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Drought, air pollution rise up agenda in Iran election
2016-02-25 12:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Home: As Iran prepares to elect its tenth parliament since 1979s revolution on Friday, mounting concern about environmental degradation has surprised observers of the Islamic republic. Hundreds of candidates have signed a 15-clause green pact promising to shun damaging projects and liaise with NGOs, according to analysts at the Tehran Bureau news service. Such statements are unprecedented. A seven-year drought is putting pressure on farmers while city-dwellers suffer from air pollution. Lake...
UK fracking traffic would increase local air pollution, finds study
2016-02-24 08:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The traffic generated by fracking in the UK would increase air pollution substantially at a local level at the busiest times, according to a study about the potential impact of lorry traffic. The research found that the number of tankers taking water to and from drilling sites would increase hourly levels of nitrogen oxide emissions (NOx) by as much as 30%. The study by a Newcastle University team, published in the journal Environment International on Wednesday, also said fracking traffic would...
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Quick Facts: Searching For Ways To Optimize The Air Pollution Control Process? SOLVAir Solutions' Experience Can Help!
2016-02-23 13:47:08| pollutiononline News Articles
Our brief but informative QuickFacts, “Searching for ways to optimize the air pollution control process?, focuses on optimizing your DSI system to meet acid gas emissions standards. After purchase, SOLVAir Solutions’ expert technical support group can take our customers from performance testing, to stabilization, to optimization of a new system, at no charge!
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Beijing raises 'red alert' threshold for air pollution warning
2016-02-22 02:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, two months after acrid smog triggered the citys first ever red alert. In future, the highest alert will be issued only when the daily average air quality index (AQI) is forecast to exceed 500 for a day, 300 for two days in a row or 200 for four days, Xinhua reported, citing Beijings environmental protection bureau. At present, a red alert is issued when the...
Beijing to raise threshold for issuing air pollution 'red alerts'
2016-02-21 17:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Beijing is to raise the thresholds for issuing its highest air pollution warnings, the state news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday, two months after acrid smog triggered the city's first ever "red alerts". In future, the highest alert will only be issued when the daily average air quality index (AQI) is forecast to exceed 500 for a day, 300 for two days in a row or 200 for four days, Xinhua reported, citing Beijing's environmental protection bureau. At present, a red alert is issued when the...
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