Tag Archives: Pollution
Beijing vs. U.S. Embassy on PM 2.5 : Comparing Pollution Data
Beijing’s municipal government began releasing new air-pollution data over the weekend that will likely raise questions among government critics who worry that authorities aren’t going far enough to better track air quality.
On Saturday,...
Mercury Pollution Linked to Great Dying
Volcanic eruptions spread deposits that wiped out 90 per cent of plant species 250 million years ago, researchers say.
Canadian scientists probing ancient chemical deposits on the shores of a High Arc-tic lake have shed new light on the greatest...
Soil Decontamination to Cost NIS 9b
“The cost of decontaminating soil over one or two decades is NIS 9 billion. Our goal is not to undermine the Israeli production market and economy, and it never will be. We think that a sustainable industry operates with social and environmental...
How to Curb the Global Warming
During the cop17 conference this past year a lot of discussion took place on how to curb climate change. Even though it is common knowledge by now that pollution, which releases co2 in the atmosphere, causes the earth to warm up in certain places...
Thermometer For The Earth
According to climate change experts, our planet has a fever – melting glaciers are just one stark sign of the radical changes we can expect. But global warming’s effects on farming and water resources is still a mystery. A new Tel...
Have A Green Diwali
Air and noise pollution aside, a fiery Diwali celebration is bad news for flora and fauna.
As you keep the lights ready this Diwali, perhaps it’s time to pause and reconsider your plans. For years, we’ve known that Diwali, as celebrated...
Industrial Pollution
Industrial pollution is pollution which can be directly linked with industry, in contrast to other pollution sources. This form of pollution is one of the leading causes of pollution worldwide; in the United States, for example, the Environmental...
Mobiles Could Be Harming Crops Too
Mobile phones have grabbed the headlines for a number of unpleasant reasons, from allegations of causing brain tumours to blowing up petrol bunks.
Now a study by the Punjab University says mobile phones can cause crop damage too.
A recent study...
Portable And Precise Gas Sensor Could Monitor Pollution And Detect Disease
In the air, it is a serious pollutant. In the body, it plays a role in heart rate, blood flow, nerve signals and immune function.
Nitric oxide, a gas well known to scientists for its myriad functions, has proven challenging to measure accurately...