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Soot particles from oil and wood heating systems as well as road traffic can pollute the air in Europe on a much larger scale than previously assumed. This is what researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS) conclude from a measurement campaign in the Thuringian Forest in Germany....
Soot particles from oil and wood heating systems as well as road traffic can pollute the air in Europe on a much larger scale than previously assumed. The evaluation of the sources during a measuring campaign in Germany showed that about half of the soot particles came from the surrounding area and the other half from long distances. This underlines the need to further reduce emissions of soot that is harmful to health and climate.
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A note from the editor …. I am excited to announce that Photos of the Week (POTW) are back after a one year hiatus! You are probably wondering why they sent away in the first place, let me explain. This time last year COVID-19 lockdowns began, I had members of the editorial team all over the world scrambling to get home, there was a lot of uncertainty and I focused on keeping the site going at the expense of publishing POTW. A couple of months later most of the world was locked down and it seemed like it wasn’t the right time to restart POTW. Fast-forward a year later, and I feel now is t...
Our v mail this week takes us on a tour of paris. check in viewer shows us her hometown jakarta indonesia. the 1st section of the stock is up hill of course fortunately it's a low mountain range here in the thuringian forest so i don't have to huff and puff my way out to 2 or $3000.00 metres. all in all the trees stretches 170 kilometers some hikers do the whole thing in 6 days others in 8 or 10 . these are along the way let us know we're on the right path. diecast plenty of rest areas and observation points. from this bench you have