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Crowdsourcing air pollution measurements: iSPEX-EU 2015
2015-09-06 17:55:30| Green Car Congress
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Air Pollution: Radioactive Ash in 3 Coal-Plant Basins
2015-09-03 19:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Researchers from Duke University recently found high concentrations of radioactive contaminants in coal ash from three major U.S. coal-producing basins. Compared to normal soil, the researchers found that this ash was five times more radioactive, and up to 10 times more radioactive than its parent coal. This raises concerns of how coal ash may affect environmental and human health. According to a news release, the researchers collected samples of coal and coal ash from the nation's three major...
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Air pollution associated with increased heart attack risk despite safe levels
2015-08-31 11:55:35| Green Car Congress
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Vehicular Air Pollution Leading Cause of Heart Disease
2015-08-31 00:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: Air and noise pollution are environmental health risks with severe consequences for heart health, according to the European Society of Cardiology, which is asking for help from lawmakers to reduce these risks. On Saturday, the European Society of Cardiology, ESC, together with the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation and the European Heart Network, officially launched the "Environment & the Heart Campaign" to raise awareness about the need to create healthy environments...
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Scientists Warn of Air Pollution Risks in West Africa
2015-08-26 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: New research by European and African scientists, including a team from the University of York, warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities of West Africa amid fears it could have an impact on human health, meteorology and regional climate. The atmosphere above West Africa is still one of the least studied and understood on the planet, despite its central role for the health and economic wellbeing of a large and increasing population. Rapidly expanding cities such...
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