http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. Scientists are reporting the first evidence that China's sharp focus on reducing widespread damage to soil by acid rain by restricting sulfur dioxide air pollution may have an unexpected consequence: Gains from that pollution control program will be largely offset by increases in nitrogen emissions, which the country's current policy largely overlooks. The study, which suggests that government officials adapt a more comprehensive pollution control strategy that includes a new emphasis on cutting nitrogen emissions, is scheduled for the Nov. 1 issue of ACS' Environmental Science & Technology. http://www.physorg.com/news174746733.html Space & Earth Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:10:01 EST news174746733 The five-story-tall engines on oceangoing vessels burn some of the dirtiest oil -- bottom-of-the-barrel bunker -- and churn out a substantial amount of the air pollution in American port cities, coastal communities along shipping lanes and places hundreds of miles inland. http://www.physorg.com/news171549911.html Space & Earth Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:06:30 EST news171549911 New research shows that air pollution in eastern China has reduced the amount of light rainfall over the past 50 years and decreased by 23 percent the number of days of light rain in the eastern half of the country. The results suggest that bad air quality might be affecting the country's ability to raise crops as well as contributing to health and environmental problems. http://www.physorg.com/news169474977.html Space & Earth Fri, 14 Aug 2009 13:23:48 EST news169474977 (PhysOrg.com) -- What do the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone," global climate change, and acid rain have in common? They're all a result of human impacts to Earth's biology, chemistry and geology, and the natural cycles that involve all three. http://www.physorg.com/news168598594.html Space & Earth Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:09:20 EST news168598594 A previously unknown giant volcanic eruption that led to global mass extinction 260million years ago has been uncovered by scientists at the University of Leeds. http://www.physorg.com/news162738601.html Space & Earth Thu, 28 May 2009 14:13:04 EST news162738601 (PhysOrg.com) -- A new sponge-like material that is black, brittle and freeze-dried (just like the ice cream astronauts eat) can pull off some pretty impressive feats. Designed by Northwestern University chemists, it can remove mercury from polluted water, easily separate hydrogen from other gases and, perhaps most impressive of all, is a more effective catalyst than the one currently used to pull sulfur out of crude oil. http://www.physorg.com/news162572894.html Chemistry Tue, 26 May 2009 16:08:54 EST news162572894 A new sponge-like material that is black, brittle and freeze-dried (just like the ice cream astronauts eat) can pull off some pretty impressive feats. Designed by Northwestern University chemists, it can remove mercury from polluted water, easily separate hydrogen from other gases and, perhaps most impressive of all, is a more effective catalyst than the one currently used to pull sulfur out of crude oil. http://www.physorg.com/news161787550.html Chemistry Sun, 17 May 2009 13:59:46 EST news161787550 (AP) -- The last time Congress passed major environmental laws, acid rain was destroying lakes and forests, polluted rivers were on fire and smog was choking people in some cities. http://www.physorg.com/news159344981.html Space & Earth Sun, 19 Apr 2009 07:30:03 EST news159344981 International experts are warning that potentially lethal air pollution has boomed in fast-growing big cities in Asia and South America in recent decades. http://www.physorg.com/news157003027.html Space & Earth Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:57:38 EST news157003027 Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, as wet weather counteracts improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University. http://www.physorg.com/news148316585.html Space & Earth Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:03:05 EST news148316585 Climate change is hampering the long-term recovery of rivers from the effects of acid rain, with wet weather offsetting improvements, according to a new study by Cardiff University. http://www.physorg.com/news147505680.html Space & Earth Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:48:00 EST news147505680 (PhysOrg.com) -- After more than 20 years of research in the northern hardwood forests of Michigan, scientists at Michigan Technological University's School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science have reached a surprising conclusion: Moderate increases in temperature and nitrogen from atmospheric pollution actually improve forest productivity. http://www.physorg.com/news143735620.html Space & Earth Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:33:40 EST news143735620 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers have discovered the middleman in the complex chemical reaction that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. The study improves the basic understanding of the chemical removal of acid rain and will allow scientists to better model how pollutants are removed from the atmosphere and to predict potential environmental conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news139237236.html Chemistry Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:00:36 EST news139237236 Researchers have discovered an unusual molecule that is essential to the atmosphere's ability to break down pollutants, especially the compounds that cause acid rain. It's the unusual chemistry facilitated by this molecule, however, that will attract the most attention from scientists. http://www.physorg.com/news137780533.html Chemistry Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:22:13 EST news137780533