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New Study 'Fingerprints' Emissions from Waste Incinerators to Assess Impact on Pollution Levels

The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) has contributed to a new study, which 'fingerprints' emissions from UK municipal waste incinerators (MWIs) to assess their impact on air pollution levels.

25 Jul 2015

Chemical Pollutants Cause Reproductive Failure in Harbour Porpoises

A collaborative study led by international conservation charity the Zoological Society of London (ZSL) has found that harbour porpoises (Phocoena phocoena) are struggling to successfully reproduce as a result of chemical pollutants found in European waters.

24 Jul 2015

Zinc Coating on Galvanized Steel Pipes Identified as Significant Source of Lead in Water

When unsafe levels of lead are found in drinking water, the culprit has typically been lead pipes or lead-containing brass and bronze fittings, but in a new study researchers clearly show that lead present in the zinc coating of galvanized steel pipes can be a very significant long-term source of lead in water.

23 Jul 2015

Despite Low Emissions, Sulfur Dioxide Continue to increase Asthma Complications

Emissions of the air pollutant sulfur dioxide have been dramatically decreased during the past 30 years but for some people even a little inhaled sulfur dioxide may still be too much.

20 Jul 2015

Dilbit Spills Can Seriously Harm Canada's Fish Populations

A mixture of bitumen and gasoline-like solvents known as dilbit that flows through Prairie pipelines can seriously harm fish populations, according to research out of Queen's University and the Royal Military College of Canada.

17 Jul 2015

Mercury Emission Control Systems also Lower Other Pollutants

Air pollution controls installed at an Oregon coal-fired power plant to curb mercury emissions are unexpectedly reducing another class of harmful emissions as well, an Oregon State University study has found.

16 Jul 2015

Panel Discussion on 'Ocean Plastic Pollution' at UCLA

Join experts for a panel discussion of plastic pollution, one of the most significant environmental problems facing our oceans, at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, July 14 at the UCLA Hammer Museum’s Billy Wilder Theater.

14 Jul 2015

New Study Estimates Current Impact of Near-Roadway Pollution

Policymakers and developers planning high-density housing near public transit with the goal of reducing automobile use and greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global warming need a clearer understanding of the health risks from air pollution that may be created if that housing is also built near busy roads and freeways, according to new research by Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California (USC) scientists.

9 Jul 2015

New Report Shows Secondary Particles from Gasoline Combustion Directly Damage Lung Tissue

Particulate matter from gasoline engines is harmful to our airways, regardless of whether the engines are a bit older or comply with recent EU standards. Fine dust particles allow pathogens to enter the lungs easier. Researchers at the University of Bern and the Paul Scherrer Institute PSI have shown this conducting a realistic laboratory experiment.

1 Jul 2015

High Clusters of Atopic Asthma Found in Children Born in Toronto Area

Children who develop asthma in Toronto are more likely to have been born in a neighbourhood that has a high level of traffic-related air pollution, new research suggests.

29 Jun 2015