aerosols Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Wed, 09 Sep 2015 18:35:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 MIT Researchers Test Raindrops’ Ability to Clean the Atmosphere https://www.greenoptimistic.com/raindrops-clean-atmosphere-mit/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/raindrops-clean-atmosphere-mit/#respond Wed, 09 Sep 2015 18:35:21 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=56557 Raindrops might be the key to cleaning Earth’s atmosphere from pollutants, according to MIT researchers. Atmospheric pollution is a serious problem, having irreversible effects on human health and the global climate. The increasing number of diesel cars on the streets, coupled with coal-burning power plants and industries, release enormous amounts of pollutants and tiny particles […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/raindrops-clean-atmosphere-mit/feed/ 0 56557 Global Warming Accelerated by Air Pollution https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-accelerated-by-air-pollution-20130315/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/global-warming-accelerated-by-air-pollution-20130315/#respond Fri, 15 Mar 2013 03:24:30 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34906 It’s long been known that tiny particles can impact air quality greatly and cause a host of health problems. However, European scientists have discovered that these particles are also contributing to climate change. Ari Asmi, the former coordinator for European Integrated Project on Aerosol Cloud Climate and Air Quality Interactions (EUCAARI) and currently a scientists […]

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