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Air Pollution News

Silent killers: how gas stoves shorten lives across Europe

The Guardian - 28-Oct-2024

Study reveals deadly impact of indoor air pollution from gas appliances

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Air pollution, particularly PM2.5, accelerates ageing and increases disease risk

Live Forever Club - 26-Sep-2024

You can protect yourself by wearing masks, using air purifiers, and avoiding polluted areas

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Lifestyle and climate change fuels global stroke epidemic

Independent - 19-Sep-2024

Air pollution, rising temperatures, and obesity are the major culprits

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Millions living near airports at risk due to ultrafine particle pollution from airplanes

New Scientist - 24-Jun-2024

Particles are linked to respiratory, cardiovascular, and neurological diseases

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Only 7 countries have clean enough air by WHO’s air quality standards

The Guardian - 19-Mar-2024

Pakistan, India, and Burkina Faso are among the most polluted countries

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London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced a £2.7M plan to install air filters in 200 schools

Evening Standard - 20-Feb-2024

Plans to extend the program citywide if successful

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Hold on Europe! Cleaning up the polluted air later could mean thousands deaths sooner

The Guardian - 02-Feb-2024

Eastern Europe already breathes dirtier air, and the delay would hit them the hardest

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Traffic air pollution raises your blood pressure by more than 4.5 mmHg

University of Washington (UW) - 27-Nov-2023

UW study calls for new strategies to combat traffic pollution's health risks

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UK air pollution regulations are saving lives, but not protecting ecosystems

University College London (UCL) - 25-Oct-2023

Existing regulations are not enough to protect sensitive habitats from ammonia

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Women living and working in polluted areas are at a higher risk of breast cancer

European Society For Medical Oncology (ESMO) - 17-Oct-2023

PM2.5 particles can penetrate deep into tissues and promote cancer growth

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Europe's air pollution crisis: Almost everyone is breathing toxic air

The Guardian - 20-Sep-2023

98% of Europeans live in areas with dangerous levels of air pollution

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England's chief medical officer says vehicle tyre pollution is now a major health risk

The Guardian - 05-Jul-2023

Heavier electric vehicles raise concerns from increased tyre wear pollution despite resolving exhaust emissions

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Air pollution intensifies Covid-19 impact, mirroring decade-older age

The Guardian - 21-Jun-2023

Scientists advocate for air pollution reduction, emphasizing its potential to improve health outcomes amidst pandemics and flu season

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Air pollution linked to increased risk of at least two long-term health problems

The Guardian - 30-Dec-2022

Implementing environmental policies in polluted areas may help prevent the illnesses

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Understanding air pollution cancer would lead to a new era of molecular cancer prevention

BBC - 10-Sep-2022

Mutations alone are not always enough for tumour formation

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Air pollution closely related to cognitive decline and dementia - GOV.UK

The Guardian - 27-Jul-2022

Cognitive decline and dementia in older people accelerated by exposure to emissions

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99% of people in the world are breathing polluted air

Independent - 04-Apr-2022

WHO calls for the immediate transition from fossil fuel use to clean energy

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Floor cleaners with certain chemical ingredients could do more harm than good

Phys.org - 28-Feb-2022

Chemicals used for good smell may expose people to aerosol pollution at the same rate as public roads

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Covid restrictions provided unique real-world experiment with reduced air pollution

The Guardian - 26-Jan-2022

Big drop in NO2 produced biggest benefit, less significant drops seen in PM2.5 and PM10

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WHO rewrites air quality guidelines, slashing safe limit for pollutants from fossil fuels by 50%

Guardian - 22-Sep-2021

A step towards breathing harmless air amidst rising evidence of deadly harm from air pollution

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Short term exposure to particulate matter cause specific mortality

The Conversation (UK) - 08-Sep-2021

Exposure reduction targets aim to lower air pollution levels

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Leeds city council set to raise awareness against use of wood burning stoves

Leeds Live - 22-Jul-2021

New action plan to reduce air pollution and improve people's lives

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Toxic lead levels still exists in the London air, even after 20 years of fuel ban

Guardian - 21-Jun-2021

Land contamination can be tackled by placing clean soil on top, but is that enough?

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Air purifiers in safari buses to protect passengers from pollution and pathogens

Air Quality News - 17-May-2021

AirLabs' devices claims to remove coronavirus in the air - improves public transport during pandemic

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Air pollution harms memory and thinking, not just lungs

Guardian - 03-May-2021

Even short spikes in air pollutants may impair brain health in older men

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Wood burners are the culprits of indoor air pollution

Guardian - 18-Dec-2020

Harmful particles from burners raise health issues mainly in children and elderly

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Breathing polluted air may increase your risk of dementia

Alzforum - 10-Dec-2020

Breathing fine particles can shrink your brain; there may be other causes too

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Lessons learnt from UK's first lockdown on air quality

Air Quality News - 23-Nov-2020

While vehicular pollution reduced, a hidden rise in more toxic air pollutants occurred

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Considerable reduction in London's air pollution since 2016

Guardian - 03-Oct-2020

Shows that air pollution is not irreversible & can be reduced by taking the right steps

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Worse off disproportionally affected by air pollution and poor environment

Guardian - 07-Sep-2020

Improved air quality and access to nature would improve everyone's health

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High fish consumption could protect brain from air pollution damage

iNews - 15-Jul-2020

Study in women show omega-3 fatty acids found in fish have multiple benefits for the brain

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The deadly link between air pollution and coronavirus

Guardian - 13-Jul-2020

An analysis to answer whether quality of air affects rise in pandemic cases

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Studies find link between dementia and air pollution

Alzforum - 22-May-2020

Air pollution could account for 10% of dementia cases worldwide

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11,000 avoided deaths in Europe owing to cleaner air during lockdown

Guardian - 30-Apr-2020

We need technology-driven, not pandemic-driven, solutions to air pollution

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Adjusting car ventilation can clean the air inside the car and boost air quality

University of California, Riverside - 13-Jan-2020

New research aims to guide car buyers on choosing vehicles with better filtration

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Filling your house with plants doesn't change the air quality

ScienceAlert - 08-Nov-2019

Review based on 30 years of research confirmed that houseplants don't have any value as air removers

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Air pollution linked to serious acute health problems

BBC - 21-Oct-2019

Does more than just reducing life expectancy, and needs to be tackled very soon

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Quarter of London parks have a dangerous level of polluted air

Evening Standard - 10-Oct-2019

Areas supposed to be a "green lungs" of the city are being polluted mainly because of the traffic

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Hair follicles damaged by air pollution

Independent - 09-Oct-2019

There are more serious effects of air pollution on the lungs, but one more reason to find clean air

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Exposure to air pollution over a long time is just as bad as smoking

Independent - 14-Aug-2019

Ozone is our friend in the stratosphere but not so much at ground level

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Burning out good health in indoor toxic boxes

Guardian - 15-May-2019

Indoor air pollution is just as important as outdoor pollution

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