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Tag Archives: PM10
Doctors issue official guidance on effects of air pollution and bushfire smoke on pregnant people
Information should serve as ‘wake-up call’ that action on climate change is needed to protect people and their children New patient resources warning of the dangers of air pollution and bushfire smoke to pregnant people or those planning to conceive … Continue reading
Reduced traffic during lockdown did not improve air quality in urban areas as much as expected
Two studies led by María Morales Suárez Varela, group leader of the CIBERESP at the University of Valencia and professor of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the academic institution, have evaluated the impact of mobility restrictions … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe, Italy, Spain, World News
Tagged Air Pollution, COVID-19, Florence, Italy, Lucca, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, Nitrogen Oxide NO, NOx, Ozone O3, Pisa, PM10, PM2.5, Research, Spain, Valencia
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Balkan countries are source of most of SO2 emissions in Europe
Ukraine, Turkey and the Western Balkans topped the European charts in 2019 across all types of air pollutants from coal-fired thermal power plants, Ember found. Furthermore, over half of entire SO2 emissions originated in Southeastern Europe. Coal power air pollution … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Europe
Tagged Air Pollution, Bitola, Bosnia and Herzegovina, coal, Europe, Macedonia, NOx, PM10, Serbia, Sulfur Dioxide SO2, Turkey, Ukraine
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Air pollution linked to high blood pressure in children; other studies address air quality and the heart
A meta-analysis of 14 air pollution studies from around the world found that exposure to high levels of air pollutants during childhood increases the likelihood of high blood pressure in children and adolescents, and their risk for high blood pressure … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, China, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Medical Studies, USA, USA & Canada
Tagged Air Pollution, China, diesel exhaust fumes, Europe, Health Effects of Air Pollution, heart disease, Nitrogen Dioxide NO2, PM - Particulate Matter, PM10, PM2.5, Research, USA
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Air pollution and physical exercise: when to do more or less
Physical activity is important in preventing heart and blood vessel disease in young people so long as they don’t undertake very strenuous activity on days when air pollution levels are high, according to a nationwide study of nearly 1.5 million … Continue reading
Sandstorms turn sun blue and sky yellow in Beijing
Thick dust carrying extremely high levels of hazardous particles blows in from drought-hit Mongolia The second sandstorm to hit China in less than a fortnight has reversed the colours of the sky, turning the sun blue and the heavens yellow. … Continue reading
Air pollution breaking WHO limits surrounds 25% of UK homes, study finds
Nearly 8m addresses affected by high levels of toxic particulates and nitrogen dioxide One in four UK homes are surrounded by air pollution exceeding safety limits set by the World Health Organization, a study has shown following research revealing that … Continue reading
Beijing skies turn orange as sandstorm and pollution send readings off the scale
Capital of China suffers ‘hazardous’ levels of air pollution with authorities issuing second-highest safety alert A massive sandstorm has combined with already high air pollution to turn the skies in Beijing an eerie orange, and send some air quality measurements … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, China
Tagged Air Pollution, Beijing, China, PM10, PM2.5, sandstorm
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