Hiukkasfoorumi, Fine Particle Forum

As demand climbs for more fuel-efficient vehicles, knowledge compiled over several years about diesel engines and a new strategy known as "low-temperature combustion" (LTC) might soon lead auto manufacturers and consumers to broader use of cleaner diesel engines in the United States.

 Cutting the amount of short-lived, climate-warming emissions such as soot and methane in our skies won't limit global warming as much as previous studies have suggested, a new analysis shows. The study also found a comprehensive climate policy would produce more climate benefits by 2050 than if soot and methane were reduced alone.

The seasonal influence of aerosols on Australia's tropical climate can now be included in climate models following completion of the first long-term study of fine smoke particles generated by burning of the savanna open woodland and grassland.

Ihmistoiminnan aiheuttamien kasvihuonekaasupäästöjen jatkuva kasvu on saanut ilmastotutkijat pohtimaan erilaisia teknisiä häratkaisuja ilmaston viilentämiseksi.

Mittatekniikan keskuksessa on kehitetty uusi mittausmenetelmä erittäin alhaisten nestevirtausten määrittämiseksi. Menetelmää testattiin alueella 0,1 ul/min – 10 ul/min (eli mikrolitraa/min).

Bonn University scientists demonstrate that hygroscopic air pollutants decrease tree drought tolerance

 Boston, MA — Women in the U.S. exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S.

Ilmatieteen laitoksen tutkija Svante Henriksson väittelee tärkeiden ilmastonmuutosta ja ilmastonvaihteluita aiheuttavien prosessien mallintamisesta.

Helsingin seudun ympäristöpalveluiden julkaiseman Ilmanlaadun vuosiraportin mukaan ilmansaasteiden keskimääräiset pitoisuudet olivat pääkaupunkiseudulla vuonna 2012 yleisesti edellisvuotta matalampia. Tehostetut katujen puhdistustoimenpiteet alensivat hengitettävien hiukkasten pitoisuuksia.