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Prototype Air Washer Could Eliminate Pollution from the Atmosphere

It could eliminate pesticide residues, grease, detergents, deodorants and general pollution from the atmosphere, reducing health risks.

1 Oct 2015

Products Made in China Associated with Higher Carbon Dioxide Emissions

In a study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change, scientists from three universities show that products made in China are associated with significantly higher carbon dioxide emissions than the same products made elsewhere.

29 Sep 2015

New Euro 6 Diesel Engine Cars Struggling with Very High Emissions

Emission measurements conducted by Institute of Transport Economics in Norway, in collaboration with VTT in Finland, shows that new Euro 6 cars with diesel engines are struggling with too high NOx emissions in real traffic.

29 Sep 2015

Nova Institute of Technology Introduces Breakthrough CO2 Device for Eradicating All Vehicle Exhaust Fumes

David G. Yurth, principal inventor and co-founder of Nova Institute of Technology, a privately-owned research and development group located in Salt Lake City, Utah, announced today the successful testing of The Corona Discharge Gas Plasma Disassociation System™ (CDGPDS™), a compact, lightweight, low-cost energy efficient device that eradicates all exhaust fumes produced by internal combustion engines before they leave the tailpipe.

28 Sep 2015

Edwards‘ Abatement Solutions Reassure Customers that they meet International Emissions Standards

In response to the current crisis in confidence brought on by revelations of misconduct by a major multinational car manufacturer in reporting emissions levels, Edwards Ltd and its subsidiaries (Edwards), the leading supplier of exhaust management abatement systems to the Semiconductor, Flat Panel Display, Solar and LED industry, reassures its customers that all of its exhaust management abatement system products are designed to meet industry emission standards.

From Edwards 28 Sep 2015

Study Reveals Measures that Could be Implemented to Improve Air Quality and Fight Climate Change

Ozone, methane and aerosols (tiny pollutant particles) remain in the atmosphere for a shorter time than CO2, but can affect both the climate and air quality. Yet environmental policies tend to separate the two issues, with measures that fight air pollution not always bringing climate benefits and vice-versa.

26 Sep 2015

Study Shows Air Pollution in Mexico City has Detrimental Effect on Gene Linked to Alzheimer’s Disease

A new study by researchers at the Universities of Montana, Valle de México, Boise State, and North Carolina, the Centro de Ciencias de la Atmósfera, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, and Centro Médico Cozumel heightens concerns over the detrimental impact of air pollution on hippocampal metabolites as early markers of neurodegeneration in young urbanites carrying an allele 4 of the apolipoprotein E gene (APOE).

26 Sep 2015

Mercury Concentrations Uncovered in Reptiles in Remote Amazon Basin

Mercury contamination in water and on land is of worldwide concern due to its toxic effects on ecosystems and human health. Mercury toxicity is of particular concern to reptiles because they are currently experiencing population declines.

22 Sep 2015

Survey Reveals Harmful Effects of Toxic, Aerosolized Fine Particles Leading to Increase in Risk of Death

In what is believed to be the largest, most detailed study of its kind in the United States, scientists at NYU Langone Medical Center and elsewhere have confirmed that tiny chemical particles in the air we breathe are linked to an overall increase in risk of death.

16 Sep 2015

Citizen Science Project to Monitor Air Pollution Using Spectropolarimeter-integrated Smartphones

One of the biggest ever citizen science projects needs volunteers from Manchester to help measure air pollution in our environment. And all you need to take part is a smart phone.

11 Sep 2015