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Constituent sources and sinks

Deciduous forests, like the one pictured here, are important sinks of ozone.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Examining the Intricacies of Ozone Removal by Deciduous Forests

by Aaron Sidder 9 August 20215 October 2021

A new study looks into how air movement in the atmospheric boundary layer affects ozone removal by deciduous forests, which are a significant ozone sink.

Large industrial fan that physically removes carbon dioxide from the air sits outside a worksite in Iceland.
Posted inNews

Direct Air Capture Offers Some Promise in Reducing Emissions

by Randy Showstack 10 December 2019

The method offers potential in helping reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere but faces technological and economic hurdles.

Smog over Atlanta, Ga.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

No Evidence for Unknown Source of Ozone Precursor

by P. Kollipara 21 September 201621 September 2016

A study suggests that known combustion and photochemical sources of nitrous acid, a precursor to ground-level ozone, are enough to explain levels seen in the atmosphere.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Colorado Hydrocarbon Leakage Rates Much Higher Than Reported

by C. Schultz 14 January 20151 March 2015

Airborne measurements put methane emissions from Colorado's Denver-Julesburg Basin at 12 to 26 tons per hour.

Posted inResearch Spotlights

Southwest’s Four Corners Home to Largest U.S. Methane Signal

by E. Betz 5 January 20151 March 2015

Satellite data reveal fossil fuel harvesting operations in the Southwest's Four Corners are generating the country's largest methane signal viewable from space.

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By Ana Barros

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