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Air pollution could increase risk of stillbirth, study suggests
2016-05-25 00:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of stillbirth, new research suggests. Stillbirths, classed as such if a baby is born dead after 24 weeks of pregnancy, occur in one in every 200 births. Around 11 babies are stillborn every day in the UK, with aproximately 3,600 cases a year. Researchers have called for tighter curbs on car exhausts and industrial waste emissions to reduce the risk of air pollutants after their research concluded that exposure to ambient air pollution heightens...
Air pollution exposure may raise heart disease risk
2016-05-24 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Exposure to air pollution can worsen blood sugar levels, cholesterol and other risk factors for heart disease, particularly in people with diabetes, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Cardiovascular and lipid disorders are the leading cause of death in the United States, according to the Society's Endocrine Facts and Figures Report. As of 2011, the total cost of cardiovascular disease nationwide was $320.1 billion. The total...
Fuel Tech Awarded Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $2.2M
2016-05-16 03:38:05| pollutiononline News Articles
Fuel Tech, Inc.,a world leader in advanced engineering solutions for the optimization of combustion systems and emissions control in utility and industrial applications, recentlyannounced the receipt of multiple air pollution control (APC) contracts from customers in China
WHO: Air pollution levels rising in many of the worlds poorest cities
2016-05-12 19:56:14| Green Car Congress
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National Parks Facing Stronger Air Pollution Regs
2016-04-27 13:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing stronger air pollution rules at national parks, but climate activists and conservationists say it may be too little, too late for the great outdoors. The views at national parks, and the air tourists breathe, are often distorted by air pollution, the EPA said. "The regional haze program helps to protect clear views in national parks, such as Grand Canyon National Park, and wilderness areas, such as the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge,...
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