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The Auchencorth Moss air quality monitoring station in Scotland (credit: National Physical Laboratory / Local Site Operator)

Air pollution monitors have been accidentally harvesting wildlife DNA

5 June 2023

DNA from plants’ and animals’ shed cells gets caught in air filters at pollution monitoring stations, providing a valuable source of data for tracking biodiversity
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Drones are 'sniffing' ship exhaust for illegal fuel in European waters

29 September 2021

Maritime authorities in the EU are now using drones to “sniff” the exhaust fumes from ships and catch operators using illegal, sulphur-rich fuel
Smog in Shanghai

Chinese air pollution data was altered, statistical analysis suggests

21 April 2021

A statistical analysis of air pollution data gathered in Chinese cities between 2015 and 2017 has shown that discrepancies between official data and readings taken at US embassies are probably due to data being altered

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