Minnesota Rep. James Ulland, R-French River, proposed legislation that would curtail the use of harmful fluorocarbons from aerosol cans. "They are slowly destroying the protective ozone layer in the ...

India's cities are already ranked among the world's most polluted, based on concentrations of fine particulate matter in the air. Now new research indicates they are battling rising levels of another ...

Among the children studied, 12.3 percent had asthma at the time of their 4- to 6-year checkup and 15.8 percent had wheezing.

An alternative health clinic at a western Sydney shopping centre has been slapped with a shutdown order after a lengthy probe by the healthcare watchdog. The Ozone Healing Clinic – which has ...

According to a study by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, surface ozone pollution is having a significant impact on India’s major food crops, particularly in the Indo-Gangetic ...

Beyond medicine, basic research underpinned innovations such as the rechargeable lithium-ion batteries powering electric vehicles and the critical understanding of ozone depletion that preserved ...

Using data from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase-6 (CMIP6), the research assessed historical trends and future projections of ozone-induced yield losses in wheat, rice, and maize ...

Exposure to ozone during the first few years of life is linked to an increased risk of asthma and wheezing in children aged 4 to 6. This is concerning as ozone is the most common air pollutant ...

Ozone smog increases risk of asthma in preschoolers and kindergarteners Kids exposed to ozone pollution in their first two years had a higher risk of asthma and wheeze at 4 to 6 However, ozone ...

The current amount of ozone depletion above the Arctic is far beyond that recorded for any other spring, over the time when ozone has been measured by modern instrumentation. These findings are based ...

Maximum depletion of CD8+KLRG1+ cells for C1 and C2 ranged from 46-96% and 98-99%, respectively (Figure 1A), with depletion evident by the next assessment on Day 1. Recovery in C1 began at Day 84 with ...