Insights from oil spill air pollution study have applications beyond Gulf
Friday, March 11, 2011 - 11:40
in Earth & Climate
During a special airborne mission to study the air-quality impacts of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill last June, NOAA researchers discovered an important new mechanism by which air pollution particles form. Although predicted four years ago, this discovery now confirms the importance of this pollution mechanism and could change the way urban air quality is understood and predicted...