DUKE (US) — The cost of complying with tougher EPA air-quality standards could cause a shift away from coal and toward natural gas for electricity generation, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 1, 2013 10:09 - 0 Comments

Birth defects linked to highway smog

STANFORD (US) — Women who breathe traffic pollution early in their pregnancy have a higher risk of having a baby with serious birth defects of the brain and spine, a new study reports. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2013 12:59 - 0 Comments

Ozone levels ramp up cardiac arrests

RICE (US) — There’s a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests and levels of air pollution and ozone, say researchers whose work has prompted more CPR training in at-risk communities. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 27, 2012 12:34 - 2 Comments

Air pollution drives up autism risk

USC (US) — Exposure to traffic-related air pollution during pregnancy and the first year of life is associated with a more than two-fold risk of autism, a new study shows. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 12, 2012 12:38 - 0 Comments

Air, dust tests reveal chemicals at daycare

UC BERKELEY (US) — A new study of 40 California childcare facilities found elevated levels of some contaminants, particularly formaldehyde, a respiratory irritant and carcinogen. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 9, 2012 15:51 - 2 Comments

Free radicals amp up pine tree pollution

CARNEGIE MELLON (US) — Aerosols emitted by pine trees and free radicals are a volatile combination—and they’re making air pollution worse, say researchers. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 6, 2012 14:29 - 1 Comment

Dust from abroad pollutes North America’s air

U. MARYLAND (US) — Most of the pollution migrating into the North American atmosphere is not industrial emissions but dust from Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 15, 2012 17:43 - 0 Comments

Clean air improves heart health, Olympics show

USC / U. ROCHESTER (US) — Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a lab, researchers found evidence that even short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves a person’s cardiovascular health. (more…)

Millions of germs fly when you enter the room

YALE (US) — A person’s mere presence in a room can add 37 million bacteria to the air every hour, a new study finds. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 13, 2011 9:36 - 0 Comments

Delhi policy clears pollution haze

BROWN (US) — Radical changes in air quality regulations in Delhi, India, have had a significantly positive effect on the health of city residents, especially low-income men, according to a new study. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 30, 2010 11:31 - 0 Comments

Diesels are Beijing’s biggest polluters

CORNELL (US) — The 62-mile, nine-day traffic jam in Beijing’s August heat made international headlines—and an epic amount of air pollution. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 11, 2010 17:06 - 0 Comments

Emissions down but still underestimated

U. COLORADO (US)—Chemical pollution hovering over Houston that is produced by manufacturing petroleum products may be getting thinner, but is still significantly underestimated, according to airplane measurements taken as part of a new study. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2009 17:29 - 8 Comments

Don’t blame cows for climate change

UC DAVIS (US)—Consuming less meat and dairy products will not help stop climate change, says Frank Mitloehner, despite claims by sources ranging from the United Nations to music star Paul McCartney. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 19, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments

When a toxic pond runneth over

DUKE (US)—Exposure to toxic dust and river sediment due to a containment pond collapse at a Tennessee power plant last December poses ongoing dangers to local communities and aquatic ecosystems. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 11, 2009 4:00 - 0 Comments

Beijing air sets Olympic gold standard

CORNELL (US)—Aggressive efforts by the Chinese government to curtail traffic, increase emission standards, and halt construction led to cleaner air in Beijing during the 2008 Olympics, a new study finds. (more…)