Pollution News

RSS

Georgia Tech Professor Receives $12 Million Grant from NSF to Create Atmospheric Measurement Network

Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Nga Lee "Sally" Ng has earned a $12 million grant from the National Science Foundation Mid-Scale Research Infrastructure program to provide high time-resolution, long-term measurements of the properties of atmospheric particulates known as aerosols, which have significant effects on health and climate change.

11 Oct 2021

NSF-Funded Project to Establish Long-Term Network of Atmospheric Aerosol Monitoring Stations

A site near Delta Junction will be the Alaska research location in a $12 million multi-state project to determine the content of airborne particulate matter.

11 Oct 2021

Climate Models Misinterpret Effects of Black Carbon Aerosols from Seasonal Fires

A study led by the University of Exeter has revealed an underestimation of the complete magnitude of the impact of smoke from seasonal fires in Central Africa by certain climate models over the South-East Atlantic, specifically the potential climate warming caused by the black carbon component of the aerosol.

11 Oct 2021

Huge Amounts of Microscopic Paint Flakes Found in the North Atlantic

A new study has highlighted that flakes of paint could be one of the most copious types of microplastic particles in the ocean.

8 Oct 2021

Reducing Plastic in Gardens

With plastic waste a worldwide problem, consumers are taking steps to reduce use and recycle more household packaging – including in their own backyard.

6 Oct 2021

Study: Nearly 3 Billion People Worldwide Will Still Mainly be Using Polluting Cooking Fuels in 2030

Almost one-in-three people around the world will still be mainly using polluting cooking fuels and technologies– a major source of disease and environmental destruction and devastation – in 2030, new research warned.

5 Oct 2021

New Model to Trace the Fate of Plastic Debris in the Mediterranean Sea

A research team has designed a model to monitor the pathways and fate of plastics in the Mediterranean Sea, generated from land-based sources. The research reveals that plastic debris can be seen across the Mediterranean, starting from beaches and surface waters to seafloors.

4 Oct 2021