National Observatory of Athens

The National Observatory of Athens is a research center operating under public law rules and procedures and is supervised by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology of the Ministry of Development and Investments.

The Center was established in 1842 offering since then its services to research, science, and society. The National Observatory of Athens with its highly-skilled human resources and important infrastructure plays today an important role in research in the fields of Astronomy, Astrophysics, Space applications, Environment, Energy and Meteorology, Seismology, and Geodynamics, at European and international level.

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Le Pakistan (ici, Islamabad, en juin 2010) est l’un des pays où l’on rencontre de fréquents épisodes de pollution aux poussières atmosphériques. Farooq Naeem/AFP

Les poussières atmosphériques, cause sous‑estimée de pollution de l’air dans les villes

De nouvelles recherches montrent que les poussières atmosphériques ont des effets néfastes pour l’environnement et la santé de la population des mégapoles mondiales.
Mumbai at sunrise: a thick layer of smog engulfs India’s megacity. The Greater Mumbai Metropolitan Region is home to over 22 million people. Bhatakta Manav/Shutterstock.

Atmospheric dust: the overlooked suspect in urban air pollution

New research reveals that the adverse environmental and health impacts of atmospheric dust in the world’s rapidly growing megacities deserve far more attention.

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