• Tag Archives: Air_Pollution

    Air Shield Concept Baby Stroller protects your child from air pollution

    Posted on August 22, 2015 by Gareth Mankoo

    Taking your kid for a stroll would not necessarily be something you would really be stoked about. Not with the global pollution levels reaching new highs. The Air Shield Concept Baby Stroller is something that resolves the problem of polluted … Continue reading3 →

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    Paris adopts “alternating traffic” system based on number-plates to keep smog away

    Posted on March 20, 2014 by gavril

    Paris doesn’t wish to go the Beijing way. Recently, when the French government woke up to a smoggy day in Paris, it decided to take a stand against all the black smoke clouding the city, by introducing means to limit … Continue reading3 →

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    Beijing finally passes its first laws to pull down air pollution levels

    Posted on February 14, 2014 by gavril

    The city of Beijing has been having a tough time since quite a while now, as smog has enveloped the city’s atmosphere and the lungs of its inhabitants. The Chinese authorities have finally adhered to a long awaited wake-up call … Continue reading3 →

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    Smog, smog, there’s smog everywhere! Beijing’s smog levels go beyond hazardous

    Posted on October 10, 2013 by gavril

    The residents of Beijing were left surprised and utterly disgusted as the city was recently shut down as smog levels reached a record high. Transport routes including roads and airports came to a close to prevent accidents and people were … Continue reading3 →

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    Milan bans vehicles from its streets for 10 hours to clear away smog

    Posted on October 10, 2011 by gavril

    The residents of Milan recently were struck with an unearthly silence, as the northern Italian city decided to leave its cars at home for a whole 10 hours in an attempt to decrease smog. All traffic came to a grinding … Continue reading3 →

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    Is Seoul’s air polluted? Ask the Living Light canopy!

    Posted on January 26, 2011 by gavril

    Art installations are set up to add a graceful touch to the aesthetics of a place. Some of them are functional too, and help spread a load of information, like this Living Light installation in Seoul. Located in Peace Park … Continue reading3 →

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    United States sniffs something bad in the air

    Posted on April 29, 2010 by gavril

    Air pollution isn’t something we can ignore anymore. Did you know that six in ten Americans live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution? That’s around 175 million people in America. Currently, Los Angeles has the worst ozone pollution. … Continue reading3 →

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    Now leaves can indicate levels of air pollution

    Posted on October 20, 2009 by shvveta

    There have been several high end pollution measuring devices in the past, but the simplest and the cheapest way of measuring the level of pollution on the streets has been found only recently. Geophysicist Bernie Housen and colleague Luigi Jovane, … Continue reading3 →

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