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Molecular link between air pollution and pregnancy risks

A new study by Emory University researchers, published Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology, found that exposure to the tiny…

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Rising soil nitrous acid emissions, driven by climate change and fertilization, accelerate global ozone pollution

Ozone pollution is a global environmental concern that not only threatens human health and crop production, but also worsens global…

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Does outdoor air pollution affect indoor air quality? It could depend on buildings’ HVAC

We typically spend 80% of our time indoors, where the quality of the air we breathe depends on the age…

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Rapid simulations of toxic particles could aid air pollution fight

A pioneering method to simulate how microscopic particles move through the air could boost efforts to combat air pollution, a…

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Southeast Asia could prevent up to 36,000 ozone-related early deaths a year by 2050 with stricter air pollution controls

A study by scientists at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has found that implementing robust air pollution control measures…

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Air pollution is still a problem for nearly half of Americans, report finds : NPR

A layer of smog lingers above downtown Los Angeles in 2024. Millions of Americans are still breathing in unhealthy air,…

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You Can Help Plastic Pollution in U.S. National Parks With This App—What to Know

The 5 Gyres Institute is starting its annual initiative to track amounts of trash in National Parks. Any visitor to…

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Early-life exposure to air and light pollution linked to increased risk of pediatric thyroid cancer

A new study led by researchers at Yale University suggests that early-life exposure to two widespread environmental pollutants — small…

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Microbes in Brooklyn Superfund site teach lessons on fighting industrial pollution

Using advanced DNA sequence analysis, a research team led by NYU Tandon School of Engineering's Assistant Professor Elizabeth Hénaff has…

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Drug pollution alters salmon migration

In the largest study of its kind to date, a team of international researchers has investigated how pharmaceutical pollution affects…

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