Air Pollution

Driving out diesel

a proposal entailing schools across southern California, to replace diesel buses with ones using cleaner fuels has been approved by the South Coast Air Quality Management District ( aqmd )

Publication Date:

30/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, California

Air Pollution

Spring back with force

When a spring is compressed, it returns to its original shape. This property of materials is called positive stiffness. On the other hand a material with

Publication Date:

14/05/2001

Author(s): Sekhar

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Physical Science, Research, United States Of America (US)

Air Pollution

SOUTH AFRICA

Residents of Zamdela town in the Sasolburg province of South Africa are fighting against air pollution. Under the apar

Publication Date:

14/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Chemical Industry, South Africa

Air Pollution

MERCURY DISPUTE

The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recently filed a case in a federal court to dismiss an electric industry lawsuit, which would stop it from regulating mercury and other toxic air

Publication Date:

14/05/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Mercury, Legislation, United States Of America (US)

Climate Change

Regional and sectoral assessment of greenhouse gas emissions in India

In this paper the authors have estimated for 1990 and 1995 the inventory of greenhouse gases CO2, CH4 and N2O for India at a national and sub-regional district level. The district level estimates are important for improving the national inventories as well as for developing sound mitigation strategies at manageable smaller scales.

Publication Date:

01/05/2001

Author(s): Amit Garg, Sumana Bhattacharya, P.R. Shukla & et al

Source: Atmospheric Environment

Vol:

35

Issue:

15

pp:

2679

Tags:

Air Pollution, Iron And Steel Industry, Industrial Pollution, Carbon Dioxide, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Climate Change, Green House Gases, Coal, Thermal Power Plants, Cement Industry, India

Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Concept paper on Asian Brown Clouds

The most visible impact of air pollution is the haze, a brownish layer of pollutants and particles from biomass burning and industrial emissions, that pervades most regions in Asia. A recent international study, the Indian Ocean Experiment (INDOEX), has revealed that this haze is transported far beyond the source region, particularly during the dry season.

Publication Date:

01/05/2001

Author(s): V. Ramanathan, P. J. Crutzen

Source: UNEP

Tags:

Air Pollution, Indian Ocean, Health Effects, Atmosphere And Ozone Layer, Climate Change, Aerosols, Asia

Air Pollution

Cytogenetic monitoring of men occupationally exposed to airborne pollutants

A study of structural chromosomal aberration frequencies in peripheral blood lymphocytes was performed in a group of 20 professional drivers exposed to airborne pollutants and 20 matching controls. The subjects in the latter group were of the same sex (males) and of similar age as the exposed ones, and also had similar habits of smoking and alcohol.

Publication Date:

01/05/2001

Author(s): C. K. Chitra, H. Vishwanathan, E. Deepa & et al

Source: Environmental Pollution

Vol:

112

Issue:

3

pp:

391

Tags:

Occupational Health, Air Pollution, Health Effects, Coimbatore (T), Tamil Nadu

Air Pollution

Pop butter

Butter could help monitor airborne pollution. Scientists at the University of Lancaster, UK, have used butter to track persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and other chemicals. When these pollutants

Publication Date:

29/04/2001

Source: Down to Earth

Tags:

Air Pollution, Pesticides, Research

Air Pollution