Humanity continues to generate waste at unimaginable levels and very little is recycled. It is simply dumped, with vast quantities ending up in the wider environment and the oceans, or it is burned, which produces unprecedented ...
Environment
Apr 4, 2022
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A recent University of Toronto study, in collaboration with Parkdale Queen West Community Heath Center and the Healthy Nail Salons Network, shows that nail technicians in discount salons are exposed to several chemicals widely ...
Environment
Feb 14, 2022
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Repeated exposure to major disasters does not make people mentally stronger, a recent study from the Texas A&M University School of Public Health found that individuals who have been repeatedly exposed to major disasters ...
Environment
Jan 14, 2022
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In the summer of 2021, a toxic, smoky haze stemming from Western wildfires wafted across large parts of the United States, while hurricanes wrought extensive flooding in the southern and eastern U.S. Air quality websites ...
Environment
Nov 15, 2021
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Betty's home stands on the edge of a striking red cliff. Her family built the home from materials in their environment generations ago and passed it along from mothers to daughters. But it is cold, and the home is small with ...
Environment
Mar 16, 2021
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles with gold absorb about 96% of the solar spectrum and turn it into heat. The material can accelerate the evaporation in desalination plants up to 2.5 times and can track hazardous molecules and ...
Materials Science
Feb 1, 2021
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Scientists in Bangalore, India have found toxic levels of four heavy metals, chromium, nickel, cadmium and lead, in crops and vegetables grown on soil irrigated with water from six lakes in the city, reports a study published ...
Environment
Dec 29, 2020
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Through the southern reaches of Texas, communities are scattered across a flat landscape of dry brush lands, ranches and agricultural fields. This large rural region near the U.S.-Mexico border is known for its persistent ...
Environment
Aug 21, 2020
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Air quality on Australia's roads matters. On any given day (when we're not in lockdown) people meet, commute, exercise, shop and walk with children near busy streets. But to date, air quality monitoring at roadsides has been ...
Environment
Apr 30, 2020
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The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that it plans to regulate two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds in the drinking water amid growing concerns the chemicals found in everything from pizza boxes to ...
Environment
Feb 21, 2020
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