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US Air Pollution Deaths Nearly Halved between 1990 and 2010

October 22, 2018

Improvements in air quality and public health in the US coincided with increased federal air quality regulations

Moss Rapidly Detects, Tracks Air Pollutants in Real Time

October 18, 2018

Plants have evolved the ability to sense light, touch, gravity, and chemicals in the air and soil

Improved Air-Quality Sensors and Collaborations Could Save Lives

October 12, 2018

Even very low concentrations of air pollutants have been shown to have serious health effects

PCB Pollution Threatens to Wipe Out Killer Whales

September 28, 2018

More than 40 years after the first initiatives were taken to ban the use of PCBs, the chemical pollutants remain a deadly thr...

Trees Reveal the Evolution of Environmental Pollution

September 14, 2018

Chemical analysis of tipuana tree rings and bark shows falling levels of heavy metal pollution in the air of São Paulo...

Analyzing Roadside Dust to Identify Potential Health Concerns

September 10, 2018

Findings from studies of traffic-related abrasion particles point to tires, brake pads, and road materials as significant sou...

Endocrine Disruptors Found in Bottlenose Dolphins

September 5, 2018

Bottlenose dolphins are being exposed to chemical compounds added to many common cleaning products, cosmetics, personal care ...

Air Pollution Reduces Global Life Expectancy by More Than One Year, Study Finds

August 23, 2018

Air pollution is shortening your life. Here's how much

Preparing for Chemical Attacks with Improved Computer Models

August 22, 2018

University of Texas at San Antonio researchers develop tools to predict the dispersal of chemical plumes, pollutants

Particulate Pollution's Impact Varies Greatly Depending on Where It Originated

August 17, 2018

The impact aerosols have on the climate varies greatly depending on where they were released

Can Pollution Alter Wildlife Behavior?

July 30, 2018

A team of scientists from the University of Portsmouth has developed new scientific tests to better understand the effects of...

Light Pollution a Reason for Insect Decline

June 20, 2018

Artificial lighting at night could be a reason for declining insect populations

New Study Estimates the Carbon Footprints of 13,000 Cities

June 1, 2018

Seoul, South Korea, New York City among the cities with the biggest carbon footprints worldwide

Rice Becomes Less Nutritious as CO2 Levels Rise

May 24, 2018

Populations in countries with both the highest rice consumption and lowest gross domestic product may experience more malnutr...

Mimicking a Sweet Solution to Mop up Pollution

May 14, 2018

A team from KAUST has proposed a simple method that, in just five minutes, can produce a flexible film with a complex hierarc...

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