When you need to measure white blood cell counts, it usually involves trips to clinics and expensive equipment for analysis. Likewise, checking water quality for contaminants can be a lengthy process.
Biochemistry
Mar 28, 2024
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Drivers of the most polluting vehicles are now charged £12.50 a day (or more for heavier vehicles) to drive within London's M25 orbital motorway, following an expansion to the city's ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) in August ...
Social Sciences
Oct 12, 2023
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As global pollution edged upward in 2021, so did its burden on human health, according to new data from the Air Quality Life Index (AQLI). If the world were to permanently reduce fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) to meet ...
Environment
Aug 29, 2023
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The notion of happiness is highly subjective, and whether we consider ourselves to be happy might be determined by the conditions in which we find ourselves, but may well be controlled to some degree by past experiences, ...
Social Sciences
Jul 21, 2022
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Water quality is still "unacceptably poor" in many British rivers, research involving academics at York has shown.
Earth Sciences
Jul 8, 2022
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Pharmaceutical residues and chemicals from personal care products in sewage sludge and cattle manure do not have a detectable toxic effect on nematodes living in agricultural fields, according to 14-year-long experiments ...
Ecology
Feb 16, 2022
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The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic posed a threat to human and environmental health.
Environment
Feb 1, 2022
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Scientists are inching closer to revealing the elusive mechanisms that tiny marine species activate to transform organic contaminants in water into less toxic chemicals.
Ecology
Nov 18, 2021
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Amid a pandemic when limitations on disinfecting wipes, toilet paper and drugs brought attention—and disruption—to supply chains, new research involving Washington University in St. Louis delivers something of an answer ...
Economics & Business
Jul 24, 2020
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London motorists driving older, more polluting vehicles must pay a new charge from Monday as part of one of the world's toughest vehicle emissions programmes.
Environment
Apr 8, 2019
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