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Air pollution, high-fat diet cause atherosclerosis in laboratory mice
Test results with laboratory mice show a direct cause-and-effect link between exposure to fine particle air pollution and the development of atherosclerosis, commonly known as hardening of the arteries.   view more (2005-12-23)

UCLA study links air pollution to clogged arteries
Got high cholesterol? You might want to stay away from air pollution. That's the message of a new UCLA study linking diesel exhaust to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which significantly increases one's risk for heart attack and stroke.   view more (2007-07-26)

Scientists to Assess Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Control Efforts
As the Summer Olympics in Beijing kicks off this week, the event is giving scientists a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to observe how the atmosphere responds when a heavily populated region substantially curbs everyday industrial emissions.   view more (2008-08-11)

Transported Black Carbon a Significant Player in Pacific Ocean Climate
Soot and other particulate pollution from Asian sources make up more than 75 percent of black carbon transported at high altitudes, according to a Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UC San Diego-led study.   view more (2007-03-15)

EU smart construction materials absorb and wash away pollution
A European consortium of private enterprises, research institutions and the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is running a test programme for innovative construction materials set to help in the fight against air pollution. The "smart" construction materials (plaster,... view more (2004-03-04)

Wildfires Cause Ozone Pollution to Violate Health Standards, New Study Shows
Wildfires can boost ozone pollution to levels that violate U.S. health standards, a new study concludes.   view more (2008-10-10)

Asthma, outdoor air quality and the Olympic Games
As we come close to the Beijing Olympic Games, a review article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) reminds us that the heat and humidity in the Beijing region will present a formidable challenge to all athletes. Moreover, poor quality of air can also affect all athletes, especially... view more (2008-08-11)

Satellite sniffs out chemical traces of atmospheric pollution
The recent Hague talks on global warming focused attention on the so-called greenhouse gases in our atmosphere. But these gases are only a part of the story. Mankind generates a wide variety of emissions that are changing the chemistry and composition of our planet~s atmosphere. Satellite... view more (2000-12-15)

Pointing a finger at the source of fecal bacteria
Excessive levels of fecal bacteria were to blame for almost 60 percent of Nebraska streams deemed impaired by federal and state environmental laws in 2004.   view more (2007-05-24)

Air Quality Forecasts for China
With less than a month remaining before the Beijing Olympics, Chinese officials have introduced a series of measures to improve air quality for the Games. A new tool has been installed in the capital city to allow the Chinese to monitor the effectiveness of these efforts.   view more (2008-07-24)

Mercury contamination of fish warrants worldwide public warning
The health risks posed by mercury contaminated fish is sufficient to warrant issuing a worldwide general warning to the public — especially children and women of childbearing age-to be careful about how much and which fish they eat.   view more (2007-03-08)

First-ever study to link increased mortality specifically to carbon dioxide emissions
A Stanford scientist has spelled out for the first time the direct links between increased levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and increases in human mortality, using a state-of-the-art computer model of the atmosphere that incorporates scores of physical and chemical environmental processes.   view more (2008-01-04)

NOAA Aircraft to Probe Arctic Pollution
NOAA scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming - and summertime sea ice is melting - faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers are gathering with government and university colleagues in Fairbanks, Alaska, to conduct the study through... view more (2008-04-08)

Battling against noise pollution for a quieter Europe
The first comprehensive methodology to measure and map noise patterns will help the European Union lay down a common approach to avoiding, preventing and reducing harmful noise that currently affects a quarter of Europe's population.   view more (2005-05-13)

Mapping the air to safeguard your looks, the environment - and planes in flight
High air pollution does more than just irritate your lungs, research confirms it also affects the way you look. By using ESA-provided pollution maps along with ultraviolet radiation data, cosmetics firm L'Oreal plans to investigate the future possibility of producing skincare products customised... view more (2003-08-18)

Washington Getting a Summertime Air Quality Exam
Summer in the city can often mean sweltering "bad air days" that threaten the health of the elderly, children and those with respiratory problems. This summer the nation's capitol has been no stranger to such severe air-quality alerts.   view more (2006-08-07)

NORTH ATLANTIC SLOWS DOWN THE GREENHOUSE-EFFECT
What sounds to us like bookkeeping of global change and tedious science, has a big meaning for our climate future. After all, traffic and industrial plants in Europe and North America play a particularly large role in the carbon dioxide pollution of the atmosphere and the greenhouse-effect... view more (1999-06-08)

Many U.S. Public Schools in 'Air Pollution Danger Zone'
One in three U.S. public schools are in the "air pollution danger zone," according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).    view more (2008-08-19)

Microbiologists meet Scottish Parliament to discuss the environment
Environmental issues such as waste management, GM crops, energy and pollution dominate much of the work of the Scottish Parliament. MSPs will be able to find out about the latest research from scientists at this year's 'Science and the Parliament' event today, Wednesday, 12 November at The Signet... view more (2003-11-07)

Natural gas nanotech
Nanotechnology could revolutionize the natural gas industry across the whole lifecycle from extraction to pollution reduction or be an enormous missed opportunity, claim two industry experts writing in Inderscience's International Journal of Nanotechnology.   view more (2007-10-31)

More Diesel - More Allergy
An increasing number of new auto buyers choose diesel engines. For asthmatics and those with allergies this is very unfortunate. Particles in diesel exhaust can both worsen and trigger allergic reactions.   view more (2004-04-30)

Media invitation: Human Exposure to Indoor Air Pollution - New Research reveals Higher Risks than previously thought
Who? European Commission - Joint Research Centre Institute for Health and Consumer Protection What? Presentation of the latest studies on indoor air pollution impacting on human health and an on-site visit to the JRC's unique Indoortron environmental cham-ber. Plus access to leading experts on... view more (2003-09-08)

More efficient use of compressed air
Compressed air is an indispensable source of energy. 60,000 compressed-air systems in Germany consume 14 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity per year, which corresponds to the entire power requirement of the German railroads. Although compressed air is the most expensive source of energy,... view more (2002-06-26)

Autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (AUAVS) take to the skies to track pollutants
A research consortium funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has successfully sent a fleet of aerial drones through the pollution-filled skies over the Indian Ocean, thereby achieving an... view more (2006-04-19)

Awards for Technology of the Future
Projects to share £12m in funding The use of new technology to grow human tissue, such as knee cartilage to treat people with sports injuries, is among seven projects to share £12 million in Government funding, Science and Innovation Minister, Lord Sainsbury, announced today. This... view more (2001-07-18)
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