Air pollution can alter human genetics
Air pollution is the largest single cause of deaths worldwide. In light of that, it became extremely important to understand the relationship between the environmental factors and human health. Recently, …
From a “very very bad” to a “very bad” – Air quality in Europe report by EEA
Not as bad, but not good either. Minor trend of improvement of air quality in Europe is being reported by a recently released document from European Environmental Agency (No 13/2017). …
Worse air inside the car than outside
Air inside the vehicles is often more polluted than outdoors, warns the British Lung Foundation. Air pulled in by the ventilation inside the car contains exhausts from surrounding traffic. Contamination …
Right Now: 300 Million Children are Breathing Toxic Air!
Around 300 million children are currently breathing toxic air. Air is so polluted that the international top limits are exceeded by at least six fold, as reported by the United …
Clean Air is Correlated to Reduced Psychiatric Disorders Among Children and Teenagers
The British Medical Journal describes how a group of scientists from Umeå University in Sweden has investigated the relationship between psychiatric disorders and air pollution concentrations. Researchers looked at the …
Great News! India and EU Ratifies the Climate Agreement
The Paris Agreement was originally signed by 191 authorities, and so far 62 parties have ratified the document accounting for 51.89% of the total global greenhouse gas emissions. Among these countries we …