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Huge Aquifers Are Discovered in North Kenya

The discovery of a potentially enormous underground water supply could improve the lives of generations of people throughout the region. Credit: Huge Aquifers Are Discovered in North Kenya Related Articles Dot Earth Blog: First Hurricane Brews After Silent First Half to the Atlantic Storm Season China’s Plan to Curb Air Pollution Sets Limits on Coal Use and Vehicles Dot Earth Blog: From the Fire Hose: Warming Slowdown, Deep-Ocean Waves, Canadian Crude Inferno

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From the Fire Hose: Arctic Methane, Scientists as Advocates, Vanishing Vaquita

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From the Fire Hose: Arctic Methane, Scientists as Advocates, Vanishing Vaquita

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When wonkspeak goes mainstream

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Pollution Leads to Drop in Life Span in Northern China, Study Finds

Widespread coal use in the north has led in recent decades to an average decrease in life span of more than five years, research indicates. View original post here: Pollution Leads to Drop in Life Span in Northern China, Study Finds Related Articles Theodore Reed, Who Lifted National Zoo’s Profile, Dies at 90 In Europe, Greener Transit on Existing Infrastructure Theodore Reed, 90, Dies; Lifted National Zoo’s Profile

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Study: Trees save at least a life a year in each of 10 major U.S. cities

Study: Trees save at least a life a year in each of 10 major U.S. cities

Keith Wagner

These trees in Central Park are doing their arboreal best to save the lives of New Yorkers.

Next time you hug a city-dwelling tree, be sure to whisper quiet thanks for the lives it is helping to save.

Researchers recently calculated that urban forests help save one or more people from dying every year in each of 10 major cities studied.

Trees growing in cities help clean the air of fine particulate air pollution — soot, smoke, dust, dirt — that can lodge in human lungs and cause health problems. Trees clear 71 tons of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from Atlanta’s air annually. And they suck up enough pollution to save seven or eight lives every year in New York City.

These are the findings of researchers with the U.S. Forest Service and Davey Institute, published in the journal Environmental Pollution [PDF]. They calculated the health and economic benefits of air-cleansing urban forests in 10 U.S. cities and found that trees save lives, reduce hospital visits, and reduce the number of days taken off work. They do that mainly by sucking pollutants out of the air. Economic benefits, mostly from reduced mortality, ranged from $1.1 million a year in Syracuse, N.Y., to $60.1 million a year in New York City.

From a Forest Service press release:

Overall, the greatest effect of trees on reducing health impacts of PM2.5 occurred in New York due to its relatively large human population and the trees’ moderately high removal rate and reduction in pollution concentration. The greatest overall removal by trees was in Atlanta due to its relatively high percent tree cover and PM2.5 concentrations.

And these findings cover only the effects of cleaning up fine particulate pollution. The study didn’t investigate the economic and life-giving benefits of trees sucking up larger soot particles, ozone, sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, or other types of air pollution.

“This research clearly illustrates that America’s urban forests are critical capital investments helping produce clear air and water; reduce energy costs; and, making cities more livable,” Forest Service researcher Michael Rains said in the press release.

The study comes after some of the researchers’ Forest Service colleagues discovered a correlation between loss of trees and higher human death rates, which they described in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. As we told you last week, the scientists found that the more trees there are in an area, the less likely people there are to die.

More hugs for trees, please.

John Upton is a science fan and green news boffin who tweets, posts articles to Facebook, and blogs about ecology. He welcomes reader questions, tips, and incoherent rants: johnupton@gmail.com.

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The Texas Tribune: Abandoned Oil Wells Raise Fears of Pollution

Abandoned oil field equipment is a common problem in Texas, but some fear that the recent surge in drilling will set off worrisome encounters with old wells. Original article: The Texas Tribune: Abandoned Oil Wells Raise Fears of Pollution Related Articles The Texas Tribune: Experts Urge Focus on Aquifers in Push for Water From Mexico Dot Earth Blog: The End Comes for a Troubled California Nuclear Plant Prototype: Tech Accessories, Courtesy of the Mountain Pine Beetle

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Dot Earth Blog: Jackie Chan Presses Case for Rhino Conservation

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The Art of Raising a Puppy (Revised Edition) – Monks of New Skete

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Codex: Eldar – Games Workshop

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Iyanden – A Codex: Eldar Supplement – Games Workshop

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The Honest Life – Jessica Alba

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Inside of a Dog – Alexandra Horowitz

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Warhammer 40,000 Altar of War: Eldar – Games Workshop

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How to Raise the Perfect Dog – Cesar Millan & Melissa Jo Peltier

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How to Paint Citadel Miniatures: Eldar – Games Workshop

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Dot Earth Blog: Jackie Chan Presses Case for Rhino Conservation

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Codex: Eldar – Games Workshop

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Cesar Millan’s Short Guide to a Happy Dog – Cesar Millan

After more than 9 seasons as TV’s Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan has a new mission: to use his unique insights about dog psychology to create stronger, happier relationships between humans and their canine companions. Both inspirational and practical, A Short Guide to a Happy Dog draws on thousands of training encounter […]

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Inside of a Dog – Alexandra Horowitz

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The Honest Life – Jessica Alba

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Battle Missions: Death Worlds – Games Workshop

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Experts Foresee No Detectable Health Impact from Fukushima Radiation

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Take Back the Asphalt

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Pollution Concerns Could Douse California Beach Fires

Air quality regulators, citing pollution and health risks, have proposed removing more than 800 fire pits that dot the coastline of Los Angeles and Orange Counties. Source: Pollution Concerns Could Douse California Beach Fires ; ;Related ArticlesWal-Mart Is Fined $82 Million Over Mishandling of Hazardous WastesGrindelwald Journal: In Swiss Alps, Glacial Melting Unglues MountainsOp-Ed Contributor: Ecology Lessons From the Cold War ;

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