To address plastic pollution plaguing the world’s seas and waterways, chemists have developed a new polymer that can degrade by ultraviolet radiation. …read more Source:: Science
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Aspirin may halve air pollution harms
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•A new study is the first to report evidence that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) like aspirin may lessen the adverse effects of air pollution exposure on lung function. The researchers …read more Source:: Science
Environmental toxins impair immune system over multiple generations
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•New research shows that maternal exposure to a common and ubiquitous form of industrial pollution can harm the immune system of offspring and that this injury is passed along to …read more Source:: Science
30,000-plus U.S. lives could be saved by reducing air pollution levels below current standard
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•Research findings show significant human health benefits when air quality is better than the current national ambient air quality standard. The estimate of lives that could be saved by further …read more Source:: Science
Pig-Pen effect: Mixing skin oil and ozone can produce a personal pollution cloud
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•When ozone and skin oils meet, the resulting reaction may help remove ozone from an indoor environment, but it can also produce a personal cloud of pollutants that affects indoor …read more Source:: Science
Global commodities trade and consumption place the world’s primates at risk of extinction
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•A recent study highlights the fact that the economic benefits of commodity export for primate habitat countries has been limited relative to the extreme environmental costs of pollution, habitat degradation, …read more Source:: Science
Millions of children worldwide develop asthma annually due to traffic-related pollution
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•About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide air pollution, according to a new study. The study, based on data from 2010 to 2015, …read more Source:: Science
Researchers tap rare pristine air to reveal pollution’s impact
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•Human-caused pollution spurs the production of climate-changing particles known as secondary organic aerosols much more than previously thought. Researchers made the finding by analyzing air samples that were captured aboard …read more Source:: Science
Capturing bacteria that eat and breathe electricity
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•Researchers traveled to Yellowstone National Park to find bacteria that may help solve some of the biggest challenges facing humanity — environmental pollution and sustainable energy. …read more Source:: Science
A warming world increases air pollution
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•The new study shows that the contrast in warming between the continents and sea, called the land-sea warming contrast, drives an increased concentration of aerosols in the atmosphere that cause …read more Source:: Science