Air Pollution

A 108-foot-long "ocean-in-a-lab" reveals how sea spray aerosols could interact with pollutants to influence climate. Credit: Erik Jepsen (University of California San Diego) Oceans cover almost three-quarters of the globe, yet little is known about how gases and aerosols made by ocean microbes affect weather and climate, or how human-produced…

China wants to boost transport of bulk cargo by railway to cut air pollution. Photo: XinhuaChina’s plan to shift the transport of bulk cargo from dirty, diesel-burning trucks to cleaner electric-powered railcars is falling behind target The country’s state-run railway system is plagued by inefficiency, a lack of coordination and…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Drivers and passengers can inhale significantly lower levels of air pollution by setting their vehicle's ventilation systems more effectively and taking a 'cleaner' route to their destination, a new study reveals. Road transport emissions are major source of urban air pollution—nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter…

Scientists have found that air pollution in the winter is associated with more hospitalisations in Dublin due to strokes. The study, led by researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, has prompted a call for a national ban of solid fuel burning. During winter months in Ireland, particularly…

It’s no secret that living near a highway, a power plant, or some other source of air pollution can slowly kill you. Health impacts related to the toxic emissions spewing from these places — especially the tinier particles that enter deep into the lungs — are well documented: asthma, heart…

Drivers and passengers can inhale significantly lower levels of air pollution by setting their vehicle's ventilation systems more effectively and taking a 'cleaner' route to their destination, a new study reveals. Road transport emissions are major source of urban air pollution - nitrogen oxides (NOx) and particulate matter (PM) coming…

Scientists have found that air pollution in the winter is associated with more hospitalisations for all strokes in Dublin. The study, led by researchers from RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, is published in the current edition of Cerebrovascular Diseases. During winter months in Ireland, particularly in Dublin, higher…

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), air pollution kills an estimated seven million people worldwide every year and nine out of 10 people breathe air with high levels of pollutants.In a study published by the Science of the Total Environment journal, a global team of researchers led by Surrey’s…

Coronavirus H. Jesse Smith See allHide authors and affiliations Science  07 Aug 2020:Vol. 369, Issue 6504, pp. 639DOI: 10.1126/science.369.6504.639-d Read More

Air pollution epidemicThe lockdown enforced in most cities in China in response to the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) resulted in the virtual absence of motor vehicle traffic and sharply reduced manufacturing activity for several weeks. Le et al. report some of the anticipated and unanticipated…