Photochemical smog production

Photochemical smog is an atmospheric condition that produces severe eye irritation and poor visibility, to name just two of the effects

Kids and pollution: Haifa kids at highest risk from pollution

Children living in the Haifa Bay area are exposed to substantially more pollution and suffer significantly higher rates of illness than children elsewhere in the country.
This was one of the main conclusions in a special report released yesterday by the Coalition for Public Health, which assesses the risks to children’s health in the Haifa area. [...]

Carbon dioxide, greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon dioxide (chemical formula: CO2) is a chemical compound composed of two oxygen atoms covalently bonded to a single carbon atom. It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure and exists in Earth’s atmosphere in this state.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is emitted in a number of ways. It is emitted naturally through the carbon cycle [...]

Smog

The word “smog” is a portmanteau of smoke and fog. Smog is a kind of air pollution, Classic smog results from large amounts of coal burning in an area caused by a mixture of smoke and sulfur dioxide. Modern smog does not usually come from coal but from vehicular and industrial emissions that are acted [...]

global warming for kids

Earth has warmed by about 1ºF over the past 100 years.  The Earth could be getting warmer on its own, [...]

Pollution, where to find more info

Looking trough the web, I have found this webs:
Types of pollution
Pollution and the ozone layer
Pollution London
Contaminación mundial blog (spanish)
If you know about more interesting sites, just post it.
Thanks

Few concepts about Pollution

The meaning of pollution:
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into an environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem.
Forms and types of pollution:
Air pollution.
Water pollution.
Soil pollution.
Radioactive contamination.
Noise pollution.
Light and visual pollution.
Smog, acid rain, the hole in the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect between others.
All are serious problems for our world, and [...]

Breakthrough deal to end global mercury pollution

from guardian.co.uk Finally, environment ministers overcame seven years of obstacles today and committed to reducing the world’s mercury pollution.
In a sign of America’s return to a global leadership role, United Nations environment ministers meeting in Nairobi agreed to take immediate steps to limit exposure to mercury.
The White House said it would press hard for a [...]