The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified using a comprehensive new water quality analysis, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and Trent ...
Researchers have transformed air quality data into maps, visualisations and exhibitions to connect people to the issues in ...
There’s good news and bad news for the river that flows through the heart of downtown Tampa. The bad news: Scientists have ...
Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...
The element mercury (Hg) is a unique metal that is liquid at ambient conditions, and easily volatilized to the atmosphere, where it is distributed on a global scale. This environmental contaminant ...
More Americans are being forced to breathe unhealthy air than at any other time in the past decade, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association. Nearly half of ...
Nitrate pollution has become one of the most widespread water quality challenges in intensively farmed regions around the world, threatening drinking water safety, aquatic ecosystems, and downstream ...
Biomass burning, including the combustion of wood, charcoal and agricultural residues, is a major source of PM2.5, a fine ...
Unlike most other pollutants, particulate matter (PM) cannot be characterized by the space- and time-variations of the mass concentrations of a single compound. Important factors influencing PM ...