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Hydrogen-Powered Heavy Duty Vehicles Could Contribute Significantly to Achieving Climate Goals

Dec. 1, 2020 — A partial transition of German road transport to hydrogen energy is among the possibilities being discussed to help meet national climate targets. ...

Air Pollution Spikes Linked to Lower Test Scores for Salt Lake County Third Graders

Dec. 1, 2020 — More frequent exposure to air pollution spikes were associated with reduced test scores for third graders in Salt Lake County. Schools with a higher ...

Engineers Combine Light and Sound to See Underwater

Nov. 30, 2020 — Engineers have developed an airborne method for imaging underwater objects by combining light and sound to break through the seemingly impassable barrier at the interface of air and ...

Even Razor Clams on Sparsely Populated Olympic Coast Can't Escape Plastics

Nov. 30, 2020 — Researchers found microplastics in Pacific razor clams on Washington's sparsely populated Olympic Coast -- proof, they say, that even in more remote regions, coastal organisms can't escape plastic ...

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Study Connects Diabetes, Air Pollution to Interstitial Lung Disease

Dec. 9, 2020 — People with pre-diabetes or diabetes who live in ozone-polluted areas may have an increased risk for an irreversible disease with a high mortality rate. These findings are especially important today ...

New-Found Phenomenon That May Improve Hurricane Forecasts

Dec. 9, 2020 — Rapid storm intensification and decay remain a challenge for hurricane forecasts. Many factors are involved and some of them are either poorly known or not yet identified. One such factor appears to ...

Colorado Mountains Bouncing Back from 'Acid Rain' Impacts

Dec. 8, 2020 — Niwot Ridge in the Rocky Mountains is slowly recovering from increased acidity caused by vehicle emissions in Colorado's Front Range, suggesting that alpine regions across the Mountain West may be ...

Pollution from Cooking Remains in Atmosphere for Longer

Dec. 8, 2020 — Particulate emissions from cooking stay in the atmosphere for longer than previously thought, making a prolonged contribution to poor air quality and human health, according to a new ...

SMART Researchers Design Portable Device for Fast Detection of Plant Stress

Dec. 8, 2020 — Researchers have designed a portable optical sensor that allows rapid monitoring of plant stress - a new tool to help farmers and plant scientists with early diagnosis and real-time plant health ...

Military Flights Biggest Cause of Noise Pollution on Olympic Peninsula

Dec. 7, 2020 — A new study provides the first look at how much noise pollution is impacting the Olympic Peninsula. The paper found that aircraft were audible across a large swath of the peninsula at least 20% of ...

Research Reveals How Airflow Inside a Car May Affect COVID-19 Transmission Risk

Dec. 5, 2020 — A new study uses computer simulations to track airflows inside a car's passenger cabin, providing potential strategies -- some of them ...

Satellite-Tagged Bottles Show Promise for Tracking Plastic Litter Through Rivers

Dec. 2, 2020 — A new study demonstrates the potential for plastic bottles tagged with tracking devices to deepen our understanding of how plastic pollution moves ...

Bleach-Alternative COVID-19 Surface Disinfectants May Pollute Indoor Air, Study Finds

Dec. 1, 2020 — Cleaning surfaces with hydrogen peroxide-based disinfectants has the potential to pollute the air and pose a health risk, according to new ...

Climate Change Warms Groundwater in Bavaria

Dec. 1, 2020 — Groundwater reservoirs in Bavaria have warmed considerably over the past few decades. A new study compares temperatures at 35 measuring stations, taken at different depths, with data from the 1990s. ...