Clean Air Journal: 1971 – 2014

Why Is Clean Air Clean?

Air exhibiting very low concentrations of light-scattering aerosol particles is occasionally observed even in industrialized regions. Evidence is presented that this very clean air results from highly efficient removal of aerosol particles coupled to the removal of water in precipitation.

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Indonesia’s Clean Air Program

Unprecedented industrial development during the last two decades, accompanied by a growing population, has increased the amount of environmental damage in Indonesia. A critical environmental problem is the rising level of air pollution in several large cities. This has stimulated the government to develop a national program designed to control the quantity of pollutants in the air. However, the...

Clean air in the Anthropocene.

In atmospheric chemistry, interactions between air pollution, the biosphere and human health, often through reaction mixtures from both natural and anthropogenic sources, are of growing interest. Massive pollution emissions in the Anthropocene have transformed atmospheric composition to the extent that biogeochemical cycles, air quality and climate have changed globally and partly profoundly. I...

Ten principles for clean air.

T he European ‘‘Year of the Air’’ 2013 will be upon us soon: over the next several months, the European Union (EU) will revise its main air pollution control policies. Lack of clean air is one of the most important environmental threats to public health in Europe today. The European Respiratory Society Environment and Health Committee (www.ersnet.org) has developed 10 concise principles for cle...