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Brazilian group presents novel method of analyzing microplastic pollution

Envirotec Magazine

The last decade has seen some progress with studying plastic pollution, but there are still significant challenges, such as a lack of comparability of reported results, especially when it comes to microplastic particles. Few studies of pollution by MPs have been published in Brazil, especially regarding inland aquatic areas.

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Anthropogenic air pollution impacts health and climate in the Middle East

Envirotec Magazine

A visible layer of air pollution stretches out across the sea. Desert dust was assumed to be the primary contributor to elevated air pollution across the Middle East. Our study highlights how anthropogenic air pollution is a leading health risk and important climactic factor across the Middle East.”.

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Covid-19 risk greater in urban centres affected by air pollution

Envirotec Magazine

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. Even the latest diesel engines emit dangerous levels of pollution. The European Respiratory Society (ERS) is an EPHA member.

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Describing pollutant distribution in 3d

Envirotec Magazine

A team led by environmental physicist Stefan Schreier at the University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences in Vienna is attempting to build up a better picture of nitrogen dioxide pollution in the city. The group is using MAX-DOAS instruments mounted on top of buildings to build a more accurate map of pollutant distribution.

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Will Pollution Pauses Have a Lasting Impact?

GreenTechMedia

The world is experiencing a sudden, dramatic drop in all kinds of air pollution. GTM : 2017 Primer–Too Much of a Good Thing? The skies are dramatically different. People can hear birds they didn’t even know were there, and see landscapes that have been shrouded for decades. This podcast is brought to you by CPower.

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How air pollution delayed a surge in extreme rain

Grist

Efforts like these took aim at pollutants like the group of chemicals known as aerosols, which include sulfur dioxide, nitrogen dioxide, and other compounds that are harmful to human health. Some studies estimate that, without aerosol pollution, the world might have already warmed by another half a degree Celsius. Clean Air Act.

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Taking control of the harmful effects of air pollution to improve health outcomes

Envirotec Magazine

In 2010, the European Respiratory Society appealed to physicians to “recognise that air pollution is the largest environmental challenge for European citizens, one that currently limits the fundamental right of all individuals to breathe clean air. i] In the UK around 40,000 deaths are attributable to outdoor air pollution.[ii].

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