Hiukkasfoorumi, Fine Particle Forum

Katupölykausi on alkamassa pääkaupunkiseudulla. Katupölyhiukkasia muodostuu tien pinnan kulumisesta, hiekoitushiekasta ja nastarenkaiden käytöstä. Katupölyn pitoisuudet ovat suurimmat keväisin, jolloin auringonpaiste sulattaa pientareet ja kuivattaa kadut. Tällöin talven kuluessa teille varastoitunut hienojakoinen aines pöllyää ilmaan. Katupöly voi heikentää erityisesti astmaatikkojen, pienten lasten, vanhusten sekä sepelvaltimo- ja keuhkoahtaumatautia sairastavien terveydentilaa. 

 The companies have been selected through a thorough process starting with almost 100 applications. First a jury of over 60 representatives from multinational corporations and venture capital have graded the companies on their growth potential, based on innovation, team and market.

Kumpulan kampus, Gustaf Hällströmin katu 2 A, Helsinki 29.5.2012 klo 9.00-16.30

 The exhaust fumes from gasoline vehicles contribute more to the production of a specific type of air pollution-secondary organic aerosols (SOA)-than those from diesel vehicles, according to a new study by scientists from the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES), NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL) and other colleagues.

 Airborne gases get sucked into stubborn smog particles from which they cannot escape, according to findings by UC Irvine and other researchers published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Sekundaarisesti orgaanisten aerosolien määrää ilmakehässä on aliarvioitu rankasti, kertoo The New York Times.

 Short-term exposure (for up to 7 days) to all major air pollutants, with the exception of ozone, is significantly associated with an increased risk of heart attack, according to a review and meta-analysis of previous studies appearing in the February 15 issue of JAMA.

 Air pollution, even at levels generally considered safe by federal regulations, increases the risk of stroke by 34 percent, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center researchers have found.

The President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen has today presented Beneq, together with Normet and the Finnish gaming cluster, with the 2012 Internationalization Awards. The aim of the internationalization award is to promote company activities in an international environment and their ability to develop and implement new operating models.