Clearing the Air | Science - AAAS
2024年7月25日 · This special issue considers how air pollution is monitored, what impacts it has on human health, how those impacts are felt most by populations with fewer resources, and what changes we can make to the built environment to secure clean air.
Air pollution | Effects, Causes, Definition, & Facts | Britannica
2 天之前 · Air pollution, release into the atmosphere of various gases, finely divided solids, or finely dispersed liquid aerosols at rates that exceed the natural capacity of the environment to dissipate and dilute or absorb them.
Toward cleaner air and better health: Current state ... - Science
2024年7月25日 · Determining the chemical properties and biological effects of air pollution from various sources, such as its toxicity, exposure pathways, and associated biomarkers, is important to characterize the populations at the highest risk from air pollution.
Unexpected air pollution with marked emission reductions ... - Science
2020年6月17日 · The absence of motor vehicle traffic and suspended manufacturing during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in China enabled assessment of the efficiency of air pollution mitigation. Up to 90% reduction of certain emissions during the city-lockdown period can be identified from satellite and ground-based observations.
Air Pollution Solutions - Center for Science Education
While air pollution is a serious problem, it is a problem that we can solve! Lean about actions people can take to reduce emissions and improve air quality.
Air Pollution News -- ScienceDaily
3 天之前 · Air pollution articles. Read scientific research on air pollution including pollution sources, health effects, and ways to reduce air pollution. Full text, images.
Air Pollution and Your Health - National Institute of …
2024年10月24日 · Air pollution is a familiar environmental health hazard. We know what we’re looking at when brown haze settles over a city, exhaust billows across a busy highway, or a plume rises from a smokestack. Some air pollution is not seen, but its pungent smell alerts you.
Effects of Air Pollution - Center for Science Education
Air pollution affects all things. It is harmful to our health, and it impacts the environment by reducing visibility and blocking sunlight, causing acid rain, and harming forests, wildlife, and agriculture.
Air Pollution Threatens Millions of Lives. Now the Sources Are …
2024年2月8日 · As EPA tightens air pollution standards for particulate matter, new research suggests some components of that pollution could worsen with climate change. Particle-based ambient air...
Air pollution - World Health Organization (WHO)
2024年11月20日 · Air pollution is contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment by any chemical, physical or biological agent that modifies the natural characteristics of the atmosphere. Household combustion devices, motor vehicles, industrial facilities and forest fires are common sources of air pollution.