How does exhaled heated tobacco aerosol behave in the air?
Considerable research informs the dynamics of exhaled e-cigarette aerosols, but how much do we know about the same processes for ...
Tag: Pollution/Remediation
Project Air View maps ultrafine particles, soot and other substances in Amsterdam air
Credit: Google Maps & Utrecht University Over the past two years, the municipality of Amsterdam, Utrecht University and Google have ...
Study shows forests play greater role in depositing toxic mercury across the globe
UMass Lowell-led research conducted in Mass., MaineCredit: Photo courtesy of Daniel Obrist. LOWELL, Mass. - Researchers led by a UMass ...
$1.4 million grant increases coverage of Mississippi River Basin
Walton Family Foundation grant will create the Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, covering agriculture, water and environmental issues ...
More EVs could reduce CO2 emissions in Hawaii by 93% in less than 30 years
Credit: Plug'n Drive (derivative work: Mariordo), CC-by-SA-2.0 By 2050, faster adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) and faster generation of renewable ...
Schools in Barcelona create a map of the city’s air pollution thanks to citizen science
Credit: Perelló, J. et al. (2021) A study led by University of Barcelona researchers and carried out together with more ...
University of Guam: Less than 10% of transplanted cycads survive long-term in foreign soil
Long-term monitoring needed to accurately measure transplantation successCredit: Montgomery Botanical Center A 15-year reciprocal transplant study on Guam's native cycad ...
Light pollution has complex effects on animal vision
Credit: Jolyon Troscianko Changes in the colour and intensity of light pollution over the past few decades result in complex ...
Air pollution during pregnancy may affect growth of newborn babies
A study by the UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country analyses the relationship between atmospheric pollution during pregnancy and the level ...
The missing ocean plastic sink: Gone with the rivers
The mysterious ocean plastic sinkCredit: CEFREM/UPVD Plastics are a growing problem for natural ecosystems around the globe, and in particular ...
Rethinking plastics
UD scientists and collaborators issue urgent call to action on plastics pollutionCredit: Graphics by Jeffrey C. Chase People lived without ...
Cleaner air has boosted US corn and soybean yields, Stanford-led research shows
Credit: Kelly Sikkema / Unsplash A key factor in America's prodigious agricultural output turns out to be something farmers can ...
NIST laser ‘comb’ systems now measure all primary greenhouse gases in the air
Credit: N. Hanacek/NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have upgraded their laser frequency-comb instrument to ...
Pretreating nuisance green algae with lye, urea increases bacterial production of biogas
Two simple compounds break down barriers for circular economy biofuel productionCredit: Harbin Engineering University WASHINGTON, June 29, 2021 - For ...