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January 17, 2013

NASA Ozone Study May Benefit Air Standards, Climate
Pasadena CA (JPL) Jan 17, 2013
A new NASA-led study finds that when it comes to combating global warming caused by emissions of ozone-forming chemicals, location matters. Ozone is both a major air pollutant with known adverse health effects and a greenhouse gas that traps heat from escaping Earth's atmosphere. Scientists and policy analysts are interested in learning how curbing the emissions of these chemicals can improve human health and also help mitigate climate change. Research scientists Kevin Bowman of NASA's Jet Propuls ... read more

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