Soil pollution surpasses climate change as main threat to underground biodiversity, study finds
Earthworms, insects and mites are all threatened by soil pollution, and scientists are concerned that we know very little about ...
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Study reveals new catalytic pathway for effective water pollution control
Researchers have made a breakthrough in the field of water pollution control. They have developed a new technique using single-atom ...
Three-year study suggests air pollution increases storm risk
Air pollution increases the severity of summer thunderstorms, according to a recent study by James Madison University researchers and published ...
Rising mercury pollution in soils may be linked to climate change, study finds
In 2017, the Minamata Convention on Mercury entered into force. It aims to reduce mercury emissions and limit exposure to ...
Fires in California: pollution has killed 52,000 people in 10 years
Pollution from California wildfires has killed more than 52,000 people in a decade, a study reported Friday, as the western ...
Air pollution harms mental health, US study finds
Breathing polluted air could impair mental health, and by extension increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease. This is ...
Air pollution linked to increase in hospital admissions for serious heart and lung conditions
Short- and long-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution is linked to an increased risk of hospitalization for ...
Highways crossing historically redlined areas likely cause disparities in air pollution today
As part of the New Deal, several government programs were created to increase homeownership through mortgages and loans. However, neighborhoods ...
Global deforestation leads to more mercury pollution, study finds
About 10% of annual human-caused mercury emissions into the atmosphere are the result of global deforestation, according to a new ...
Measuring household air pollution exposure in sub-Saharan Africa
Researchers from the University of Liverpool, dedicated to solving the problem of household air pollution (HAP) in sub-Saharan Africa, have ...
