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Asphalt Could Be Making Summer Air Pollution Worse – Gizmodo Australia
There’s a lot of asphalt in the U.S. — approximately 18 billion tons, according to the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Unfortunately, it turns out all that asphalt is the source of harmful air pollution, especially in the summer heat. In a new study, p…
Theres a lot of asphalt in the U.S. approximately 18 billion tons, according to the National Asphalt Pavement Association. Unfortunately, it turns out all that asphalt is the source of harmful air pollution, especially in the summer heat.
In a new study, published in Science Advances on Wednesday, researchers from Yale looked into asphalt as a source of secondary organic aerosols, which are a kind of particulate matter that have been linked to asthma and other insidious public health issues. Th…
