Air Pollution

Exposure to air pollution — even short term — may play a role in triggering psoriasis flares, according to new research from Italy, which found a significant association between exposure to higher levels of air pollution prior to patients presenting for psoriasis flares at medical visits, compared with visits unrelated…

In a new University of Michigan study, researchers set out to understand the air pollutant emissions impacts of electrifying motorcycle taxis in Kampala, Uganda. The findings indicate that electrified motorcycles can reduce emissions of global and some local air pollutants, yielding global and potentially local sustainability benefits. Air pollutants harm…

Producing commodity chemicals in bacteria that live on industrial air pollution captures more greenhouse gases than it emits. Synthetic biology promises to lead the way to a sustainable manufacturing sector. If the thousands of chemicals derived from petroleum and natural gas — including fuels, plastics and industrial chemicals — could…

"Breathing clean air is every child's human right," says grassroots campaigner Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, sharing the heartbreaking story of her seven-year-old daughter, Ella Roberta, whose asthma was triggered to a fatal point by air pollution. Now, Adoo-Kissi-Debrah is on a mission to raise awareness about the harmful effects of unsafe air…

Air pollution is having a detrimental impact on pollinating insects by affecting their ability to be able to sniff out crops and flowers that need them, according to scientists from the University of Reading, the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, and the University of Birmingham. What to know: Common…

The pandemic has exposed serious weaknesses in the global supply chain, causing a backup of cargo ships in seaports around the world. While consumers have experienced rising prices and severe delivery delays, the problem has also led to a disconcerting rise in shipping emissions at jammed-up ports. In the US,…

Appeal against rejection of licence renewal of concrete batching plant dismissed ********************************************************************************      The Air Pollution Control Appeal Board yesterday (January 27) dismissed an appeal lodged by the China Concrete Co. Limited against the refusal of its application for renewal of a Specified Process Licence (SPL) for a concrete…

The Environmental Protection Department on Friday downplayed concerns that Hong Kong's air pollution will get worse once the Covid-19 situation stabilises and the economy picks up further. Latest figures show monitoring stations recorded higher levels of nitrogen dioxide last year than in 2020 when the pandemic began. But Assistant Director…

Washington The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is taking a series of enforcement actions to address air pollution, unsafe drinking water, and other problems afflicting minority communities in three Gulf Coast states, following a “Journey to Justice” tour by Administrator Michael Regan last fall. The agency will conduct unannounced inspections of chemical plants,…

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