Night Games in Sports Stadiums and Street Lighting Can Cause Spike in Daytime Ozone Air Pollution
Wednesday, February 9, 2011 - 14:01
in Earth & Climate
Brightly-lit Cowboys Stadium during Sunday's Super Bowl XLV may symbolize one of the hottest new pieces of scientific intelligence about air pollution: Researchers have discovered -- in a classic case of scientific serendipity -- that the bright light from sports stadiums and urban street lights may boost daytime levels of ozone, a key air pollutant in many heavily populated areas.