Tackling pollution
The ambient air quality in Indian cities has degraded to dangerous levels over the last two decades. The people are exposed to extreme health risks due to increasing particulate matter, hazardous...
View ArticleTraffic Fumes Increase Risk Of Premature Death By 7%
Living near busy roads could put men at higher risk of premature death even when air pollution levels are rated as safe, claim researchers. A major study found exposure to traffic pollutants can...
View ArticleIndoor Air Pollution Kills Millions Every Year
Lisa Schlein GENEVA— The World Health Organization warns that millions of people every year, mainly in developing countries, are dying from indoor air pollution caused by the use of dangerous fuels and...
View ArticleAir Pollution A Big Factor In Heart Disease, Experts Warn>
(Reuters Health) - Air pollution should be one of the avoidable heart risk factors - just like smoking and excess fat - that doctors warn patients to steer clear of, according to a new statement from...
View ArticleLiving With A Smoker Can Be Like Breathing In Air In A Polluted City
By Shereen Lehman (Reuters Health) - Living with a smoker can be like breathing the air in the world's most polluted cities, according to a new study from Scotland. "The message is pretty simple really...
View ArticleCape Town has ‘third worst pollution in country’
Cape Town - The World Health Organisation says Cape Town has the third highest levels of air pollution in South Africa, putting residents at risk of getting sick and dying prematurely because of the...
View ArticleCape has ‘third worst pollution in country’
Cape Town - The World Health Organisation says Cape Town has the third highest levels of air pollution in South Africa, putting residents at risk of getting sick and dying prematurely because of the...
View ArticleCoal death toll: China suffers 670,000 smog-related deaths each year
Some people are quick to blame "China" for burning so much coal. But the average Chinese citizen has no control over the country's power supply, and he or she is the one breathing in toxic air day in,...
View ArticleAir Pollution Raises Risk of Low Birth Weight Babies
The largest study ever conducted on air pollution's impact on newborn health has found that pregnant women exposed to black soot from urban vehicles and coal-fired power plants are more likely to have...
View ArticleAir pollution 'still harming Europeans' health'
Air pollution is still continuing to damage European citizens' health and the environment, latest figures show. The European Environment Agency (EEA) listed tiny airborne particles and ozone as posing...
View ArticleUS clean-air efforts stay on target (Rice University)
(Source: Rice University) David Ruth 713-348-6327 david@rice.edu Mike Williams 713-348-6728 mikewilliams@rice.edu Rice University analysis of state efforts show dramatic gains in reducing airborne...
View ArticleEven when healthy you could have trouble breathing when the air quality is poor
Air pollution index for our breathing health, The biggest air quality problems are ground-level ozone-smog and particle pollution. Most people avoid taking the time to gas up in the morning or...
View ArticleSwitching to vehicles powered by electricity from renewables could save lives...
(Source: University of Minnesota) Driving vehicles that use electricity from renewable energy instead of gasoline could reduce the resulting deaths due to air pollution by 70 percent. This finding...
View ArticleAir pollution in smokers’ homes can reach outdoor levels in worst cities
(Reuters Health) - Living with a smoker can be like breathing the air in the world's most polluted cities, according to a new study from Scotland. "The message is pretty simple really - smoking in your...
View ArticleHeart experts warn of air pollution dangers
By Janice Neumann (Reuters Health) - Air pollution should be one of the avoidable heart risk factors - just like smoking and excess fat - that doctors warn patients to steer clear of, according to a...
View ArticleImprove quality of indoor air
The ambient air quality in Indian cities has degraded to hazardous levels over the last two decades. People are exposed to extreme health risks due to increasing particulate matter, hazardous airborne...
View ArticleAir quality worsening in world’s cities: WHO
The database, covering 1,600 cities across 91 countries, revealed that only 12 percent of the world’s urban residents enjoy air quality in line with WHO guidelines. Most city dwellers around the world...
View Article670,000 deaths a year the cost of China's reliance on coal
Smog caused by coal consumption killed an estimated 670,000 people in China in 2012, according to a study by researchers that tries to put a price tag on the environmental and social costs of the heavy...
View ArticleAir pollution kills millions each year, says study
Outdoor air pollution is estimated to contribute to more than two-and-a-half million deaths each year, a study has suggested. It calculated that, each year, 470,000 people died as a result of ozone and...
View ArticleHow trans fats fog your brain, and the real price of air pollution in China
Trans fat linked to poorer memory: Eating processed food could be harming more than just your diet - your memory may be affected too. Higher consumption of dietary trans fatty acids, commonly used in...
View ArticleHealth effects of very tiny particulate matter in air pollution
Too many seniors breathe tiny particulate matter suspended in air that gets into their lungs, heart, arteries, and bloodstream causing a variety of health problems. At least for now in some areas, the...
View ArticleIndia, China need cleaner air just to steady death rate
Katy Daigle, Associated Press 10:32 a.m. EDT June 16, 2015 In this May 29, 2015 photo, a man walks past a coal-powered steel plant in Tianjin, China. India and China would need to reduce average levels...
View ArticleIndia, China need cleaner air just to keep death rate steady
Never mind lowering the rate of death from air pollution in India and China. Just keeping those rates steady will demand urgent action to clear the skies, according to a report published Tuesday. The...
View ArticleStudy Tallies Air Pollution’s Deadly, Preventable Toll in Asia
Anjana Pasricha NEW DELHI— A new study said that cleaning up dirty air could prevent up to 2.1 million premature deaths every year, mostly in Asia, but also in countries with relatively cleaner skies....
View ArticleFoul air killing up to 80 Delhiites a day, claims study
Air pollution from respirable particulate matter (PM2.5) could be responsible for 10,000 to 30,000 premature deaths in Delhi — up to 80 deaths each day — authors of an international study released on...
View ArticleCleaner air could save 1.4 million lives in India, China: Study
Washington: Improving air quality could prevent up to 1.4 million premature deaths per year in polluted countries such as China and India, a new study has found. The study also warned that with no...
View ArticleCleaner air could save 1.4 million lives in India, China
Improving air quality could prevent up to 1.4 million premature deaths per year in polluted countries such as China and India, a new study has found. The study also warned that with no changes in air...
View ArticleMeeting global air quality guidelines could prevent 2.1 million deaths per...
(Source: University of Minnesota) Large health benefits are possible from cleaning air throughout the world, not just in more-polluted locations. Improving air quality-in clean and dirty places-could...
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