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10/08/2020
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By Zoey Sky
China’s 10-year effort to fight aerosol pollution may be linked to warming in the northern hemisphere
Country-wide efforts to address pollution are necessary for ensuring public health wherever you live in the world. But according to experts, China’s decade-long strategies to fight aerosol could be linked to warming in the northern latitudes. Aerosol pollution, human health and agricultural productivity According to a study published in Environmental Research Letters, China’s strategies to improve air […]
08/27/2020
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By Evangelyn Rodriguez
Breath of life? Scientists claim that air pollution could age your lungs by two years
It’s well known that air pollution increases the risk of respiratory illnesses. A recent study by Canadian and European researchers, however, has found that air pollution also ages the lungs. Using data from more than 300,000 individuals, the researchers explored the negative impact of air pollution and found that exposure to high levels of air pollutants reduces lung function […]
11/30/2019
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By Melissa Smith
Can air pollution negatively affect the growth of an unborn child?
Exposure to polluted air is harmful to everyone, especially for babies who are still in the womb of their mothers. A review published in the journal Environmental Research revealed that exposure to nitrogen dioxide can affect the growth of an unborn baby during the last few weeks of pregnancy. Pregnant women exposed to high levels […]
05/29/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Researchers working to develop electronic nose device to instantly detect the release of harmful toxins into the environment
An intra-European research team is hard at work designing the newest iteration of “electronic noses.” The final version of their gas sensor will be sensitive enough to detect minute traces of industrial air pollutants in the environment. INITIO is an international research project of the European Union’s Horizon2020 FET-OPEN. Supported by the European Commission with initial funding […]
05/06/2019
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By Michelle Simmons
Studies determine link between air pollution and increased autism risk
Today’s air isn’t as clean as it used to be thousands of years ago. It is now filled with pollutants from various sources like power plants, factories, and vehicles. Exposure to these air pollutants harms the health, both physical and mental, and studies have found a link between air pollution and children’s risk of autism […]
04/26/2019
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By Edsel Cook
China is losing its pollution war: Levels of harmful ozone rise up as particulate matter drops
American and Chinese researchers warned that China is losing its war on air pollution. Even as the world’s most populous country brought down levels of airborne particulate matter, the amount of ozone pollution entering the air rose to take the place of PM 2.5. The Chinese government began its campaign against air pollution in 2013. Concerned about […]
12/15/2018
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By Zoey Sky
New evidence PROVES that air pollution affects the placenta of developing babies
Women tend to be even more careful about their lifestyle and diet when they’re pregnant, but there’s one thing they might be forgetting. According to a study, even unborn infant may be exposed to air pollutants that reach the placenta via the bloodstream of pregnant women. The press release revealed that researchers from Queen Mary University […]
12/10/2018
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By Edsel Cook
HEPA filters used in the home significantly reduce fine-particulate matter, researchers confirm
You might not be able to clear away the smog that darkens the skies of your city or town. But you can definitely improve the quality of the air inside your home. A Science Daily article suggested that high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters can decrease indoor air pollution very effectively, especially when compared to conventional counterparts. Utah-based researchers […]
06/13/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
Environmental pollution affects the scent of flowers, explaining the decline of various plant species and insect populations
Waking up to the sweet smell of roses on your bedside table, and stepping into water with fragrant rose petals strewn all over the bathtub is sheer bliss. Sadly, these days could be a thing of the past, if we don’t stop air pollution in its tracks. The flowers’ fragrant language is in peril, no […]
04/16/2018
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By Jessica Dolores
African Americans are at greater risk of heart disease because they are more exposed to air pollutants
New research showed that African Americans are more exposed to air pollution than whites, placing them at higher risk for heart disease and death. Researchers led by University of Pittsburgh‘s Sebhat Erqou, M.D., combined data on fine particulate matter and black carbon in the air with those culled from a community-based study on 1,717 people (66 […]
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