Envirotec Magazine
MARCH 20, 2020
People living in polluted cities are more at risk from Covid-19, according to health experts cited in a 16 March report from the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA), an advocacy group. Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk in Europe, with the problem greatest in cities, according to the EEA.
DeSmogBlog
APRIL 19, 2024
With its unparalleled purchasing power and exacting demands, fast food has long shaped agricultural systems in the United States, Europe, and China. A review of press accounts, financial disclosures, and the companies’ websites shows this support aided these firms’ KFC-linked operations in up to 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
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Business Green
OCTOBER 27, 2020
The health threat posed by air pollution and its links to a raft of respiratory, cardio vascular and even mental health issues have long been understood, and landmark research today lays bare the extent to which the world's dirty air may be exacerbating the devastating coronavirus death toll. The remedy is to mitigate emissions.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 6, 2022
The new study used satellite data from 2003 – 2020 to determine the effect of fuel regulations on pollution from cargo ships. Aerosols in the atmosphere are obviously a concern given their potential to be injurious to health. The study was led by the University of Maryland’s Tianle Yuan and appears in Science Advances.
Envirotec Magazine
MAY 10, 2021
Increasing attention to the environmental and human health effects of PFAS is leading to the development of increasingly conservative (low) regulatory levels for PFAS in drinking water, soil, groundwater, sediments and surface waters4, 6-9. PFAS may then pose a risk of harm, depending on the site setting (i.e. Why a problem?
AGreenLiving
MARCH 17, 2020
Chan School of Public Health, told the Washington Post. Northern Italy is one of Europe’s most polluted areas. During the severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] epidemic in 2003, researchers noticed a correlation between low air quality and regions with more fatalities.
Grist
JANUARY 30, 2024
This week, a climate and health researcher published a commentary in the journal Nature Medicine that takes the McMichael standard to its logical conclusion. It doesn’t look at the mental health consequences of extreme heat and extreme weather and the related increase in suicides that have been documented in recent years. “At
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