Research found scented candles are among pollutants found in people’s homes Cleaning products and deodorants also cause pollution inside your home By Jonathan Neal Published: 22:00 GMT, 13 January 2024 | Updated: 22:12 GMT, 13 January 2024 Air pollution was worse inside British homes than it was outside for 11 […]
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When it is bitterly cold outside the temptation is to bunker down at home, block out any draughts and do everything possible to stop that expensive heat escaping. But this means indoor air pollution tends to be particularly bad at this time of year; more than three times worse than […]
Introduction: The Growing Concern of Plastic Pollution As the world shifts its focus towards sustainable development, the issue of plastic pollution continues to emerge as a major concern. It is a threat not only to our environment but also to human health and well-being. This detrimental impact has prompted the […]
By Rachael Bunyan Published: 07:33 GMT, 19 December 2023 | Updated: 15:47 GMT, 19 December 2023 Advertisement Fissures could still erupt ‘without warning’ Although the town of Grindavik is not currently in immediate danger, fissures could still open in the area without warning, geophysicist Benedikt Ófeigsson has told Icelandic […]
The major gas leak from the sabotaged Nord Stream pipeline last year pushed Sweden’s annual plant-heating emissions up by 7%, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency reported Thursday. The agency’s estimates show the largest part of the 2022 leak occurred within Denmark’s economic zone, but a whopping 5.8 million tons of […]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Why promise net zero emissions when you can go even lower, such as negative emissions? As countries at the COP28 climate talks are wrangling over ways to lower their greenhouse gas emissions, a Danish-led group of countries has decided to set the ultimate goal: […]
Satellite image of Hurricane Larry over the Atlantic Ocean on 8 September 2021 AP Photo / Alamy In September 2021, Hurricane Larry pelted Newfoundland, in Canada, with strong winds and torrential rain. It also rained down microplastics — up to five times as many particles fell on days during the […]
LAHORE, Dec 7 (Reuters) – In the packed paediatric emergency room of a Lahore public hospital, parents holding sick children lined up for treatment this week, part of a surge of young patients caused by the air pollution crisis in Pakistan’s second most populous city. “We are disturbed and tense,” […]