Government urged to act on Radon, the ‘Invisible Killer’
The UK Radon Association (UKRA) has written to Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting to demand government intervention against radon gas, which is responsible for over 1,100 lung cancer deaths annually in the UK.
Mercury from gold mining is finding its way into crops
A new study has revealed that mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) in Nigeria is contaminating nearby farmland and food crops, with airborne mercury playing a bigger part than previous thought.