http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on [air pollution] and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/ Cutting methane and soot emissions could quickly tackle climate change while boosting crops and health, says a study.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/emissions-cuts-also-offer-quick-health-and-crop-benefits.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionFri, 13 Jan 2012 17:30:08 GMTFirst multi-location satellite data study over India shows a rising trend in aerosols.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/aerosols-increasing-over-india.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionThu, 15 Dec 2011 10:01:52 GMTThe Asia-Pacific region needs a green 'industrial revolution' to cut unsustainable consumption of natural resources and pollution.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/asia-pacific-needs-a-green-tech-revolution-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionThu, 27 Oct 2011 16:58:12 GMTThere are research gaps in assessing whether clean cookstoves have the desired health effects, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/cookstove-revolutionaries-failing-to-measure-their-impact.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionFri, 14 Oct 2011 17:34:37 GMTResearchers are turning rice-farming waste into paper and insecticide while cutting down on carbon emissions.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/egyptian-tech-turns-rice-straw-into-paper-insecticide.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionMon, 03 Oct 2011 16:33:01 GMTA single global research strategy to tackle environmental change and sustainable development has been agreed.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/major-global-change-research-initiatives-to-join-forces.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionThu, 29 Sep 2011 16:39:41 GMTChinese and Indian plans to use batteries to store solar power could drive up lead emissions.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/asian-solar-power-growth-could-increase-lead-poisoning-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionThu, 08 Sep 2011 16:45:15 GMTThe UN Development Fund has announced plans for climate-friendly brick kilns to reduce Bangladesh's emissions.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/climate-friendly-kilns-could-reduce-bangladesh-s-emissions.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionFri, 08 Jul 2011 12:15:15 GMTReplacing indoor open fires in rural areas of Guatemala with chimney stoves has reduced clinic visits for respiratory illnesses by 26-45%.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/guatemala-vented-stoves-improve-indigenous-health-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionFri, 08 Jul 2011 00:17:56 GMT'Nanoadditives' can improve the performance of biofuels, and reduce smoke and other toxic emissions in diesel engines, say researchers.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/adding-nanoparticles-makes-for-friendly-biofuels-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionTue, 10 May 2011 10:47:58 GMTIndia's newly launched black carbon research initiative will aim to better understand the effects of soot on climate change.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/india-launches-mega-research-initiative-on-soot-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionFri, 01 Apr 2011 11:23:26 GMTAn award-winning solar cooker, which also provides heat and electricity, could be appropriate for Quinghai's Tibetan nomads.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/tibetan-nomads-could-benefit-from-solar-oven.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionThu, 25 Nov 2010 17:51:16 GMTA study suggests that girls from a Mexican mining town may have a low intelligence quotient because of their environmental exposure to manganese.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/manganese-exposure-linked-with-intelligence-quotient.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionThu, 28 Oct 2010 00:04:04 GMTArgentina is in discussions with Uruguay about the construction of a pulp plant, and a bi-national committee is studying the case.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/argentina-reignites-environmental-debate-with-uruguay.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionTue, 26 Oct 2010 01:48:47 GMTMario Molina, winner of the Nobel Prize in Chemistry, hopes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Mexico City by 12 per cent by 2012.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/nobel-prize-winner-working-towards-a-greener-mexico-city.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionMon, 25 Oct 2010 05:07:02 GMTIndia’s continued use of banned pesticides such as DDT is showing up in high levels in the air.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/pesticides-persist-in-indian-atmosphere.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionFri, 17 Sep 2010 12:02:24 GMTUsing improved cookstoves in India can save millions of lives as well as benefiting the environment, a study has shown.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/greener-stoves-cook-up-health-benefits-study-shows.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionMon, 30 Nov 2009 15:52:39 GMTChina has reduced its sulphur dioxide emissions, but its failure to reduce nitrogen emissions could worsen acid rain in the country.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/china-s-nitrogen-emissions-could-worsen-pollution.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionWed, 04 Nov 2009 14:38:09 GMTChina's air pollution could be damaging its agriculture as scientists find aerosols reduce the amount of light rain.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/air-pollution/news/air-pollution-cutting-china-s-vital-rain-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newtechnologies_airpollutionMon, 07 Sep 2009 15:25:19 GMTMethane emissions from rice fields could be cut dramatically by combining two simple farming 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