Air Pollution

By Tony Selwyn, head of environmental planning at Plowman Craven Whilst enjoying an ice cream on a recent holiday, I couldn’t help but notice the idling engine of the ice cream van nearby. Not great in terms of either noise or air pollution, but essential for a large majority of…

Higher exposure to a certain type of traffic-related air pollution called particulate matter may be linked to an increased risk of dementia, according to a meta-analysis published in the October 26, 2022, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. Researchers specifically looked at fine…

Every year for the past seven years, the medical journal the Lancet has published a report summarizing the previous year’s research on how climate change is affecting human health around the globe. In 2020, the journal drew an exceedingly grim conclusion: that climate change threatens to unravel 50 years of…

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Commission proposed on Wednesday tougher legal limits on health-damaging dirty air and rules to make pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies pay to clean up wastewater polluted by their products. The European Union’s executive proposed three laws targeting air and water pollution. Among them is…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain The Presidential Symposium at the ongoing American Neurological Association 147th Annual Meeting has outlined major risks to neurological health from environmental exposures to pesticides, air pollution, synthetic materials, and more—now emerging as a major research area in neuroscience. The symposium, titled "Neurologic Dark Matter: Exploring the…

The impacts of air pollution on human health, economies and agriculture differ drastically depending where on the planet the pollutants are emitted, according to a new study. Led by scientists at The University of Texas at Austin and the University of California San Diego, the study, published in Science Advances,…

A lack of fresh air was found in a deep London Underground station, and air pollution is at its worst during the evening rush hour, according to new research led by the University of Surrey, which was conducted as part of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council-funded INHALE project.…

SOLOMON ODENIYI writes about the unwholesome practice of open burning of seized goods by government agencies and its implications on the environment What started as normal sickness later degenerated into respiratory disease for Salamatu Mariam (not her real name). She was later rushed to 44 Nigerian Army Reference Hospital, Kaduna…

Reported By:| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: DNA Web Desk |Updated: Oct 21, 2022, 11:35 PM IST Red Light on Gaadi off': Delhi government's campaign to tackle air pollution begins from October 28 | Photo: File Delhi government is all set to launch the "Red Light On Gaadi Off"…

Obesity is a global problem, and according to new research, living in polluted areas may be one factor increasing your risk of being obese, particularly among women Research links air pollution with a person's body size (Image: Getty Images) Obesity is a global health crisis. The World Health Organisation (WHO)…