Atmospheric chemistry – Page 6
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Research
Watery atmosphere discovered on Neptune-sized exoplanet
Data from Hubble and Spitzer telescopes gives clues to planet’s formation
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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
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Research
Alkaline surprise for acid rain formation
Ammonia can catalyse the hydrolysis of sulfur trioxide to sulfuric acid in the atmosphere
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Squeezing the last of the sulfur from fuels
Simple reaction that removes almost all sulfur from diesel would help to cut emissions that cause acid rain
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Research
Excess VW emissions could cause 1200 deaths
Nitrogen oxides pollution from cars with emissions cheating devices could mean some die a decade earlier
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Research
Cloudy with a chance of catalysis
Simulation of hydrogen bond interactions gives valuable new insights into how acid rain forms
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Feature
Urban air pollution
Nina Notman meets the chemists breathing fresh air into urban air pollution research
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Research
Atmospheric limestone dust injection could halt global warming
Geoengineering using limestone aerosols would also help to stop ozone layer depletion
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Rising human carbon dioxide emissions offset by plants – for now
Terrestrial sinks are soaking up extra carbon dioxide but scientists warn this won’t go on forever
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News
Toxic gas plume spreading across Iraq
Sulfur dioxide from mine fire is responsible for at least two deaths
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News
Giant vacuum cleaner to suck up pollution
Rooftop system designed to filter toxic particles from city smog
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News
Nations agree hydrofluorocarbon climate deal
Montreal Protocol amendment ‘single most important step to limit warming’
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Research
Pigeons used to map lead pollution in cities
Researchers find lead levels in pigeons mirror those of children in New York City
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Research
Antarctic ozone layer is on the mend
Treaty brought in to tackle CFCs has visible impact on ozone healing
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Research
Uncovering the hidden nanoparticle dangers on dusty streets
Nanoparticles from street dust contribute to potentially hazardous air pollution in mega-cities
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News
Unreported sources of sulfur dioxide emissions found
Satellite data highlights 39 ‘unreported and major’ man-made sources of sulfur dioxide
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Research
Greenland ice sheet recoups subliming water vapour
Newly discovered part of the water cycle acts to conserve sheet mass
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Podcast
Book Club – Adventures in the Anthropocene
This month we consider the dawning of a new epoch as we discuss Gaia Vince’s Adventures in the Anthropocene
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Feature
A volatile question
VOCs are more than just a man-made problem. Anthony King looks through the wood to the trees