All air pollution articles
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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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News
How 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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Research
Pointing 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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Feature
Clearing 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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Feature
Catching 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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Opinion
Letters: February 2020
The story of ‘Bung’, and your opinions on patent law, pollution and safety
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Research
Brake dust damages lungs as much as diesel exhaust fumes
Landmark study highlights a new avenue for air pollution research
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Review
Clearing the Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution
Jamie Durrani reviews Tim Smedley’s new book
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Feature
The 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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Podcast
Book 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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Review
The 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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Research
Pollutant particles prevent solar cells from reaching full potential
Study correlates particulate matter concentrations with loss of photovoltaic potential
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News
Large 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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Review
Caesar’s last breath: the epic story of the air around us
An atmospheric read for Catriona Clarke
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News
Chemicals strategy to lay out UK government aspirations after Brexit
Twenty-five year environment plan short on details
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News
Delhi’s air pollution headaches a microcosm of India’s own problems
Multi-pronged approach needed to bring smog under control
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Feature
Every breath you take
Nina Notman meets the chemists looking to clear the air around indoor air pollution
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Research
Record-breaking laser technique detects gas at parts per quadrillion
Three different resonances enable photoacoustic gas detection with unprecedented accuracy
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News
Government releases plan to tackle nitrogen dioxide pollution
Draft air quality plan aims to bring UK emissions back down to legal levels
