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Air Pollution

Air pollution behind additional 1.5 mn premature deaths annually: Study Air Pollution

Air pollution behind additional 1.5 mn premature deaths annually: Study

The study found an improved understanding of how air pollution impacts health on a global scale Fine pollution particles (PM2.5) may be responsible for 1.5 million additional premature deaths around the globe each year, according to a study which found that low levels of air pollution are dangerous than previously…
bubmag
November 10, 2022
Air pollution behind additional 1.5 million premature deaths annually: Study Air Pollution

Air pollution behind additional 1.5 million premature deaths annually: Study

Fine pollution particles (PM2.5) may be responsible for 1.5 million additional premature deaths around the globe each year, according to a study which found that low levels of air pollution are dangerous than previously thought. The World Health Organization's most recent estimates are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely…
bubmag
November 10, 2022
Study links exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and neurodevelopment in children Air Pollution

Study links exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and neurodevelopment in children

Developmental disabilities are a group of conditions that result from impairments. Recently, a Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology study evaluated the association between ambient particulate matter no larger than 2.5 μm in diameter (PM2.5) during the prenatal and postnatal periods and infant neurodevelopmental parameters. Scientists conducted the study using the Taiwan…
bubmag
November 9, 2022
Air pollution threatens natural pest control methods in sustainable farming Air Pollution

Air pollution threatens natural pest control methods in sustainable farming

Credit: CC0 Public Domain When fields of oilseed rape are exposed to diesel exhaust and/or ozone—both found in emissions from diesel burning vehicles and industry—the number of parasitic insects available to control aphids drops significantly, according to research published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B today. The team,…
bubmag
November 9, 2022
Delhi air pollution: Primary schools to reopen, truck entry ban also lifted Air Pollution

Delhi air pollution: Primary schools to reopen, truck entry ban also lifted

New Delhi's Environment Minister, Gopal Rai, announced that the primary schools in India's capital city will reopen from Wednesday (November 9) as there is a slight improvement in the air quality in the region.  New Delhi's Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said last week that the primary schools in the national…
bubmag
November 7, 2022
Delhi air pollution: Entry of non-essential trucks, cars from Noida banned Air Pollution

Delhi air pollution: Entry of non-essential trucks, cars from Noida banned

Amid rising air pollution levels in the national capital, the Noida Traffic Police on Saturday issued a traffic advisory announcing restrictions on the entry of non-essential trucks and other vehicles into Delhi from its borders. According to the advisory issued by the Police Commissionerate of Gautam Buddh Nagar, the restrictions…
bubmag
November 6, 2022
Delhi-NCR air pollution: Government asks 50% employees to work from home, shuts primary schools Air Pollution

Delhi-NCR air pollution: Government asks 50% employees to work from home, shuts primary schools

As the air quality of the Delhi NCR region in India continues to worsen, the Delhi government on Friday asked half of its staff to work from home. Delhi's environment minister Gopal Rai announced that due to the severe air pollution, 50 per cent of government employees in Delhi will…
bubmag
November 4, 2022