air pollution

Take a deep breath – here’s what 2016 revealed about the deadly dangers of air pollution

Perspective / 2016 showed us that poor air quality is a scourge of the developed and developing world and that it requires immediate action.

Current and future ozone risks to global terrestrial biodiversity and ecosystem processes

Journal article

How Kenya can transform the charcoal sector and create new opportunities for low-carbon rural development

SEI brief

How can Asian cities better manage air quality?

Perspective / A major conference in South Korea highlights the need for a systematic approach to tackling air pollution, and tools and resources to help cities take action.

The contributions to long-term health-relevant particulate matter at the UK EMEP supersites between 2010 and 2013: Quantifying the mitigation challenge

Journal article

Why naming and shaming the world’s ‘most polluted cities’ is a terrible idea

Perspective / Not only is this misleading and inaccurate, it can also backfire by discouraging cities from monitoring and disclosing their pollution data.

Q&A: Steph Osborne on soybean crops and ozone pollution

Feature / A new study shows soybean plants are becoming more sensitive to ozone pollution, and sensitivity overall is higher in Asia.

Citizen science identifies the effects of nitrogen dioxide and other environmental drivers on tar spot of sycamore

Journal article

Has the sensitivity of soybean cultivars to ozone pollution increased with time? An analysis of published dose-response data

Journal article