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Particulate pollution from coal associated with double the risk of mortality than…
Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources,…
Pollution from coal power plants contributes to far more deaths than scientists…
Air pollution particles from coal-fired power plants are more harmful to human health than many experts realized, and it’s more than twice as likely to contribute to premature deaths as…
Summer Wildfires and Winter Air Pollution Pose Varied Heart Health Risks
Findings from the Intermountain research were presented in a pair of studies at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2023, which is being held in Philadelphia.
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Air pollution can heighten risk of diabetes – study
Living with, and inhaling, air pollution can raise the risk of also having type 2 diabetes, a study has argued.
The research conducted in the Indian cities of Delhi and Chennai concluded…
India’s alcohol brands are now making zero-carbon beer and recycling water
As bars across the country tweak menus to include zero-waste cocktails, the bigger breweries and distilleries are also looking to rewrite their scripts. World over, the spirits industry has…
Microplastic pollution: Plants could be the answer: Device uses wood dust to trap up…
Could plants be the answer to the looming threat of microplastic pollution? Scientists at UBC's BioProducts Institute found that if you add tannins -- natural plant compounds that make your…
For the Love of God, Stop Microwaving Plastic
At the start of his third year of graduate school, Kazi Albab Hussain became a father. As a new dad and a PhD student studying environmental nanotechnology, plastic was on his mind. The year…
Do certain amino acids modify the risk of dementia linked to air pollution?
Higher levels of vitamin B-related amino acids may be linked to the risk of dementia associated with a certain type of air pollutants called particulate matter, according to a study…