News tagged with airborne dust

Physicists detect low-level radioactivity from Japan arriving in Seattle

University of Washington physicists are detecting radioactivity from Japanese nuclear reactors that have been in crisis since a mammoth March 11 earthquake, but the levels are far below what would pose a threat to human health.

Physics / General Physics

created Mar 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

NASA to launch newest Earth-observation satellite

(AP) -- NASA is set to launch its latest Earth-orbiting satellite on a $424 million mission to analyze airborne grit spewed by volcanoes, forest fires, smokestacks and tailpipes.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Desert dust puzzle solved

(PhysOrg.com) -- Pioneering measurements by University of Reading scientists are helping to unravel a mystery over strange properties of atmospheric dust.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 10, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Long-lasting sensory loss in WTC workers

New research from the Monell Center and collaborating institutions reports that workers exposed to the complex mixture of toxic airborne chemicals following the 9/11 disaster had a decreased ability to detect odors and irritants ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Massive dust storm in China circled the world in 13 days: study

A wind storm that ripped across western China's Taklimakan desert kicked up hundreds of thousands of tonnes of dust that high-altitude winds then carried around the world in less than two weeks, a study says.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Mars Spacecraft Teams on Alert for Dust-Storm Season

(PhysOrg.com) -- Heading into a period of the Martian year prone to major dust storms, the team operating NASA's twin Mars rovers is taking advantage of eye-in-the-sky weather reports.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Dust plays larger than expected role in determining Atlantic temperature

(PhysOrg.com) -- The recent warming trend in the Atlantic Ocean is largely due to reductions in airborne dust and volcanic emissions during the past 30 years, according to a new study.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (17) | comments 13