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Ozone reduction strategies likely to be affected by climate change
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Ozone reduction strategies likely to be affected by climate change

A new study has found that climate change is likely to make it harder to control ground-level ozone, which can trigger a variety of health problems among children, the elderly and people with lung diseases such as asthma.

Is weight gain the link between air pollution and diabetes risk in young adults?
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Is weight gain the link between air pollution and diabetes risk in young adults?
New research suggests  that weight gain patterns during childhood might be the missing link between
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Your bad asthma might be due to your mother’s exposure to air pollution
New research has found a link between exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and an
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Californian farmworkers left exposed by flawed air quality rules
Air pollution levels considered ‘safe’ for farmworkers provide inadequate protection from health risks and injuries,
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More ambitious transport emission policies could save millions of lives
A new global study has quantified the huge health benefits of stronger policies to reduce
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Study finds link between asthma and poor environmental conditions
A new European study has found that people exposed to several harmful environmental factors at
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Early-life air pollution linked to poorer adolescent health
A new study by a team from the UCL Centre for Longitudinal Studies has found
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Mining practices take airbourne lead to hazardous levels in Nigeria
Unregulated, informal mining in Nigeria is exposing whole communities to dangerous levels of airbourne lead
Canaries and coal mines: air pollution is a threat to animal welfare
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Canaries and coal mines: air pollution is a threat to animal welfare

As levels of particulate matter rise, so do vet admissions. We talk to the people doing the research.

The hidden role dust storms play in air pollution
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The hidden role dust storms play in air pollution
A new scientific study has revealed that airborne dust particles play a much bigger role
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Have we found an enzyme to prevent and cure PM2.5 lung damage?
A new study suggests that activating an enzyme known as ALDH1A1 could help protect the
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TUCAN to host seminar: ‘Air Pollution and other climate risks’
The Trade Union Clean Air Network (TUCAN) is partnering with the TUC and the University
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Are you breathing sewage? Coastal pollution takes to the air
A new study from the University of California has found that chemicals in sewage-contaminated coastal
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End new gas hob installations within ten years, say NGOs
Global Action Plan and energy efficiency group CLASP are urging local authorities and housing providers
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World Health Assembly agrees on new voluntary targets for air pollution
Member states at the World Health Assembly have approved a roadmap which sets a new
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Brake wear particles the greatest health threat from road transport emissions
A new study commissioned by EIT Urban Mobility, TfL and the Greater London Authority has
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
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Air pollution inequality worsens without global climate cooperation
Ambitious global climate action could prevent up to 1.32 million premature deaths each year by
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
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Air pollution linked to faster mobility loss in older adults
Long-term exposure to air pollution may do more than damage the lungs and heart –
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
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Secondhand vape smoke may damage lung tissue
Electronic cigarettes may not produce smoke but new research suggests the vapour they release could
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
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Pesticide residues in European soils is harming biodiversity
A new study  has revealed that pesticide residues are present in 70% of European soils,
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
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Wood burners polluting rural homes more than traffic
A citizen science project with schoolchildren on the Isle of Anglesey has revealed that for
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
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Air pollution, dampness and a lack of dogs increase asthma risk
A new study has found that a combination of early-life exposures – specifically indoor dampness,
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
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Wildfires create illusion of progress on air pollution equality
The degree to which disadvantaged communities in California suffer poor air quality compared to their
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
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Hair samples quantify the benefits of reducing our exposure to lead
For much of the 20th century, Europeans and Americans have been surrounded by lead. Our
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