Air pollution is the introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulates, or biological materials that cause discomfort, disease, or death to humans, damage other living organisms such as food crops, or damage the natural environment or built environment. The atmosphere is a complex dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth.
All stories in Air pollution
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Here’s why cargo bikes make more sense than vans for inner city deliveries
As traffic volumes increase in our city centers, partly fueled by deliveries from a COVID boosted e-commerce sector, organizations ...
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Tel Aviv pilots 'electric road' in attempt to charge public busses on the fly
Tel Aviv has launched a pilot project using under-road electric infrastructure to charge public buses. Vehicles are charged ...
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The last thing we need is for the auto industry to 'get back to normal'
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the world how quickly life can go from normal to chaos. Many are aching to return to a state ...
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Volvo goes after Tesla with improved PM2.5 particulate air filters
Volvo has added PM2.5 particulate pollution sensors to its air filtration systems to actively managed PM2.5 levels in the ...
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The US could save over $70B if it switched to electric vehicles
Researchers from Northwestern University, Illinois, say that the US could save as much as $70 billion if 75% of the vehicles ...
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Forget cars, we should focus on electrifying trucks and buses instead
We need to change our transportation system, and we need to do it quickly. Road transportation is a major consumer of ...
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Australians could’ve saved $716,320,000 in fuel if CO2 legislation had come 3 years earlier
When it comes to road transport, Australia is at risk of becoming a climate villain as we lag behind international best practices ...
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Plastics could help build a sustainable future — yes, you read that right
The disposal of plastics is a global problem. They are nearly indestructible in natural conditions but are discarded worldwide ...
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Clean, green machines: the truth about electric vehicle emissions
Despite the overwhelming evidence that electric vehicle technology can deliver significant economic, environmental, and health ...
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This startup is fighting air pollution with AI
This year’s Startup Games event, from Germany’s Digital Hub Initiative and hosted by TNW, welcomed ten of Germany’s ...
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Filtration system creates 'personal air space' for public transport passengers
This article was originally published by Sarah Wray on Cities Today, the leading news platform on urban mobility and innovation, ...
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3 possible scenarios for restoring public transport after COVID-19
The Dutch bike-transit system should be our guide to not only encourage public transport use, but to also make it more efficient ...
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Emissions have dropped 17% — but it doesn’t mean we’re addressing climate change
The global COVID-19 quarantine has meant less air pollution in cities and clearer skies. Animals are strolling through public ...
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UK to combat air pollution with AI-powered traffic lights
The UK plans to tackle pollution with AI-powered traffic lights that delay the arrival of vehicles in toxic air hotspots. ...
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This AI system predicts air pollution before it happens
Computer scientists from Loughborough University in the UK have developed a new AI system that predicts air pollution levels ...
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Can face masks really protect us from toxic pollutants?
An estimated 28,000 to 36,000 deaths a year in the UK are attributed to long-term exposure to air pollution. Exposure to ...
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Dyson patents headphones that double as an air purifier for your face
Dyson has a whole line of air purifiers for your home, but what if you want to be more efficient and just want to purify ...
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Exposure to air pollution could depend on your class, ethnicity, and gender
Poor air quality is responsible for over half a million deaths in Europe every year, but not everyone is equally at risk. ...
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Electric cars could benefit your health more than the planet
About half of the world’s electric vehicles are sold in China. It’s the largest market in the world for EVs, buoyed ...
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5 corrupt reasons why people deny the climate crisis
The fossil fuel industry, political lobbyists, media moguls, and individuals have spent the past 30 years sowing doubt about ...
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Chemists may have finally solved pollution
If humans created an emissions hall of shame, which pollutants would you nominate? Carbon dioxide and methane would probably ...
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The WiCub 2 is an air quality monitor for data nerds like me
The WiCub 2 is an air quality monitor that gives you control over your data. What's not to love?
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Study: More electric cars could help us breathe easier
Electric vehicles have a small but fast-growing share of the car market. This switch from the gas-powered internal combustion ...
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Using social media to measure air pollution’s psychological toll
People are less happy on days when the air is more polluted, according to an analysis of 210 million posts on the Chinese ...
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8 IoT devices that could impact the consumer market in 2019
Internet of things technology is booming, with an increasing number of connected devices joining the market each ...
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Dyson unveils new Pure Hot+Cool, a $650 heating fan and air purifier
A couple of months ago, I reviewed Dyson's Pure Cool fan and air purifier combination, which I quite liked and seemed to ...
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The Foobot monitors air quality, but can't help you fix it
We review the Foobot – a device that measures the air quality in a room. Unfortunately though, it can tell you the air ...
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Study: Air pollution responsible for 'huge' drop in intelligence
Air pollution could be a leading cause in a societal reduction in intelligence levels, according to new research. A study ...
