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Environmental Consequences of Vehicle Emissions

The Environmental Blog

These pollutants contribute significantly to environmental degradation and pose serious health risks to both humans and ecosystems. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution is responsible for around 7 million premature deaths each year. The impact on human health is equally concerning.

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How Reusing Items Can Help The Environment

The Environmental Blog

The health of human beings depends on the state of the environment as well. These affect natural habitats, produces acid rain and destroys the ozone layer because of global warming. Since these are one of the main culprits of global warming. Human activities have a significant role in global warming.

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UK substantially underestimates its methane emissions from oil and gas production – and many other countries probably do too

Envirotec Magazine

C present-day global warming relative to pre-industrial times. Due to its climate and indirect health impacts (methane is a precursor for ozone which is an air pollutant that damages human health and crops), methane mitigation has recently become a global policy priority.

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Report: Pollution is connected to 9 million deaths worldwide each year

Grist

That’s the message delivered on Tuesday by public health experts from the Lancet Commission on Pollution and Health, a high-profile panel of scientific experts. There’s not a whole lot being done about it,” said Rachael Kupka, executive director of the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution and one of the report’s coauthors.

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EEA reports poor air quality caused premature deaths of 400,000 Europeans in 2016

AGreenLiving

Industries, households and vehicles all emit dangerous pollutants that are harmful to human health. Air pollution is detrimental to society, harms human health and ultimately increases health care costs. Interestingly, air pollution is also the main driver of climate change.

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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

Supermarkets all over Australia and New Zealand are benefiting from advanced carbon dioxide monitors, says measurement expert Vaisala, as new natural refrigeration systems are installed to assist in the fight against climate change. Synthetic refrigerant gases have been utilised in a wide variety of industries for many decades.

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The quest for cleaner air

Envirotec Magazine

India Gate, New Delhi: Residents of the city face pollution levels with a health impact estimated to be equivalent to smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day (image credit: Amit kg / Shutterstock.com). However, these gases are not the only emissions that should be a cause for concern.