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US races ahead of targets to reduce air pollution, study finds

US efforts over the last 10 years to clear the air of dangerous particulate matter have been so successful that most urban areas have already attained the next benchmark, according to new research by Rice University. Atmospheric researchers at Rice … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Linked to Gene Mutations in Babies

Poor air quality is bad for everyone. However, air pollution is especially bad for babies, because it has been proven to cause irreversible gene mutations while in utero. These mutations can greatly diminish the child’s capacity to learn and develop … Continue reading

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Africa’s air pollution underestimated in climate change models

Human activity in Africa significantly contributes to air pollution. However, no detailed data regarding country-by-country pollutant emissions in the continent was available until now. To remedy this, a joint French-Ivory Coast team headed by the Laboratoire d’Aérologie (CNRS / Université … Continue reading

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Strawberry plants measure air quality

In Antwerp, researchers of the AIRbezen project are using strawberry plants to measure the amount of fine dust in the city. It’s the first time this kind of bio-monitoring has been applied on such a large scale. The initiative is … Continue reading

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Air pollution lowers sperm quality

MEN, TAKE HEED: living in the city could be harming your fertility. That is the finding of a recent study published in the journal Environmental Pollution, which analysed semen samples from more than 1,300 men in China. The study, led … Continue reading

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Air pollution may lead to brain cancer

A team of researchers is set to conduct a study to determine if several potentially toxic compounds that exist in polluted air are capable of entering the brain from the bloodstream and causing brain cancer. The research by scientists at … Continue reading

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Air pollution increases risk for hypertension in pregnant women

Breathing the air outside their homes may be just as toxic to pregnant women — if not more so — as breathing in cigarette smoke, increasing a mom-to-be’s risk of developing deadly complications such as preeclampsia, according to findings from … Continue reading

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Obesity And Air Pollution: Overweight People Breathe In More Contaminants

A new study by Dr. Pierre Brochu at Université de Montréal’s School of Public Health has found that adults who are obese or even overweight actually breathe in seven to 50 percent more air per day than adults at healthier … Continue reading

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