Air Pollution and Air Quality

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state regulators, and the electric power industry are struggling to come to grips with the impact of a surprise court decision last month that dismantled a major air-pollution regulation. Author: Erik Stokstad  

Air quality expert and UT Associate Professor Joshua Fu is helping China reduce pollution for the Olympic games.  

As the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games get underway, an expensive environmental experiment is taking place, providing a golden opportunity for pollution science. The Beijing Olympic Air Quality Monitoring and Warning Project, a 30 million yuan (US$4.3 million) monitoring system, has been created in an...  

eldavojohn writes "In an effort to combat air pollution, a Dutch town has paved some of its streets with air-purifying concrete. It contains a titanium dioxide-based additive that utilizes sunlight to turn car exhaust into harmless nitrates. It was shown to do this in a lab and now the scientists...  

A Chinese scientist says barring a dramatic change between now and Friday, the air quality in Beijing will be fairly good at the Olympic Games opening.Chinese authorities have taken several drastic measures in recent weeks from shutting down factories in and around the capital to severely...  

There is international concern about the air quality in Beijing and how it might impact athletes performing in the Olympics. The city recently enforced measures to mitigate the pollution, pulling millions of cars off the road and closing factories.  

BEIJING -- A Beijing Olympics official said Monday that athletes, officials and spectators will have good air quality during the Games thanks to the pollution control measures in the past decade.  

Air pollution levels will rise on Sunday and Monday as the National Weather Service predicts a string of 90-degree days ahead.  

BEIJING - Beijing's pollution levels dropped Wednesday to less than half of the previous day's, the lowest reading since authorities began pulling cars off the road and shutting down factories to address athletes' concerns about air quality ahead of the Olympic Games.  

Christopher W. Dilbeck , and Barbara J. Finlayson-Pitts * Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, Irvine, California 92697-2025 bjfinlay@uci.edu Received June 3, 2008 Abstract: Photolysis of a ...  

Olympic athletes preparing for the games in Beijing are worried about the impact of the city's air pollution on their athletic performance -- and their health.  

FAIRBANKS — Air-quality and health officials said Tuesday that chronic air pollution presents long-term health risks for people in Fairbanks.  

The Air Quality Index represents an important number that can help residents determine if they should limit their outdoor activity - and now they can get updates on an hourly basis.