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"Wood burning stoves in urban areas are responsible for almost half of people’s exposure to cancer-causing chemicals found in air pollution particles, new research has shown."
<strong>Exclusive:</strong> Wood smoke is a bigger cancer risk than pollution from vehicles, finds Athens analysis
Scientists from EPFL and the Mediterranean Institute of Oceanography (MIO) have discovered a new source of organic phosphorus that is fertilizing
The research station at Bois-Chamblard. © Alain Herzog / EPFL A team of EPFL scientists turned Bois-Chamblard park in Buchillon, on Lake Geneva, into a temporary research station for collecting experimental data. Their goal is to better understand how anthropogenic air pollution affects plant growth. What role does air pollution play in plant growth? That’s the question a cross-disciplinary team of EPFL scientists has set out to answer. Their research method involves planting oats in boxes in Bois-Chamblard park, which is owned by the Bois-Chamblard Foundation, and measuring how the plants...
Research sheds light on the underprediction riddle of biomass burning Oxidized organic aerosol is a major component of ambient particulate matter, substantially impacting climate, human health, and ecosystems. Oxidized aerosol from biomass burning is especially toxic, known to contain a large amount of species that are known carcinogens, mutagens. Inhaling biomass burning particles also cause oxidative stress and cause a wide range of diseases such as heart attacks, strokes, and asthma. Oxidized aerosol primarily forms from the atmospheric oxidation of volatile and semi-volatile compounds emi...