Science news articles about 'atmospheric pollutants'

  • ESA satellite assesses damage of Norway's largest fire

    ... . More than 50 million hectares of forest are burnt annually, and these fires have a significant impact on global atmospheric pollution, with biomass burning contributing to the global ...
  • Helium Balloon in Paris Displays Air Pollution Levels

    ... have to look far to see the city's air pollution levels. A giant tethered helium balloon will display real-time reports of atmospheric pollution using an innovative lighting system, which can be seen ...
  • The Upside To Acid Rain - It Reduces Methane

    Acid rain from atmospheric pollution can reduce methane emissions from rice paddies by up to 24 per ... more powerful as a greenhouse gas than CO2. “The reduction in pollution happens during a stage of the lifecycle when the rice ...
  • Climate Change, Acid Rain Could Be Good for Forests

    ... Resources and Environmental Science have reached a surprising conclusion: Moderate increases in temperature and nitrogen from atmospheric pollution actually improve forest productivity ...
  • Climate Change, Acid Rain Could Be Good For Forests

    ... forests of Michigan, scientists have reached a surprising conclusion: Moderate increases in temperature and nitrogen from atmospheric pollution actually improve forest productivity ...
  • Expert recommends town councils to design low-allergy impact green spaces

    ... , due to the low-quality of the air for the presence of atmospheric pollutants. Alternative species The researcher of the UGR ... to new types of allergy, and the interaction of the plants with other atmospheric pollutants, present in cities (such as ozone and carbon ...
  • Traffic pollution worsens symptoms in asthmatic children

    ... by their children, as well as medication usage. Atmospheric levels of the pollutants ozone, nitrogen dioxide and diesel ... and medication usage was associated with increased levels of atmospheric pollutants. In healthy volunteers, increased coughing ...
  • Top of Everest is an ozone overdose

    Wafts from atmosphere, polluted regions bathe the peak in amounts that exceed EPA limits
  • New theory on largest known mass extinction in the history of the earth

    ... with today's biochemical and atmospheric chemical processes. "Our calculations show that airborne pollutants from giant salt ... effects of these substances become intensified in conjunction with other atmospheric pollutants and at the same time increasing dryness ...
  • Plants absorb more carbon under hazy skies

    ... , from the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, said, "Surprisingly, the effects of atmospheric pollution seem to have enhanced global plant ... conditions such as those that exist during periods of increased atmospheric pollution." The research team also considered the implications ...
  • Nanotubes boost plant pollutants

    Carbon nanotubes pierce plant cell walls, increasing uptake of atmospheric pollutants
  • Athletes, spectators faced unprecedented air pollution at 2008 Olympic Games

    ... Beijing during the Olympics, this was the largest scale atmospheric pollution experiment ever conducted," said Staci ... of automobiles, coal and biomass burning, and other causes. Atmospheric particulate matter, researchers say, is a concern because ...
  • U-M study: Life and death during the Great Depression

    ... likely to spend as much on alcohol and tobacco. In addition, economic expansions are also associated with increases in atmospheric pollution which has well-documented short-term ...
  • CO2 levels rising in troposphere over rural areas

    ... by Mª Luisa Sánchez, a researcher from the UVA's Atmospheric Pollution Group, shows that CO2 levels ... respiration and photosynthesis processes, and by the turbulence or stratification of the atmosphere", explains Pérez. Other characteristics of the troposphere ...
  • Safe journey for works of art

    ... . The microclimate inside these cases keeps the polluted outside atmosphere at bay. But the works of art are still ... us to identify the type of acid involved." Atmospheric pollutants have a similar effect, producing nitrogen ...

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