Tag Archives: Air Pollution

Smartphones equipped with sensors to study EU air pollution

Environmental sensor-equipped, GPS-enabled smartphones are set to be used in researching possible adverse effects of chemicals exposure to the human body, in the EU’s biggest to-date investment into environmental health research. The €8.7m Exposomics project sets out to study the … Continue reading →

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Delhi smog defies quick-fix solutions

As the spells of winter smog spur environmentalists to ring alarm bells, the Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC) says it is working overtime to ensure that Delhiites breathe safer air. DPCC Chairman Sanjiv Kumar says that the city’s smog cover … Continue reading →

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Air quality alert issued for the area

The N.H. Department of Environmental Services is expecting air pollution concentrations to reach unhealthy levels for sensitive individuals in populated valley areas in southwestern New Hampshire — especially in Keene — for tonight into the late morning hours Wednesday. State … Continue reading →

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How birds are used to monitor pollution

Common nesting birds may provide a convenient way to track environmental clean-up efforts. Nesting birds that feed on insects that hatch in lake or stream-bed sediments may make good biomonitors for pollution, says Thomas Custer of the US Geological Survey’s … Continue reading →

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Shanghai updates air pollution gauge

The Shanghai Environmental Protection Bureau rolled out a new index for measuring air quality Friday that recognizes three types of air pollution left out of the previous monitoring system. The launch of the Air Quality Index (AQI) will result in … Continue reading →

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‘Older cars damaging attempt to reduce air pollution level in city’

RECESSION and older cars on the roads are helping to prevent air pollution levels in Nottingham from falling enough to meet legal standards, it is claimed. Although the EU has given the city until January 2015 to reduce nitrogen dioxide … Continue reading →

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Air pollution ‘ages the brain’ a study suggests

Researchers found that elderly people did worse on thinking tests if they lived in areas with high levels of air pollution, compared to those in areas with relatively clean air. The team from University of southern California presented their findings … Continue reading →

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Road signs to be rolled out to cut air pollution

NEW road signs in Swansea are set to help motorists do their bit to lower pollution levels. Electronic signs have been popping up on the outskirts of the city centre and now Swansea Council has announced it is set to … Continue reading →

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