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Satellite method provides insight into ozone-NOx-VOCs sensitivity for different locations

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Ozone pollution near Earth’s surface is one of the main ingredients of summertime smog. It is also not directly measurable from space due to the abundance of ozone higher in the atmosphere, which obscures measurements of surface ozone. —Jin et al.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. People living in parts of southern Europe, South Korea and southern Japan and China also experienced more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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Study provides more insight into air pollution mechanisms that cause cardiovascular diseases

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Scientists around Professor Thomas Münzel, Director of Cardiology I at the Department of Cardiology at the Medical Center Mainz of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (JGU), reviewed the mechanisms responsible for vascular damage from air pollution together with scientists from the UK and the US. —Münzel et al.

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Cummins CTO John Wall receives California’s premier air quality award

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The Cummins CTO has consistently taken a proactive environmentally conscious position for the diesel industry throughout his career, ARB said. The two other recipients are: Dr. Donald Blake, professor of chemistry, University of California Irvine. Smith, professor of global environmental health, University of California Berkeley.

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Study finds modifying urban form may be a strategy to reduce air pollution

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Based on their findings in a new study, researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota suggest that modifying urban form—as a means of affecting motor vehicle usage—may be a strategy to mitigate urban air pollution. Their paper appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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As economists and social scientists, we draw two fundamental insights from these examples of forced experimentation. China enters world markets as major exporter of industrial products. Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Universal Images Group/Getty Images. The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

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Researchers Determine Process Through Which Hydrocarbon Compounds Emitted by Trees Form Aerosols, With Impact on Human Health and Climate

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Isoprene, a five-carbon diene formed naturally in plants and animals and a precursor of ozone, contributes more than 40% of these emissions. There is much more isoprene emitted to the atmosphere than all of the gases (gasoline, industrial chemicals) emitted by human activities, with the important exceptions of methane and carbon dioxide.

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