NASA Tracks Carbon Monoxide from California Wildfires As It Drifts East
California is being plagued by massive wildfires, and the effects on air quality from those fires can extend far beyond the state’s borders. In addition…
Pollution
Air Pollution Significantly Increases Mortality in Low-Income Countries
In 2015, around 4.5 million people died prematurely from diseases attributed to ambient air pollution, including 237,000 children under the age of five from respiratory…
Yale Study Links Air Pollutants to Abnormal Fetal Growth in China
A new study from the Yale School of Public Health (YSPH) reveals that Chinese mothers who were exposed to a high level of certain air…
Chemists Develop Simple, Cost-Effective Method to Break Down Water Pollutants
Chemists from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have found out how stubborn pollutants in water can be disintegrated easily and cost-effectively. To do so researchers…
E. Coli Bacteria Could Be The Key To Efficient Carbon Capture and Recycling
Scientists at the University of Dundee have discovered that E. coli bacteria could hold the key to an efficient method of capturing and storing or…
Dramatic Decline in Atmospheric Organic Aerosol in USA
The air we breathe contains particulate matter from a range of natural and human-related sources. Particulate matter is responsible for thousands of premature deaths in…
Low Levels of Air Pollution Linked to Premature Death
A new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health reveals that short-term exposures to fine particulate air pollution and ozone–even at levels…
NASA’s New Global View of CO2, Critical Step for Carbon-Cycle Science
NASA’s new global view of carbon dioxide builds on the agency’s previous satellite measurements of carbon dioxide and combines them with a sophisticated Earth system…
New Catalyst Promotes Carbon Dioxide Conversion into Fuels
Scientists at MIT have developed a new catalyst material that provides design principles for producing fuels from carbon dioxide emissions. The findings suggest a route…
MIT Researchers Help Reduce Runoff Pollution by Making Spray Droplets Less Bouncy
Researchers from MIT have found a way to make pesticides stick to leaves instead of bouncing off, helping to reduce runoff pollution. When farmers spray…
UCLA Nanoscientists Develop a Better Way to Remove Pollutants from Water
By using nanoparticles filled with enzymes, researchers from UCLA have developed a safer and faster way to remove pollutants from water. A team of researchers…
New Analysis Provides More Accurate Estimates of Sources of Mercury Emissions
A new analysis from MIT provides more accurate estimates of sources of mercury emissions from around the world, revealing that Asia produces twice as much…
Naturally Occurring Atmospheric Processes and Chinese Pollution Offset Ozone Gains
A newly published study reveals that a combination of naturally occurring atmospheric processes and pollutants crossing the Pacific Ocean from China have offset the reduction…
TEMPO Space-Based Pollution Monitoring Instrument Passes NASA Review
A new space-based instrument that will monitor major air pollutants across North America on an hourly basis has successfully completed a critical review by NASA….
Earth’s Atmosphere Contains an Unexpectedly Large Amount of Ozone-Depleting Compound
A newly published study from NASA shows that Earth’s atmosphere contains an unexpectedly large amount of Carbon tetrachloride (CCl4), leaving researchers to believe that there…
Research Reveals New Man-Made Ozone-Depleting Gases in the Atmosphere
New research from scientists at the University of East Anglia reveals four new man-made gases in the atmosphere that are contributing to the destruction of…
Swimming Microengines Improve Active Degradation of Organic Pollutants
By using swimming microengines, researchers from the Max Planck Institute have developed a new method for the active degradation of organic pollutants that is twelve…
Human Caused Air Pollution Results in Over Two Million Deaths Annually
A newly published study reveals that human-caused outdoor air pollution results in over two million deaths per year. In addition, while it has been suggested…