A nonprofit has been to 40 sites testing for the effects of pollutants. Those results will be released to the public at a ...

Carbon Monoxide CO cannot be seen, smelled, or tasted. In large quantities, it may kill within minutes. Incomplete combustion produces carbon monoxide, a gaseous byproduct that may leak from faulty or ...

Firefighters tend to focus on visible fire (like a moth to a candle). Smoke is toxic and makes it hard to see, but does not present much of a threat to a firefighter wearing protective clothing and ...

Black carbon emissions from European shipping in the Arctic have been significantly underestimated, a new study suggests. Produced by the incomplete combustion of fuels in ship engines, black carbon ...

IN the above remarks by Prof. J. B. Cohen on the review of “Smoke: a Study of Town Air,” which appeared in NATURE of April 11, the reviewer is first taken to task for denying that “coal-dust is a ...

As HVACR technicians, assessing whether the furnace we’re servicing is working efficiently is critical to understanding the overall health of the HVAC system — and to the success of our service call.