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Invisible Gases Form Most Organic Haze in Urban, Rural Areas: Study

... professionals had believed that sources that spew soot and other tiny particles directly into the air were the primary culprit in the formation of organic haze. But the new study by researchers Qi Zhang and Jose-Luis Jimenez show aerosols formed chemically in the air account for about two-thirds of th...

Taj Mahal is Enveloped by Pollution and a Foul Smell

...Environmentalists and historians, worried that the soot and fumes will eventually turn the gleaming white Taj Mahal black, have raised an alarm for saving the monument. Sugam Anand, a historian with Agra University, says the Taj needs corrective treatment fast."We have to take measures, which will stop t...

Tower of London Facing Pollution Threat

...he late 13th century, the crusts turned black with soot and sulfur from coal smoke. Brimblecombe explained that too much washing could damage the towers stonework. Our aim is to be aware of coming changes, prepare for them and keep them at a publicly-acceptable level, he said....

Soot-infused Snow Responsible for Arctic Warming: Study

...ming. Zender claims that snow becomes dirty when soot from tailpipes, smoke stacks and forest fires ente...esearchers, humans create the majority of airborne soot through industry and fuel combustion, while forest and open-field fires account for the rest. Prev...

Researchers Urge Regulators to Rethink Strategies for Soot Emission

...ing and regulating the fine particles of smoke and soot so endemic// to serious health problems and the gl...arch found new chemical processes that occur after soot and gaseous pollutants are emitted from cars and trucks, changing the chemical and physical properti...

Stakes Higher for Elderly Women Exposed to Air Pollution

...e exhaust, especially diesel. It comprises of fine soot particles and dust, which is carried along in the air. Scientists are not sure how fine particulate air pollution increases these health risks, although it is possible that inhaling the particles may hasten the development of atherosclerosis or har...

Fire Fighters Prone To Cancer Risk

...ould meticulously wash their entire body to remove soot and other residues from fires to avoid skin exposure,' he added. The findings of the study have been published in the November edition of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 'Fire fighters work in an inherently dangerous occup...

Asthma Symptoms Linked to Soot from Diesel Trucks in So. Bronx

... been done before. Our results confirm that diesel soot particles in air pollution are causing exacerbations of asthma in children,” says George Thurston, Sc.D., Associate Professor of Environmental Medicine at NYU School of Medicine, one of the study’s principal researchers. The major type of air pollu...

Death by Smog in California

... preventive medicine, measured specific amounts of soot and number of deaths in several neighborhoods rath...han previous studies Air pollution in the form of soot comes from vehicles, factories and other sources. This fine particulate matter lodges in the lungs c...

Firefighters Continue To Battle Blaze

...ce is engaged in measuring the toxic plume and the soot particles caused by the flames. The residential areas which have been evacuated by the residents are being patrolled by the police to prevent burglaries and looting. Dr Dick van Steenis has warned that heart attacks may triggered by inhaling the smo...

Explosion Worsens Conditions Of Patients With Respiratory Disorder.

... their doors and windows sealed. It is said that soot particles from the acid smoke will affect the lungs and cause swelling and also affect the brain. Carbon monoxide in the smoke is very dangerous when inhaled. The worst affected are the people suffering from chronic lung disorders asthma and other ...

Oil Depot Fire Pollutes Air

...ay be affected through inhaling the acidic smoke’s soot particles. Those suffering from lung diseases will be the worst affected. Burning fuels were reportedly responsible for the fire which has generated large clouds of carbon particles. The smoke may also contain carcinogenic dioxins as a result of othe...

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