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Science 5 December 2003:
Vol. 302. no. 5651, pp. 1716 - 1719
DOI: 10.1126/science.1092666

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State of the Planet

Web Resources on
Air Quality and Pollution

To accompany
Global Air Quality and Pollution
Hajime Akimoto
Science 302, 1716-1719 (2003)
[Abstract] [Full text]
(from the State of the Planet series)

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Web Sites of Interest on Air Quality and Pollution

 

United Nations Environment Programme - UNEP
Web site of key U.N. environmental effort includes thematic portals on atmosphere, energy, urban issues, business and industry, and other topics.
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
IPCC site includes access to key publications and presentations on climate change.
World Population Trends
Gateway to a variety of studies of the U.N. Population Division, including a 1999 report on world urbanization prospects.
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Documents and resources relating to the Kyoto Protocol.
Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution
International convention of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe setting guidelines and policy for air pollution abatement.
The EMEP Home page
European implementing body for the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution.
European Environment Agency
Web headquarters of the European Union's environmental arm; site includes useful thematic portals on air, air quality, and human health.
European Topic Centre on Air and Climate Change (ETC/ACC)
Topic center for the European Environment Agency on air pollution and climate issues.
AIRNET: A Thematic Network on Air Pollution and Health
European Commission program to develop a public-health policy and regulatory framework on air quality.
European Centre for Environment and Health
World Health Organization center formed "to develop and advocate strategies and actions that support health within environment, social and development policies."
Clean Air Initiative
Handsome Web site of World Bank knowledge-sharing initiative.
EPA Topics: Air
Extremely useful EPA gateway page to information on a wide variety of air-related regulations, programs, and problems.
National Emission Inventory - Air Pollutant Emission Trends
EPA site provides data on trends of pollutants in U.S., including National Air Pollutant Emission Trends:1900-1998.
The Air Quality Archive
British effort offers a wealth of basic information, data and statistics, and related sites dealing with the air quality situation in the U.K.
AAAS Atlas of Population and Environment
Free online version of comprehensive reference on geographic relationships between population and environment; includes section on air pollution.
Clean Air World
Joint Web site of two organizations of state, territorial, and local air quality officials provides portal to a wide range of resources on air quality and climate issues.
AirImpacts.org
Information-rich, multiagency site providing information on the environmental, health, and economic impacts of air pollution.
State of the Air: 2003
Annual report of the American Lung Association on U.S. air quality and health; includes a clickable state-by-state map linking to detailed air quality data.
CO Headquarters
"Expert site" on carbon monoxide toxicology, compiled by D. G. Penney, Wayne State University.
NRDC: Natural Resources Defense Council
Web site of the well-known advocacy group includes a section on air pollution that includes links to publications and related resources.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Nonprofit corporation of research institutions with programs in atmospheric scineces
Air & Waste Management Association
Home site of one of the largest trade organizations for pollution management professionals.

 

Selected Previous Science Articles on Air Quality and Pollution

 

Science Special Issues
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Special Issue: Tropospheric Processes
16 May 1997; v. 276, no. 5315
A variety of review articles on tropospheric chemistry, air pollution, aerosols, and more.
Other Science Articles
Air Pollution and Climate-Forcing Impacts of a Global Hydrogen Economy
Martin G. Schultz et al.
Science 302, 624-627 (2003)
[Abstract] [Full text]
An Environmental Experiment with H2?
Michael J. Prather
Science 302, 581-582 (2003)
[Summary] [Full text]
False Alarm over Environmental False Alarms
S. W. Pacala, E. Bulte, J. A. List, and S. A. Levin
Science 301, 1187-1188 (2003)
[Summary] [Full text]
Rethinking Hydrogen Cars
David W. Keith and Alexander E. Farrell
Science 301, 315-316 (2003)
[Summary] [Full text]
Air Pollution Concerns Not Changed by S-PLUS Flaw
Kenneth A. Colburn and Philip R. S. Johnson
Science 299, 665-666 (2003)
[Summary] [Full text]
Global Air Pollution Crossroads over the Mediterranean
J. Lelieveld et al.
Science 298, 794-799 (2002)
[Abstract] [Full text]
Climate Effects of Black Carbon Aerosols in China and India
Surabi Menon, James Hansen, Larissa Nazarenko, and Yunfeng Luo
Science 297, 2250-2253 (2002)
[Abstract] [Full text]
Soot Takes Center Stage
William L. Chameides and Michael Bergin
Science 297, 2214-2215 (2002)
[Summary] [Full text]
The Role of Sea Spray in Cleansing Air Pollution over Ocean via Cloud Processes
Daniel Rosenfeld, Ronen Lahav, Alexander Khain, and Mark Pinsky
Science 297, 1667-1670 (2002)
[Abstract] [Full text]
Hidden Health Benefits of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
Luis Cifuentes et al.
Science 293, 1257-1259 (2001)
[Summary] [Full text]
Observations of Ozone Formation in Power Plant Plumes and Implications for Ozone Control Strategies
T. B. Ryerson et al.
Science 292, 719-723 (2001)
[Abstract] [Full text]
The Indian Ocean Experiment: Widespread Air Pollution from South and Southeast Asia
J. Lelieveld et al.
Science 291, 1031-1036 (2001)
[Abstract] [Full text]
The Ascent of Atmospheric Sciences
Paul J. Crutzen and Veerabhadran Ramanathan
Science 290, 299-304 (2000)
[Summary] [Full text]
Trans-Pacific Air Pollution
Kenneth E. Wilkening, Leonard A. Barrie, and Marilyn Engle
Science 290, 65-67 (2000)
[Summary] [Full text]
The Influence of Canadian Forest Fires on Pollutant Concentrations in the United States
Gerhard Wotawa and Michael Trainer
Science 288, 324-328 (2000)
[Abstract] [Full text]
Suppression of Rain and Snow by Urban and Industrial Air Pollution
Daniel Rosenfeld
Science 287, 1793-1796 (2000)
[Abstract] [Full text]
The Impact of Aerosols on Solar Ultraviolet Radiation and Photochemical Smog
R. R. Dickerson et al.
Science 278, 827-830 (1997)
[Abstract] [Full text]
Chemical Coupling Between Atmospheric Ozone and Particulate Matter
Z. Meng, D. Dabdub, and J. H. Seinfeld
Science 277, 116-119 (1997)
[Abstract] [Full text]
Ozone Pollution in the Rural United States and the New NAAQS
W. L. Chameides, R. D. Saylor, and E. B. Cowling
Science 276, 916 (1997)
[Abstract] [Full text]

 

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