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In-Car Pollution is a Major Cause of Health and Economic Loss in Developing Countries

An international team of air pollution experts, led by the University of Surrey, monitored pollution hotspots in 10 global cities, namely São Paulo (Brazil); Dhaka (Bangladesh); Cairo (Egypt); Medellín (Colombia); Guangzhou (China); Addis Ababa (Ethiopia); Sulaymaniyah (Iraq); Chennai (India); Dar-es-Salaam (Tanzania); and Blantyre (Malawi).

17 Jun 2021

Aqua Perfecta Innovates for Clean Air Day with Pollution Postcode Checker

Aqua Perfecta is calling on the public this Clean Air Day (17 June) to check the potential pollutants in the air in their postcode.

17 Jun 2021

Percentage of Single-Use Food Packaging Litter Nearly Doubled During COVID-19, Report Finds

COVID-19 has changed so much in our lives, including how we litter. The proportion of single-use food packaging litter found on Canadian shorelines nearly doubled last year, according to Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup’s annual “Dirty Dozen” report.

17 Jun 2021

Pharmaceutical Pollution Causes Changes in Crayfish Behavior

Pharmaceutical pollution is found in streams and rivers globally, but little is known about its effects on animals and ecosystems.

16 Jun 2021

Pesticides Heavily Contaminate Small Streams in Agricultural Landscape

Pesticides safeguard agricultural yields by controlling harmful insects, fungi, and weeds.

16 Jun 2021

Valio and St1 to Produce Biogas from Manure – a New Opening in Reducing Transport Emissions

Food company Valio and energy company St1 are establishing a joint venture to produce renewable biogas from dairy farm manure and other agricultural by-products mainly as fuel for heavy-duty transport.

From St1 Nordic Oy 16 Jun 2021

Study Categorizes Innovative Solutions for Combating Ocean Pollution

Plastic bottles drifting in the sea; bags in the stomachs of turtles; Covid-19 masks dancing in the surf: few images are as unpleasant to look at as those that show the contamination of our oceans.

11 Jun 2021

Soot from Heating Systems and Traffic can Cause Air Pollution on a Larger Scale than Assumed

Soot particles from oil and wood heating systems as well as road traffic can pollute the air in Europe on a much larger scale than previously assumed.

11 Jun 2021

New Approach to Spot and Track Ocean Microplastics Across the Globe

An estimated 8 million tons of plastic trash enters the ocean each year, and most of it is battered by sun and waves into microplastics--tiny flecks that can ride currents hundreds or thousands of miles from their point of entry.

11 Jun 2021