Researchers at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons, which are compounds ...

A new study from the Institute of Environmental Medicine (IMM), presents an alternative method for assessing the cancer potency of air pollution, focusing on mixtures of organic pollutants in ...

The Himalayas are often seen as one of Earth's great natural barriers, separating the heavily populated and industrialized regions of South Asia from the remote Tibetan Plateau. But new research, ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has denied an industry petition seeking to delist stationary combustion turbines from the agency’s list of hazardous air pollutants (HAP) major source ...

Household combustion of solid fuels, such as coal, wood and agricultural residues, remains a major global source of air pollutants that affect health, climate and regional air quality. Emission ...

Gas stove dangers have usually been framed in familiar ways. One warning centers on methane leaks and climate damage. Another centers on combustion byproducts like nitrogen dioxide. Both concerns ...

Tiny particles, heavy metals, and toxic molecules could be lurking in your home this winter. One potential culprit? Your humidifier. During winter, air pollution is a concern indoors as much as it is ...

Neurotoxicants are chemicals capable of inducing adverse side effects in the nervous system during development. Neurotoxicants could be of different types, including industrial chemicals, pesticides, ...

This chapter serves as a primer on understanding potential air pollutant health impacts and health risks associated with airport operations. Each of the pollutants targeted in this report, with the ...

Researchers have discovered a new method by which a catalyst can be used to selectively burn one molecule in a mixture of hydrocarbons -- compounds made of hydrogen and carbon atoms. For the first ...