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Air Pollution

She’s an Environmental Toxicologist, and She Uses an Awesome Van to Do Her Job Air Pollution

She’s an Environmental Toxicologist, and She Uses an Awesome Van to Do Her Job

Mobile news broadcast vans chase stories, and ice cream vans sell cones, but Natalie Johnson’s Mobile Responding to Air Pollution in Disasters—or mRAPiD—van is after something a bit more prolific than that: the literal air we breathe. Or, rather, what’s in the air. Plus, arming a van with a hypersensitive…
bubmag
March 7, 2025
Ulez expansion to Greater London boundary has driven air pollution down, TfL reveals Air Pollution

Ulez expansion to Greater London boundary has driven air pollution down, TfL reveals

The expansion of the Ulez ultra-low emission zone to the Greater London boundary has been slightly more successful than first thought at cleaning up toxic air emissions from vehicles. A new analysis based on the first year of the expansion found that levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) – which is…
bubmag
March 7, 2025
Air Pollution May Cause Alzheimer’s Disease, But There May be a Solution Air Pollution

Air Pollution May Cause Alzheimer’s Disease, But There May be a Solution

While the connection between air pollution and lung disease could appear obvious, the link between breathing in toxins and suffering memory loss looks about as clear as a cloud of cigarette smoke. Scientists at Scripps Research Institute first identified how contaminants in smog, pesticides, and other airborne chemical can affect…
bubmag
February 28, 2025
How air pollution and wildfire smoke may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease Air Pollution

How air pollution and wildfire smoke may contribute to memory loss in Alzheimer’s disease

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bubmag
February 27, 2025
‘Inflammatory reaction’: How the air we breathe could be impacting our brains Air Pollution

‘Inflammatory reaction’: How the air we breathe could be impacting our brains

Australia ranks among the best in the world for air quality, but with worsening climate change and an ever-extending bushfire season, some experts warn even low levels of air pollution are impacting our health. As more and more evidence links air pollution to both long and short-term cognitive issues, medical…
bubmag
February 23, 2025