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Taking control of the harmful effects of air pollution to improve health outcomes

Envirotec Magazine

In 2010, the European Respiratory Society appealed to physicians to “recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental challenge for European citizens, one that currently limits the fundamental right of all individuals to breathe clean air. The effect of poor air quality on the health and wellbeing of people is well documented.

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EEA reports poor air quality caused premature deaths of 400,000 Europeans in 2016

Inhabitat - Innovation

Coal-fired power plants, vehicle-clogged highways, and fossil-fuel spewing factories have contributed to the growing European air pollution dilemma. Industries, households and vehicles all emit dangerous mixtures of pollutant particulates that are harmful to human health. Air pollution.

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These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health

GreenBiz

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health. On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse. Oliver Camp. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 01:30. Looking back with regret.

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Government is “passing water pollution buck to the car industry”, experts warn

Envirotec Magazine

Poisonous particle pollution from brake and tyre wear is carried in runoff then enters rivers and streams. The AQEG report made it clear that it is not just fumes from car exhaust pipes that have a detrimental impact on human health but also the tiny particles that are released from their brakes and tyres.

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Unhappy boomerang: PFAS pollution in ocean comes back to land

Envirotec Magazine

The findings suggest that this sea-to-air transport process is a significant contributor to PFAS air pollution in coastal areas. The findings indicate that these PFAS are transported from seawater to marine air by sea spray aerosols, which constitute a significant source of PFAS air pollution to coastal communities. 2016-00644).

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BBC Accused of Doing PR for Major Polluters

DeSmogBlog

Between 2016 and 2022, the firm sold 16 of its coal plants – a 60 percent reduction in its coal capacity. This transferred the polluting plants to different owners, meaning that the plants will still contribute to global emissions. BBC StoryWorks has also worked extensively with other polluting transport companies.

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Pennsylvania Communities Grow Wary of Worsening Air Pollution as Petrochemical Industry Arrives

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 9 mins While the Ohio River Valley, long home to the coal and steel industries, is no stranger to air pollution, the region’s natural gas boom and burgeoning petrochemical industry threaten to erase the gains of recent decades. There is a certain degree of sick irony about that.”.

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