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Air pollution in city reaches alarming level

Transportation experts have called on the city administration to require all vehicles to undergo emissions tests and to campaign for the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to cope with air pollution, which has reached an alarming level. Andi Rahmah … Continue reading

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Pollution threat from Glasgow subway

Environmentalists are demanding urgent investigations into air pollution on the Glasgow subway after a snapshot survey by the Sunday Herald’s New Era magazine discovered passengers were breathing in tens of millions of tiny metallic particles that might damage their health. … Continue reading

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Iran: Air pollution reaching deadly levels in Tehran

Air pollution in Tehran has reached such dangerous levels. The state-run news media has blame the sand storms in the western provinces. In January this year, universities and government offices in Tehran were closed because of high air pollution. At … Continue reading

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New study says diesel emissions can increase risk of cancer three-fold

A landmark government health study released last week provides evidence that the diesel engine exhaust that pervades California highways could be causing cancer at a greater rate than previously known. The study says miners exposed to diesel engine exhaust are … Continue reading

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Technology, food additives and air pollution is causing people to develop dementia earlier than ever, says leading scientist

Modern life is causing dementia to develop earlier than ever, according to new research. Experts have found that more people are developing the symptoms of mental decline of dementia and scientists have blamed PCs, mobile phones, chemicals and electronic devices … Continue reading

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Ground-level ozone causes spring smog

During the 1950s when London was enveloped in pea-souper smogs, Los Angeles was struggling with a quite different air pollution problem. The London smogs were caused by coal smoke becoming trapped in the city in cold still conditions, whereas Los … Continue reading

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Air Pollution Kills More People Than AIDS and Malaria Combined

Last week the World Health Organization came out with a study, published in The Lancet, that comes to the sobering conclusion that air pollution kills more people around the world every year than are killed by AIDS and malaria, combined. … Continue reading

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When temperatures drop, pollution levels can soar

On the 5 and 6 March air pollution reached the maximum value of 10 on the UK’s air pollution index – levels where the public are advised to reduce strenuous outdoor physical activity. The easterly air flow that bought cold … Continue reading

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