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Recent Posts Tagged With 'pollution'
Atmospheric CO2 Mixing Ratios Over China
Chinese Academy of Meteorological Sciences in Beijing initiated network observation at the four Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) stations in China....
U.S. Bill Aims To Protect Public from Exposure to Harmful Chemicals
The bill authorizes the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to conduct a research program on endocrine disruption aimed at preventing and reducing the production of and the public’s exposure to harmful chemicals....
Hidden Threat: Elevated Pollution Levels Near Regional Airports
Scientists are reporting evidence that air pollution — a well-recognized problem at major airports — may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports....
An Inexpensive ‘Dipstick’ Test for Pesticides in Foods
Scientists in Canada are reporting the development of a fast, inexpensive "dipstick" test to identify small amounts of pesticides that may exist in foods and beverages....
Common Plants Can Eliminate Indoor Air Pollutants
According to Kays, some indoor plants have the ability to effectively remove harmful VOCs from the air, and not only have the ability to improve our physical health, but also have been shown to enhance our psychological health....
Searching for the Green Parking Lot
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a study that will investigate ways to reduce pollution that can run off paved surfaces and improve how water filters back into the ground....
Researchers Make Key Step Towards Turning Methane Gas Into Liquid Fuel
Researchers at the University of Washington and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have taken an important step in converting methane gas to a liquid, potentially making it more useful as a fuel and as a source for making other chemicals...
Sniffing Out Chemical & Biological Threats - A New Approach For Removing Pollutants?
Research to develop a new method to detect biological and chemical threats may also lead to new approaches for removing pollutants from the environment....
Developing Enzymes to Clean Up Pollution by Explosives
Scientists at the University of York have uncovered the structure of an unusual enzyme which can be used to reverse the contamination of land by explosives....
Are Common Pills and Plastics Feminizing Fish, Endangering People?
The long-term consequences of hormones and endocrine disruptors in the environment will be the focus of the Tenth International Symposium on Environment and Hormones (E.hormone 2009), a four-day conference starting Oct. 21 at Tulane University....
