All air pollution articles
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OpinionLetters: December 2023
Readers stand up for school technicians, share concerns about fireworks and speculate about element 121
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ResearchAir quality study highlights nitrogen dioxide pollution in rural India
Research addresses the common misconception that air pollution is limited to cities
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ResearchSpider webs record severity of microplastic pollution in cities
Plastic content found to make up as much as a tenth of a web’s total weight
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BusinessData reveals disparities in US refinery benzene emissions
Monitoring shows several facilities consistently exceed federal action levels
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ResearchHistorical lead from petrol still poisons London’s air 20 years after its ban
Two decades after leaded petrol was banned in the UK, the toxic metal still hangs around London’s dusty roads – and it’s not going away
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NewsHow Covid gave the world a lesson in tackling air pollution
The pandemic has given atmospheric chemists the opportunity to study pollution and carbon emissions like never before
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ResearchPointing the tools of atmospheric chemistry inside
US team monitoring air quality in an on-campus gym detects chemicals in the air that come from cleaning products reacting with sweat
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FeatureClearing the air
Nina Notman explores the role technology can play in cleaning pollutants out of air before we breathe them in
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FeatureCatching the polluters
Measurement techniques can pinpoint emitters like unroadworthy trucks and broken gas pipes, finds Andy Extance, but are not yet widespread
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OpinionLetters: February 2020
The story of ‘Bung’, and your opinions on patent law, pollution and safety
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ResearchBrake dust damages lungs as much as diesel exhaust fumes
Landmark study highlights a new avenue for air pollution research
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ReviewClearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution
Jamie Durrani reviews Tim Smedley’s new book
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FeatureThe problem of particulate air pollution
Small particles in the air can find their way into the brains of growing children, with seriously unpleasant consequences. Anthony King reports
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PodcastBook Club – Clearing the air
Tim Smedley travels the world to work out why air pollution occurs, and what we can do to solve the problem
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ReviewThe Invisible Killer: The Rising Global Threat of Air Pollution – and How We Can Fight Back
Gary Fuller details myriad forms of air pollution from the pea soup fogs of mid-20th century London to eye-burning ozone smogs in modern day Los Angeles
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ResearchPollutant particles prevent solar cells from reaching full potential
Study correlates particulate matter concentrations with loss of photovoltaic potential
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NewsLarge scale experiment probes chemistry inside our homes
Dozens of analytical instruments have spent a month observing the chemistry of the air inside a three bed house
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ReviewCaesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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NewsChemicals strategy to lay out UK government aspirations after Brexit
Twenty-five year environment plan short on details