Interventions to Reduce Biomass Pollution Lead to Significant Public Heath Gains
Researchers are discovering that male deaths from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases originating from biomass smoke are on the rise. This information may have a...
Graphene Oxide Offers New Hope for Water Decontamination
Water is the universal solvent on the planet, and without it, minerals and nutrients can't be transported. Life would cease to exist. This property...
Air Pollution Now Better Controlled Through “Biomimicry”
Volatility is the property of perfumes or other substances to evaporate easily and give fragrances. In many cases these fragrances are harmless, however factories...
Mercury Pollution Slows Down Brain Development
The latest issue of the journal Environmental Health published a study on the influence and cost of exposure to mercury pollution. The authors estimated...
Public Services in Teheran Are Shut Down due to Air Pollution
For a second time in one month Iranian officials will close public schools, universities and government offices in Teheran on Saturday. The reason, as...
Telecom Industry Poised to Surpass Aviation in CO2 Production
Long blamed as a major producer of greenhouse gas emissions, the aviation industry may have some competition. Researchers are finding the telecommunications industry is...
Fossil Fuel Rehab Postponed – Coal Burning Predictions
Fossil fuels, including everything from natural gas and coal to oil and jet fuel, are pumping more and more carbon dioxide into the...
Hong Kong to Ban Older Diesel Vehicles
We recently reported to you a plan by Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe to rid the streets of Paris of older vehicles that generate more...
Innovative Air Purifying Invention Inspired by Earth’s Self-Cleaning Atmosphere
As European Union emission rules for Volatile Organic Compounds are tightened, shutdown looms for industries across Europe. But one Danish chemist may save the...
Photo-catalytically Active Coatings Reduce Nitrogen Oxides and May Lower Pollution Rates
Currently, people in the urban areas of Germany’s Bavarian Forest suffer from high levels of air pollution caused by automobiles, and, in particular, nitrogen...
