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Aerosolized Salton Sea Triggers Unique Inflammatory Response in the Lungs

Communities surrounding the Salton Sea, the inland body of water straddling California's Riverside and Imperial counties, show high rates of asthma due, possibly, to high aerosol dust levels resulting from the sea shrinking over time.

23 Jun 2021

Innovation in Technologies and Agriculture Practices can Control Greenhouse Gas Emissions

According to a study that involved researchers from the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s Argonne National Laboratory, innovation in agriculture practices and technologies can cut down greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from grain production by as much as 70% within the next 15 years.

22 Jun 2021

COVID-19 Lockdown Reduced Atmospheric Nitrogen Oxide Levels in India

COVID-19 has altered the planet in unfathomable ways. Some results have even been encouraging, with novel vaccines being designed at record speed.

21 Jun 2021

Human Health Impact of Marine Plastic Pollution is of Grave Concern to the Public

The impact of marine plastic pollution on human health tops a list of health-related concerns over marine threats in a large scale survey which could help shape policy over how best to protect our oceans.

17 Jun 2021

Diesel-Polluted Soil can be Remediated Using Naturally Occurring Soil Bacteria

ENVIRONMENT Diesel-polluted soil from now defunct military outposts in Greenland can be remediated using naturally occurring soil bacteria according to an extensive five-year experiment in Mestersvig, East Greenland, to which the University of Copenhagen has contributed.

17 Jun 2021

Researchers Find Increasing Surface and Tropospheric Ozone Levels in Antarctica

Ozone is a pollutant at ground level, but very high in the atmosphere's "ozone layer," it absorbs damaging ultraviolet radiation.

17 Jun 2021

In-Car Pollution is a Major Cause of Health and Economic Loss in Developing Countries

An international team of air pollution experts, led by the University of Surrey, monitored pollution hotspots in 10 global cities, namely São Paulo (Brazil); Dhaka (Bangladesh); Cairo (Egypt); Medellín (Colombia); Guangzhou (China); Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); Sulaymaniyah (Iraq); Chennai (India); Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania); and Blantyre (Malawi).

17 Jun 2021