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Study: Transport Causes 19% of Global Food System Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In 2007, 'locavore' - a person who only eats food grown or produced within a 100-mile (161km) radius - was the Oxford Word of the Year.

22 Jun 2022

Environmental Chemical Pollution — A Major Threat to Biodiversity

Biodiversity has been subjected to threat by environmental chemical pollution. But the complication of this pollution continues to be inadequately recognized by decision-makers.

20 Jun 2022

Air Pollutants from Wildfire Smoke Affect the Health of Dairy Cows

Increasing frequency and size of wildfires in the United States over the past several decades affect everything from human life and health to air quality, biodiversity, and land use.

17 Jun 2022

Monitoring Distant Coral Reefs is Now Possible Using a Standardized Method for Measuring Calcium Carbonate

Marine scientists are benefitted from a blueprint that helps them quantify calcium carbonate on the ocean floor. Also, it aids in tracking the health of coral reefs throughout the world.

16 Jun 2022

Exploring the Link Between Exposure to Traffic-Related Air Pollution and Whole-Brain Connectivity

The current study is the first to examine the link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and noise at the time of childhood and pregnancy, and whole-brain connectivity.

16 Jun 2022

Airports Situated in Colder Climates Accumulate More Pollutants, Study Finds

Air pollution kills approximately 7 million people every year worldwide. According to researchers from McGill University, airports are hotspots for airborne pollutants that are detrimental to human health and the Earth's climate.

13 Jun 2022

Plastic on Australia's Beaches Cut by Almost a Third

New research by Australia's national science agency, CSIRO, shows Australian coastal plastic pollution has decreased by 29 per cent, the surprise discovery revealed as part of a broader project assessing waste reduction efforts.

9 Jun 2022

Study Highlights the Need for a New Generation of Air Quality Metrics

Alongside climate change, air pollution is one of the biggest environmental threats to human health. Tiny particles known as particulate matter or PM2.5 (named for their diameter of just 2.5 micrometers or less) are a particularly hazardous type of pollutant.

8 Jun 2022

Long-Term Exposure to NO2 Before the Pandemic Responsible for Making People Vulnerable to COVID-19

A new study that is being presented at the 2022 Euroanaesthesia has found that long-term exposure to air pollution has been linked to a higher risk of severe COVID-19.

6 Jun 2022

Study Analyzes the Role of Air Pollution in Disease Development

The presentation of two abstracts by Dr Giovanni Adami at the 2022 EULAR Congress noted the problem of environmental exposures as well as their role in disease development.

6 Jun 2022