Air Pollution

In a comprehensive study, researchers from Texas A&M University have determined that harmful particulate matter in the atmosphere can produce birth defects and even fatalities during pregnancy using the animal model. The team of researchers from Texas A&…

Greenpeace has released an interactive map showing air pollution in Russia. SOS Air shows air pollution data from road traffic, landfill and industrial sources. It also shows the latest air pollution readings from monitors across the country and the air pollu…

Spotted: The Seoul-based Hanwha Galleria shopping mall is using media art installed on its exterior to inform pedestrians of fine-dust levels. The feature uses red and green colour hues of to indicate the levels of pollution. For example, if fine-dust concen…

Q.Dear Umbra, Do the health benefits of riding a bike outweigh the exposure to air pollution? –Having Elevated Anxiety Riding Two-wheelers A. Dear HEART, No environmental decision can just be simple, right? Using alternative transit like biking, walking, …

According to the World Health Organisation, pollution is responsible for millions of deaths annually. (Photo by Getty Images) Being exposed to traffic-related air pollution can alter brain chemicals in children, increasing the risk of mental disorders such a…

Long-running research projects credited with pivotal discoveries about the harm that pesticides, air pollution and other hazards pose to children are in jeopardy or shutting down because the Environmental Protection Agency will not commit to their continued f…

The seven health units in Northern Ontario are joining forces to study the impact climate change is having on Northerners and how they can adapt to a changing climate. The federal government has provided the health units, including the North Bay Parry Sound …

Ravens Spread Negative Emotions to Their Friends, Study Finds Motherboard Hostile Waters: How our noise is hurting orcas search for salmon Seattle Times Part four; includes links to previous parts. The markets think the trade war stinks. A California garlic…

As well as causing significant harm to human health, air pollution also stunts the growth of trees, one of the elements that can attenuate this typically urban environmental problem. Researchers at the University of São Paulo (USP) in Brazil have shown that …

Among the measures it is calling for is the adoption of a workplace exposure limit for diesel engine exhaust emissions. Air pollution is linked with up to 36,000 early deaths a year in the UK. It is considered the biggest environmental risk to public health.…