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New research explains how air pollution forms in the atmosphere
Understanding the intricate chemical processes of the atmosphere is key to predicting and improving air quality. Among these ...
Airborne Lead and Chlorine Levels Soared as L.A. Wildfires Raged
The findings give new insight into the dangers of urban wildfires that burn plastics and other chemicals in homes and ...
Technology for oxidizing atmospheric methane won't help the climate
Atmospheric scientists show proposed 'geoengineering' effort to remove methane, a potent greenhouse gas, from the atmosphere could worse air quality while providing minimal climate benefits.
Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient Rome
Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...
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How Plants and Microorganisms Can Clean up the Mess We Make
Avoiding pollution in the first place would be best. But as we transition to a post-carbon future, biological solutions can ...
Could we detect advanced civilizations by their industrial pollution? Probably not
The hunt for aliens goes hand in hand with the hunt for habitable planets. Astronomers are on the hunt for exoplanets with ...
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Lead pollution may have caused the fall of the Roman empire
Arctic ice cores uncover how Roman lead pollution led to widespread IQ declines over 2,000 years ago, revealing impacts on ...
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Roman Empire's Air Pollution May Have Lowered The IQ of Europe
"All Europeans, their livestock, and agricultural fields were exposed for centuries to background atmospheric lead pollution ...
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire
The new research adds context to a long-standing debate about the role lead pollution and poisoning may have played in the ...