Court Ruling Gives Hope for Cleanup in Italy’s ‘Land of Fires’
The European Court of Human Rights took Italy to task for not protecting citizens in an area where illegal dumping and ...
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Exposure to air pollution associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory infections
Long-term exposure to PM2.5, PM10, NO2 and ozone (O3) air pollution is associated with more hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract infections in adults.
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Pollution haze hangs over Thailand's capital Bangkok
Bangkok's skyscrapers lie shrouded by a thick layer of pollution haze, which continues to cause health concerns for residents ...
Air pollution's dual threat: Health and economic impacts on aging societies
Air pollution is a growing health issue worldwide, and its impacts are often underestimated in aging societies like Japan. A ...
The Great Lakes have long faced pollution threats. The latest might be the most insidious.
When the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement was passed in the 1970s, eutrophication was the big problem. Eutrophication occurs when too many nutrients enter a body of water, increasing the amount of ...
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Thailand: Bangkok increases air purifiers, ventilation in schools due to pollution
In approximately 1,966 classrooms across 429 schools in Bangkok, 744 classrooms have been upgraded with air conditioning, and many are now equipped with air purifiers as part of the Bangkok ...
How satellites have become Earth’s new health and nature watchdogs
Satellite-derived Earth observation data helps researchers unlock new insights into monitoring both environmental and human ...
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Plastic pollution poses significant global challenges
Incineration of plastics releases harmful toxins and contributes to air pollution. Plastic waste in ... Recently, the World Economic Forum’s Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) reached ...
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Dhaka’s air most polluted in the world this morning
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution issues. Its air quality usually turns unhealthy in winter and improves during the monsoon. As per World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution kills ...
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Map Shows Air Quality Plummeting in California As Hughes Fire Rages
Running air conditioning and purification units is also advised to reduce exposure. Members of sensitive groups for particle pollution include people with heart or lung disease, asthma ...
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Ashland City Council in favor of carbon pollution impact fee
ASHLAND, Ore.- A win for the Rogue Climate Action team. The Ashland City Council votes unanimously to pass the first reading of an ordinance to implement a carbon pollution impact fee. The goal of the ...
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Study finds air fryers emit less indoor air pollution than other cooking methods
7 vs .6), but air frying came out on top. Lead author Christian Pfrang said, "There are a number of factors that will affect the levels of pollution from cooking alongside the method used ...