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Study finds childrens exposure to urban air pollution results in early hallmarks of Alzheimers
2015-02-12 13:55:27| Green Car Congress
Bluesky Partnership Launches Air Pollution Monitoring Rocket
2015-02-09 05:57:14| pollutiononline Home Page
In what is thought to be a world’s first a rocket equipped with air pollution monitoring equipment is due to be launched on 04 February 2015
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Watch as Asian Air Pollution Chokes the World
2015-02-01 00:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Beijing and Delhi are two cities infamous for their thick and dangerous waves of tainted air - dirtied by smog, ash, and other aerosols. Unfortunately for the rest of the world, this pollution doesn't just sit still. NASA has recently released a stunning video that shows how Asian pollution is changing weather and climate around the globe. The video (below) was created using a powerful numerical model that included weather factors such as temperature, precipitation, and barometric pressure over...
Air pollution actually messes your genes
2015-01-29 19:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Breathing nasty urban pollution does more than clog up your lungs -- it actually messes with your genes. This disturbing news comes from a paper published last month, and could change the way we think about pollution. The study`s author, University of British Columbia researcher Chris Carlsten, put volunteers in a walled-in smog aquarium, exposed them to levels of air pollution similar to those found in the worlds most polluted cities, and then looked for changes at the level of the human genome....
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Air pollution most deadly environmental challenge, says former deputy mayor of London
2015-01-09 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Former deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron has described air pollution in the capital as the most deadly environmental challenge and heavily criticised the current leadership for failing to take strong action. Gavron, who was deputy under Ken Livingstone, wrote in the Guardian, Of all the environmental challenge the capital currently faces, air pollution is by far the most deadly. The remarks are made after campaigners claimed that Londons Oxford Street had breached its nitrogen dioxide...
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