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Unconventional Oil and Gas Production Releases Air Pollutants Well Over Recommended Levels

Research suggesting air pollutants released by unconventional oil and gas production are well over recommended levels in the US is published today in the open access journal Environmental Health.

31 Oct 2014

Chromium Pollution Decreases Across the UK

Scientists at the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) have detailed the changing levels of chromium pollution across the UK Heavy Metals Monitoring Network, which celebrates 10 years of NPL operation this month.

28 Oct 2014

Citizen Scientists with Smartphones Deliver Accurate Data of Atmospheric Dust

Measurements by thousands of citizen scientists in the Netherlands using their smartphones and the iSPEX add-on are delivering accurate data on dust particles in the atmosphere that add valuable information to professional measurements.

28 Oct 2014

Study Findings Help Develop More-Efficient Methods for Detoxifying Dangerous Pollutants

Scientists at The University of Manchester hope a major breakthrough could lead to more effective methods for detoxifying dangerous pollutants like PCBs and dioxins. The result is a culmination of 15 years of research and has been published in Nature. It details how certain organisms manage to lower the toxicity of pollutants.

21 Oct 2014

Reduction of Light Pollution Might Help Mitigate Artificial Light-Induced Fledgling Mortality

Turning the street lights off decreased the number of grounded fledglings, according to a study published October 15, 2014 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE by Airam Rodríguez and colleagues from Phillip Island Nature Parks, in Victoria, Australia, and Estación Biológica de Doñana, in Spain.

16 Oct 2014

Ocean Acidification Will Worsen and Affect Marine Organisms, Ecosystems

NERC-funded scientists at Heriot-Watt University have led a major new international report showing unequivocally that ocean acidification will have significant consequences for marine life, and in turn human society.

9 Oct 2014

Researchers Analyze Impact of Nitrogen Deposition on Productivity of Coastal Waters

Scientists have a good understanding of how air pollution impacts human health and the terrestrial biosphere, but what impact does air pollution have on oceans? To help answer this question, this past August, researchers from Penn State's department of meteorology embarked on a three-week, NSF-funded field project to catch and analyze rainwater at sea.

8 Oct 2014

River-Flows Affected by Air Pollution

A study published in Nature Geoscience shows that air pollution has had a significant impact on the amount of water flowing through many rivers in the northern hemisphere.

6 Oct 2014

Pollution, Global Warming and Ocean Acidification Threaten Coral Ecosystem

An expedition from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Carnegie Institute of Science has measured a roughly 40% reduction in the rate of calcium carbonate deposited in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in the last 35 years — a scenario that could damage the reef framework and endanger the entire coral ecosystem.

30 Sep 2014

Oil Discharges Related to Recreational Activity Threatens Marine Ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean

From recreational boats and fishing vessels to commercial cruise ships and private marinas, a newly published study shows that oil discharges related to human maritime activity on the Canadian coast is posing a major threat to marine ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean.

26 Sep 2014

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Unconventional Oil and Gas Production Releases Air Pollutants Well Over Recommended Levels

Chromium Pollution Decreases Across the UK

Citizen Scientists with Smartphones Deliver Accurate Data of Atmospheric Dust

Study Findings Help Develop More-Efficient Methods for Detoxifying Dangerous Pollutants

Reduction of Light Pollution Might Help Mitigate Artificial Light-Induced Fledgling Mortality

Ocean Acidification Will Worsen and Affect Marine Organisms, Ecosystems

Researchers Analyze Impact of Nitrogen Deposition on Productivity of Coastal Waters

River-Flows Affected by Air Pollution

Pollution, Global Warming and Ocean Acidification Threaten Coral Ecosystem

Oil Discharges Related to Recreational Activity Threatens Marine Ecosystems in the Pacific Ocean

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