CONTAMINACIÓN ATMOSFÉRICA

22 07 2019

Para mejorar de forma sostenible la calidad del aire, nada mejor que una reducción masiva en el tráfico de automóviles, según un informe publicado el martes 16 de julio por...

15 07 2019

El Gobierno de Reino Unido hace un llamamiento a la acción para abordar las partículas liberadas de los neumáticos y frenos. La ministra de Medio Ambiente, Thérèse Coffey, y el...

06 05 2019

A recent study demonstrates, for the first time, a method for tracking nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and applies it specifically to soils. The ‘chemical fingerprinting’ method allows soil NOx to...

13 03 2019

The number of early deaths caused by air pollution is double previous estimates, according to research, meaning toxic air is killing more people than tobacco smoking. The scientists used new...

16 04 2018

Reducing the emissions of internal combustion engines requires not only establishing ambitious targets as a key technology driver, but also developing solutions that can exceed those goals. In the case...

12 04 2018

Entre las firmantes de un manifiesto en el que se pide un acuerdo ya hay 11 de las compañías del Ibex 35. Una treintena de multinacionales y medianas empresas españolas...

21 02 2018

CHINA'S AIR QUALITY is notoriously bad. How bad? It has slowed photosynthesis in plants and possibly impacted the country's food supply. One scientist describes conditions as "similar to a nuclear winter."...

16 02 2018

Las emisiones de productos del hogar, como perfumes y pinturas, ya rivalizan con la polución de los coches. La imagen que tenemos de la contaminación no volverá a ser la...

19 01 2018

Improving air quality is a major issue for cities around the world. With fossil-fuel based power generation, industrial sources, waste disposal and fossil-fuel based transport the main culprits, according to...

03 11 2017

Building to be banned during winter 'heating season' in bid to cut levels of toxic smog. China is to halt almost every major building project in Beijing in a bid to tackle the...