New Decision Matrix Reveals Wood Smoke, Not Just Traffic, Drives Urban Air Pollution
A new semi-quantitative decision matrix developed in Argentina shows that biomass burning, not vehicle traffic, is the leading source of ...
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Fertilizer Nitrogen Emerges as the Strongest Driver of Toxic Metal Buildup in Yellow River Farmland
A study of 487 soil samples from China's Yellow River Basin finds that total nitrogen from fertilization is the strongest ...
Bonfire Night for Holi Doubles Fine Particle Pollution in Lucknow’s Air
A new study in Lucknow, India, found that Holika Dahan bonfires doubled PM2.5 levels on the night before Holi and ...
Industrial Emissions and Farming Drive Soil Metal Pollution in Chinese City, Study Finds
A new study of Zibo City, China, traces soil heavy metal contamination to industrial, traffic, agricultural and natural sources and ...
Karst Soils in Southwestern China Show Mostly Low Heavy Metal Contamination, Study Finds
A survey of surface soils in Guizhou Province's Longli County found generally low heavy metal contamination, with natural karst geology ...
Wood Smoke Tops the List as Belgrade’s Air Pollution Fingerprint Revealed in Year-Long Study
A year-long chemical study of Belgrade's PM10 pollution has identified seven sources, finding that residential wood burning contributes the largest ...
Roadside Dust in a Booming Tropical City Reveals Hidden Heavy Metal Hotspots
A new study of roadside dust in a rapidly urbanizing tropical Southeast Asian city finds lead and mercury contamination in ...
Wood-Burning Stoves, Not Traffic, Drive Greece’s Winter Air Pollution Crisis
A major study of more than 545 air samples across five Greek cities finds that winter wood burning for home ...
Iron Isotopes Reveal Hidden Fingerprints of Pollution in the Air We Breathe
A comprehensive new analysis of iron isotopes in desert dust and industrial aerosols overturns the assumption that all anthropogenic iron ...
MedellÃn’s Air Carries the Equivalent of Ten Passive Cigarettes a Day, Five-Year Study Finds
A five-year study of black carbon in MedellÃn, Colombia, finds urban exposure equivalent to about ten passive cigarettes daily, with ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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