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Air pollution can cause cancer, says World Health Organisation
2013-10-17 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Outdoor air pollution has been officially classified as carcinogenic by the cancer arm of the World Health Organisation. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), said air pollution from traffic and industrial fumes was a definite cause of lung cancer and also linked to bladder cancer. The strong verdict from IARC, a cautious body that pronounces only when the evidence is strong, will put pressure on governments to take action. "The air we breathe has become polluted with a mixture...
Air pollution causes cancer - WHO
2013-10-17 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Pollutants in the air we breathe have been classed as a leading environmental cause of cancer by the World Health Organization. It said the evidence was clear they cause lung cancer. Sources of pollution include car exhausts, power stations, emissions from agriculture and industry - as well as heating in people's homes. The WHO said the classification should act as a strong message to governments to take action. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of the WHO,...
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Study links air pollution and traffic with low birthweight
2013-10-15 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Babies born to mothers who live in areas with air pollution and dense traffic are more likely to have a low birthweight and smaller head circumference, according to a large European study. The researchers, who included a team from the UK, found that babies were smaller even in areas with relatively low levels of air pollution, well below the limits considered acceptable in European Union guidance. For every increase of 5 micrograms per cubic metre in exposure to fine particulate matter during...
Air pollution and psychological distress during pregnancy
2013-10-08 02:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Maternal psychological distress combined with exposure to air pollution during pregnancy have an adverse impact on the child's behavioral development, according to researchers at the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health. The study, which appears in the journal Pediatrics, reports that maternal demoralization, a measure of psychological distress capable of affecting a mother's ability to cope with stressful situations, was linked with a number...
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Fuel Tech Awarded Air Pollution Control Orders Totaling $2.5M
2013-10-07 05:33:06| 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, recently announced the receipt of four air pollution control (APC) contracts from existing customers in China with aggregate value of approximately $2.5M
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