Researchers tap rare pristine air to reveal pollution's impact
2 institutional releases
Published in Nature Communications · View the paper (DOI)
A study analyzing air samples from the Amazon rainforest and polluted areas found that human activity increases the production of climate-changing particles by 60-200% compared to natural forest carbon. The researchers developed an advanced computer model to simulate chemical reactions, improving predictive abilities.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- Researchers tap rare pristine air to reveal pollution's impact DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory · Apr 2, 2019 · first to report
- Urban pollution enhances up to 400% formation of aerosols over the Amazon rainforest Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo · Jun 3, 2019