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Amid development and climate change, forests can help manage water: Resear
Updated : 2 weeks, 2 days ago IST
In areas near Raleigh projected to see heavier future development, keeping buffers of trees or other greenery around waterways could help slow rushing streams during wet conditions, and keep them flowing during dry ones. However, North Carolina State University researchers behind a recent st
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MeitY launches new tech system to monitor air quality
Updated : 2 weeks, 5 days ago IST
The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (C-DAC), Kolkata, in collaboration with TeXMIN, ISM, Dhanbad, under the national programme on electronics and ICT applications in Agriculture and Environment (AgriEnIcs) has developed an outdoor air quality monitoring station to monitor enviro
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Forests can help manage water amid development, climate change: Research
Updated : 2 weeks, 6 days ago IST
In areas near Raleigh projected to see heavier future development, keeping buffers of trees or other greenery around waterways could help slow rushing streams during wet conditions, and keep them flowing during dry ones. However, North Carolina State University researchers behind a recent st
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Scientists discover inexpensive air purifiers that can be effective to fil
Updated : 1 month, 1 week ago IST
Researchers from the Silent Spring Institute, Brown University's School of Public Health, and Brown University's School of Engineering discovered that inexpensive air filtration systems known as Corsi-Rosenthal boxes are successful at lowering indoor air pollutants.
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Biodegradable medical gowns generate hazardous pollutants: Research
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
According to new research published in the Journal of Cleaner Production, biodegradable medical gowns, which are supposed to be greener than conventional versions, instead, produce hazardous greenhouse gases.
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CAQM Sub-Committee for invoking actions under GRAP holds emergency meeting
Updated : 1 month, 2 weeks ago IST
"While comprehensively reviewing the overall air quality parameters, the Sub-Committee noted that the sudden spike in the overall AQI of Delhi is due to a dip in temperature, calm winds, poor mixing heights and unfavourable ventilation coefficient for dispersion of pollutants and the air qua
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FEMTO GREEN HYDROGEN LIMITED (Subsidiary of Indo Thai Securities Limited)
Updated : 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 8 (ANI/SRV): FEMTO GREEN HYDROGEN LIMITED, a subsidiary of Indo Thai Securities Limited, announced the successful trial of its Femto device. World's leading testing, inspection, and certification company SGS GULF LTD conducted vehicle emission testing to check the
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Study finds benefits of wind energy instead of fossil fuels on health
Updated : 2 months ago IST
The ecology, air quality, and public health are all benefited by using renewable energy sources instead of fossil fuel-based power plants to generate greenhouse gas and air pollutant emissions.
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Pollutants more harmful due to microplastics: Study
Updated : 2 months ago IST
Studies suggest that on their own, microplastics, which are small plastic pieces less than five millimeters in length, are potentially harmful, and it's unclear what effect they could have on pollutants that latch onto them.
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Commission for Air Quality Management calls for collective action after De
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The capital witnessed a drop to the severe category for the first time this season due to poor dispersion of pollutants owing to weak winds, according to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
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Researchers reveal how traffic pollution is linked to risk of dementia
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The study revealed several factors that affect a person's risk of dementia and specific kind of air pollution linked to traffic.
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Researchers reveal how thirdhand smoke can cause inflammatory skin disease
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Riverside (California)[US], October 15 (ANI): The residual pollutants from tobacco smoke that remain on surfaces and in dust after the tobacco has been smoked are referred to as thirdhand smoke (THS). It can linger for an indefinite period of time on indoor surfaces, exposing both smokers an
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