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An enduring threat to water?

Envirotec Magazine

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. Major drawbacks arise with this approach as a result of using ozone, which is a chemical oxidant.

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The World Health Organization’s new air quality guidelines ‘could save millions of lives’

Grist

On Wednesday, the World Health Organization, or WHO, published an update to its air quality guidelines — the international rubric that sets non-binding standards for safe levels of air pollution for the world’s countries. Neither compound had been included in the WHO’s 2005 guidelines. Clayton Aldern / Grist.

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

GreenBiz

Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. . Today, by leveraging advancements in technology and new medical discoveries, we are able to treat and prevent diseases and enhance our quality of life, health and wellness. Poornima Param….

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Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet

AGreenLiving

Applying science and healthcare principles to soil wellness can help our planet Poornima Param… Thu, 08/27/2020 – 01:00 Basic human health principles tell us that we should diagnose before we treat and that we should test before we diagnose. Undoubtedly, soil is foundational to human life, yet we know very little about the soil itself.

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A Texas Community Is Being Bombarded by Cancer-Causing Benzene. State Officials Have Known for Nearly Two Decades

DeSmogBlog

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, or TCEQ, has not told residents about the health risks they face. Instead, the TCEQ has allowed K-Solv, a chemical distribution company nestled in Channelview’s Jacintoport neighborhood, to expand its operations four times since the problem was discovered in 2005.

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Global Briefing: UN summit sees $400bn pledged towards clean energy

Business Green

World Health Organisation unveils tighter air pollution guidelines. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has updated its global air pollution guidelines to take account of greater evidence and improved understanding of the myriad damaging impacts of dirty air on human health and the environment over the past 15 years.

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Methane Emissions Spiked in 2020. Scientists Fear Feedback Loops

DeSmogBlog

In addition to slowing the rate of warming, cutting methane also reduces negative health impacts. One of the great things about reducing methane emissions is that you always get large public health and ecosystem benefits as methane is a precursor to surface ozone formation, and that’s toxic to both people and plants,” Shindell said.

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