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PEOPLE ARE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT AIR POLLUTION THAN NUCLEAR WAR
UN Environment Executive Director Erik Solheim urges all to join the BreatheLife campaign to "take back the air"“In some countries[...]
How people care about air pollution?
Lessons from History2,500 year-old records reveal concern for air pollutionDuring the Industrial Revolution cities were choked with smoke Over time, we’ve[...]
A recipe for disaster? Ingredients of “air pollution” explained
Learn your own health impact of air pollution. Environmental Defence Fund reviews the sources and effects of typical ingredients of[...]
How air pollution impacts your body
How air pollution impacts your body https://youtu.be/GVBeY1jSG9Y Air pollution is a killer all around us. Learn how it goes[...]
Purification pays? New MIT study.
We've got our own opinion about a new MIT study that found health benefits will offset cost of China’s climate[...]
You’re a smoker, but you didn’t know it.
Scientific researchers got massive attention for a quick comparison they made: comparing air pollution on a bad day in Beijing[...]
Health Impact
How air pollution affects your health
Exposure to air pollutants has been linked to suppressed lung growth, asthma, heart disease, foetal brain growth damage and the[...]
What you need to know about Ozone and your health
In fact, breathing smoggy air can be hazardous because smog contains ozone, a pollutant that can harm our health when[...]
Fires and Your Health
Smoke is made up of a complex mixture of gases and fine particles produced when wood and other organic materials[...]
Vietnam is one of the nations with highest level of pollution in the world
Environmental quality in Vietnam is worsening each year in comparison with other countries in the world, according to the Environmental[...]
Asian residents are exposed to 9 times more air pollution than Americans or Europeans
According to the World Health Organisation, about 88 percent of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries in Asia can[...]
Air Pollution Is Linked to a Diabetes Marker
Exposure to air pollution, a new study finds, may increase glucose intolerance, a precursor of diabetes.German researchers found the effect[...]
Other Impacts
Vietnam is one of the nations with highest level of pollution in the world
Environmental quality in Vietnam is worsening each year in comparison with other countries in the world, according to the Environmental[...]
Asian residents are exposed to 9 times more air pollution than Americans or Europeans
According to the World Health Organisation, about 88 percent of premature deaths in low- and middle-income countries in Asia can[...]
Air Pollution Is Linked to a Diabetes Marker
Exposure to air pollution, a new study finds, may increase glucose intolerance, a precursor of diabetes.German researchers found the effect[...]
Air pollution levels rising in many of the world’s poorest cities
More than 80% of people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that[...]
Burning plastic waste adds to global air pollution problem: Plastic waste chokes far more than marine life
In a small shed with corrugated tin roofing and skirting, Rosie is lighting a wood fire to cook large tureens[...]
Ambient (outdoor) air quality and health
Key facts Air pollution is a major environmental risk to health. By reducing air pollution levels, countries can reduce the[...]
