Thursday, January 1, 2009

Nothing To Sneeze At: Real-time Pollen Forecasts - Journal Analytical Chemistry

Nothing To Sneeze At: Real-time Pollen Forecasts - Journal Analytical Chemistry
Researchers in Germany are reporting an advance toward development of technology that could make life easier for millions of people allergic to plant pollen. It could underpin the first automated, real-time systems for identifying specific kinds of allergy-inducing plant pollen circulating in the air. Their study is in the current issue of ACS' Analytical Chemistry, a semi-monthly journal.

NY City Health Department Launches Effort To Study Neighborhood Air Quality
The Health Department today announced the launch of the New York City Community Air Survey, the first comprehensive effort to monitor street level air pollution in neighborhoods across the five boroughs. Air pollution monitors mounted on 150 light posts throughout the city will be used to measure major air pollutants that contribute to health problems.

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