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Study demonstrates potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics
Nov 14, 2016 (SPX)
Public awareness regarding the presence of microbeads within personal care products is lacking in some areas but there are strong indications that a ban on thei...
Heavy pollution shuts schools in Iran's capital
Nov 14, 2016 (AFP)
Iran shut schools and apologised to tourists Monday as its cities were hit by choking levels of air pollution. A blanket of brown-white smog descended on the ca...
As mercury emissions drop, so do concentrations in tuna
Nov 10, 2016 (UPI)
Tuna remains the largest source of mercury consumption by Americans, despite warnings from public health officials to limit tuna intake. New research, however, ...
Pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone
Nov 09, 2016 (SPX)
Since the 1980s, air pollution has increased worldwide, but it has increased at a much faster pace in regions close to the equator. Research from the University...
Five things to know about Delhi's toxic smog
Nov 08, 2016 (AFP)
India's top court Tuesday gave authorities two days to devise a plan to tackle choking levels of smog in Delhi which have prompted warnings of a health "emergen...
Delhi shuts schools as smog sparks health 'emergency'
Nov 07, 2016 (AFP)
Authorities in Delhi on Monday closed schools, halted construction work and shut down a major power plant after days of choking smog led to warnings of a health...
Pakistan's Lahore chokes on toxic smog
Nov 03, 2016 (AFP)
Thousands of citizens of Pakistan's Lahore, one the world's most polluted cities, complained Thursday of breathing difficulties and irritable eyes as a blanket ...
One year on, Brazilian mine tragedy wounds still raw
Nov 02, 2016 (AFP)
In the ravaged Brazilian valley where a giant mining waste dam burst, killing 19 people and spewing pollution, an incongruous sight pops up: billboards with a g...
UK govt loses High Court case on air pollution
Nov 02, 2016 (AFP)
Environmental campaigners in Britain won a High Court legal battle on Wednesday over the government's failure to tackle air pollution to meet European standards...
UBC study finds optimal walking and cycling speeds to reduce air pollution inhalation
Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)
Cyclists should be riding at speeds between 12 and 20 kilometres per hour on city roads, while pedestrians should be moving at two to six kilometres per hour to...
Researchers invent 'perfect' soap molecule that is better for the environment
Oct 31, 2016 (SPX)
A team of researchers, led by the University of Minnesota, has invented a new soap molecule made from renewable sources that could dramatically reduce the numbe...
300 million children breathe heavily toxic air: UNICEF
Oct 31, 2016 (AFP)
Some 300 million children live with outdoor air so polluted it can cause serious physical damage, including harming their developing brains, the United Nations ...
India capital chokes on toxic smog after Diwali
Oct 31, 2016 (AFP)
New Delhi was shrouded in a thick blanket of toxic smog Monday after millions of Indians lit firecrackers to mark the Diwali festival, with authorities reportin...
Small fine for Russia metals giant over red river leak
Oct 31, 2016 (AFP)
Russian metals giant Norilsk Nickel has been handed a small fine for a spillage last month that turned an Arctic river bright red, the company confirmed Monday....
Indian roadside refuse fires produce toxic rainbow
Oct 27, 2016 (SPX)
Samples of smoke particles emanating from burning roadside trash piles in India have shown that their chemical composition and toxicityare very bad for human he...
Dutch unveil giant vacuum to clean outside air
Oct 25, 2016 (AFP)
Dutch inventors Tuesday unveiled what they called the world's first giant outside air vacuum cleaner -- a large purifying system intended to filter out toxic ti...
Chinese officials 'interfered' with air pollution data: media
Oct 25, 2016 (AFP)
Police have arrested officials in charge of environmental protection in central China after they were accused of tampering with air quality monitoring data, loc...
Rockcress as heavy-metal hoover
Oct 21, 2016 (SPX)
Their findings help explore plants' enormous potential for future technologies; in this case, they aid the detoxification of soil and the extraction of metals t...
Brazil charges 21 over deaths in mine dam collapse: prosecutor
Oct 20, 2016 (AFP)
Brazilian federal prosecutors announced homicide charges Thursday against 21 people, including senior mining executives, allegedly responsible for the deadly co...
Scientists discover supramolecule could help reduce nuclear waste
Oct 10, 2016 (SPX)
Indiana University researchers have reported the first definitive evidence for a new molecular structure with potential applications to the safe storage of nucl...
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