A sensing technique that the U.S. military currently uses to remotely monitor the air to detect potentially life-threatening chemicals, toxins, and pathogens has inspired a new instrument that could “sniff” for life on Mars and other targets in the solar system

With the right plant, indoor air could become cleaner and safer

“This study shows that our air quality, particularly ozone in the fall, is becoming more sensitive to the effects of climate change,” said Yuhang Wang, a professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences at the Georgia Institute of Technology

Professor says trifluoroacetic acid requires monitoring because of its pervasiveness and persistence

UCI, Carnegie paper explains persistent aircraft trails, substances in soil and water

Households account for about 18 percent of total energy use in the Beijing region but produce 50 percent of black carbon emissions and 69 percent of organic carbon emissions

Researchers have found that long-term exposure to environmental pollutants was associated with increased risk of mortality for many types of cancer in an elderly Hong Kong population

Avoiding common indoor air quality issues and defusing the most common building-related illnesses and complaints.

Beyond human health, the research has broader implications for atmospheric pollution and global climate change modeling.

UCI, other researchers link products made there with higher CO2 emissions