A worker died at a Samsung factory in Seoul after carbon dioxide was mistakenly released, according to Korean news agency Yonhap News. The factory’s fire extinguishing system accidentally released carbon dioxide after it malfunctioned when it detected a fire, killing the 52-year-old worker. As Engadget notes, this is not the first factory accident has had: In […]
Looking at carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, and nitrogen oxides, the studys authors point out that passenger vehicles make up a relatively small share of total emissions — only 20 percent of all carbon dioxide — so even if we all jumped into a BMW i8, that wouldnt by itself fix the problem of air pollution. Moreover, […]
Scientists in Toronto have discovered a manmade gas that is 7,100 times more powerful at trapping the Earths warmth than carbon dioxide, according to a new study. PFTBA was measured at low concentrations in the atmosphere and is not a major contributor to global warming at the moment, the studys authors say. PFTBA is one […]
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