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How air pollution is making life tougher for bugs

Envirotec Magazine

Insect populations worldwide are in sharp decline as they battle against climate change, habitat loss and pesticides. Now, we can add air pollution to the list of threats. We carefully monitored and controlled the release of pollutants using rings constructed around each plot. We were surprised by what we found.

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A fresh crop of data

Envirotec Magazine

Record hot temperatures in the UK over the summer caused significant changes to the levels of harmful pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter, prompting a number of novel observations by the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS). Ozone events and their origins.

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Less air pollution leads to higher crop yields, says study

Envirotec Magazine

A new Stanford University-led study seems to reveal that removing one thing in particular – a common air pollutant – could lead to dramatic gains in crop yields. Its findings have important implications for increasing agricultural output and analyzing climate change mitigation costs and benefits around the world.

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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. and ground-level ozone (O?) This is likely also the case for Covid-19.

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TED Talk: 3 Strategies for Effectively Talking About Climate Change

Sustainability Consulting

Here’s one of our favorites: The topic of climate change seems boring, technical and not relevant for the majority of people. The solution, according to Communications Specialist and Environmental Advocate John Marshall, is improving how we talk about climate change. Everyone loves a TED Talk. Why is that? In the U.S.

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What are ‘planetary boundaries’ and why should we care?

Envirotec Magazine

We’ve done it already in the 1990s, when international cooperation quickly phased out ozone-depleting chemicals and stopped the dangerous ozone hole from getting ever-bigger. We are still in the green for ozone-depleting chemicals. Ocean-acidification is still, just, in the green, and so is aerosol pollution and dust.

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Environmental Consequences of Vehicle Emissions

The Environmental Blog

Vehicle pollutants refer to the harmful substances emitted by automobiles and other vehicles during their operation. These pollutants contribute significantly to environmental degradation and pose serious health risks to both humans and ecosystems. The impact on human health is equally concerning.

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