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Dramatic Drop in China's Air Pollution Raises Life Expectancy

Dramatic Drop in China's Air Pollution Raises Life Expectancy

Chinese citizen's life expectancy has gone up by half a year due to a notable drop in the levels of air pollution in the country, reports a new study. The life expectancy of a Chinese ...

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Keeping Pavements in Good Shape Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Keeping Pavements in Good Shape Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions can be reduced when road pavements are maintained in good shape, reveals Rutgers-led study. More than offsetting pollution that comes while construction of roads, up...

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Govt Launches National Clean Air Programme to Control Pollution by 2024

Govt Launches National Clean Air Programme to Control Pollution by 2024

Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change launched the National Clean Air Programme (NCAP) aiming to decrease toxic particulate matter by 2024, considering ...

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State Guidelines For Toxic Water Contamination May Not Be Looking After Your Health

State Guidelines For Toxic Water Contamination May Not Be Looking After Your Health

Safe Drinking water Guidelines differ widely from the federal guidelines when it comes to a toxic chemical such as PFOA and PFOS contaminating the water, finds a new study. In respon...

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Environmental Sustainability is Integral in Dietary Guidance

Environmental Sustainability is Integral in Dietary Guidance

Environmental sustainability should be inherent to dietary guidance during educating groups or individuals about making dietary choices and while setting national dietary guidelines, accordi...

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Severe Air Pollution Can Affect Your Work Performance

Severe Air Pollution Can Affect Your Work Performance

Breathing in polluted air not only affects your health, but may also affect your work performance, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the American Economic Jour...

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China’s War with Particulate Air Pollution Shooted Up Ozone Pollution

China’s War with Particulate Air Pollution Shooted Up Ozone Pollution

In the last five years, China waged war on air pollution and imposed stringent policies to regulate the emission of fine particulate air pollutant known as PM 2.5. Cities restricted the numb...

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Trash from Texas to Florida Counted

Trash from Texas to Florida Counted

Trash, particularly plastic, in the ocean and along the shoreline is an economic, environmental, human health problem causing serious challenges to coastal communities around the world, incl...

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Biodegradable Plastics Can Now Be Created From Seaweeds

Biodegradable Plastics Can Now Be Created From Seaweeds

Sea-weed eating microbes can now help us create Biodegradable plastics. These plastics produce zero toxic waste and can be recycled into organic waste. Even though plastic accounts for ...

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Emergency Admissions of Respiratory Diseases Rise at AIIMS with Poor Air Quality

Emergency Admissions of Respiratory Diseases Rise at AIIMS with Poor Air Quality

As Delhi battles 'severe' air quality, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) reported a raise in the number of patients visiting the hospital with respiratory and cardiac disea...

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Hotter Days Linked to Residential Electric Use

Hotter Days Linked to Residential Electric Use

Chinese residential electricity consumption was found to increase due to climate change, stated study from Duke University and Fudan University. By the end of the 21st century, each de...

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Drop In Mercury Turns Delhi Air 'Severe'

Drop In Mercury Turns Delhi Air 'Severe'

In Delhi-NCR, the sharp drop in the minimum temperature which caused the air quality to turn severe will remain so till today, hence physical outdoors should not be encouraged. "Ov...

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Strong Link Between Air Pollution And Birth Outcomes In Children Found

Strong Link Between Air Pollution And Birth Outcomes In Children Found

A comprehensive review of the associations between various fossil fuel combustion pollutants and multiple health effects of it in children found. A new study led by researchers at the C...

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Beware: Decorative Ceramic Wares in Your Homes May Up Cancer Risk

Beware: Decorative Ceramic Wares in Your Homes May Up Cancer Risk

Decorative ceramic wares may contain high levels of cadmium that can increase the risk of cancer, reports a new study. The findings of the study are published in the journal Science of the ...

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New Genetically Modified Houseplant can Purify the Air in Your Home

New Genetically Modified Houseplant can Purify the Air in Your Home

New study genetically modified a common houseplant, pothos ivy to eliminate pollutants like chloroform and benzene from the air. The findings of the study are published in the journal Envir...

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