Pollution News

RSS

Certain Cool Roofing Materials Could Increase Air Pollution

A new study reveals that researchers at the South Coast Air Quality Management District and the University of Southern California have discovered that an extensive installation of certain "cool roof" materials in the region could increase ozone and fine particulate pollution levels up to some extent.

8 Aug 2017

Study Exposes Real Greenhouse Gas Footprints of Hydropower Reservoirs

When hydropower reservoirs capture organic matter, it results in higher local greenhouse gas emissions. However, these emissions are not increased but displaced. A new instrument measures the real greenhouse gas footprints of reservoirs.

7 Aug 2017

Researchers Set Goals to Reduce Nitrate and Phosphorus Pollution in the Gulf of Mexico

Algae blooms in the Gulf of Mexico use most of the oxygen in the water which results in massive "dead zones" that are incapable of supporting fish or other wildlife. Nitrate, running off agricultural fields via tile drainage systems, is one of the reasons for this situation.

1 Aug 2017

New Study Finds that Increased Precipitation Could Overload Waterways with Excess Nitrogen

If climate change is not curbed, increased precipitation could substantially overload U.S. waterways with excess nitrogen, according to a new study from Carnegie’s Eva Sinha and Anna Michalak and Princeton University’s Venkatramani Balaji published by Science.

28 Jul 2017

Biochar Could Enhance Crop Growth and Reduce Air Pollution

The study led by Ghasideh Pourhashem, a postdoctoral fellow at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appears in the American Chemical Society journal Environmental Science and Technology.

28 Jul 2017

New Research Finds that Soil Could Filter Emerging Contaminants from Wastewater

There is considerable uncertainty surrounding emerging contaminants in aquatic ecosystems and groundwater, and a recent Penn State study of compounds from pharmaceuticals and personal care products didn't add much clarity.

20 Jul 2017

MIT Professor Awarded Prestigious Bakerian Medal for Contributions in Atmospheric Science

Susan Solomon, the Lee and Geraldine Martin Professor of Environmental Studies at MIT, has been awarded the UK Royal Society's prestigious Bakerian Medal.

19 Jul 2017

Wastewater from Hydraulic Fracturing May Cause Pollution with Radioactive Material

Hydraulic fracturing has led to a domestic gas and oil boom in the U.S.; however, its fast growth has raised questions about the billions of gallons of wastewater that result from this process.

13 Jul 2017

Study Shows Concrete May Help Reduce Air Pollution

A new study claims that sulfur dioxide (SO2), a huge contributor to air pollution, can be removed from the air by concrete surfaces. Stony Brook University researcher Alex Orlov, Ph.D. and colleagues discovered how concrete interacts and removes sulfur and nitrogen oxides.

10 Jul 2017

Recent Study Finds that Large Amounts of Carbon Dioxide Remain in Surface Waters

If there is anywhere for carbon dioxide to disappear in large quantities from the atmosphere, it is into the Earth's oceans. There, huge populations of plankton can soak up carbon dioxide from surface waters and gobble it up as a part of photosynthesis, generating energy for their livelihood.

6 Jul 2017