Air Pollution

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Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases, according to a major study of more than 80,000 adults. The research provides further evidence of the health threat from tiny airborne pollutants, known as particulate matter (PM), arising…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, finds research published online in the open access journal RMD Open. Environmental air pollution from vehicle exhaust and industrial output can trigger…

November 29th 2021 The Next Wave provides a futuristic analysis of BizTech and innovation in Africa. Subscribe here to get it directly in your inbox on Sundays at 3 PM (WAT). Every year, about 600,000 people die from air pollution in Africa. These deaths are estimated to have cost the continent a whopping $215 billion in…

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Ministry of Earth Science EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION Posted On: 09 FEB 2022 5:57PM by PIB Delhi India Meteorological Department (IMD) provides operational air quality information for general public and pollution control authorities. These forecasts are made available on the websites; https://mausam.imd.gov.in and https://ews.tropmet.res.in. The SAFAR-Air web application developed by…

NEW DELHI: Around 93% of India’s population is living in areas where levels of hazardous particulate matter PM2.5 are worse than the World Health Organisation’s least stringent norms and air pollution reduces life expectancy in the country by 1.5 years (more than cancer), according to reports of US-based Health Effects…

The Hill Supreme Court to hear case challenging the scope of EPA's climate powersThe Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments Monday in a case that could limit the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) ability to regulate climate change. At issue in the case is the extent to which the…

Reported By:| Edited By: DNA Web Team |Source: ANI |Updated: Feb 27, 2022, 11:29 PM IST According to a recent study led by Barcelona Institute for Global Health (IS Global) researchers, children living in areas with higher air pollution and lower level of green space might have up to a…