Pollution

9 Ways to Combat Microplastics at Home

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Microplastics are now everywhere in our environment, including the air, water, and the foods we eat.

Air pollution and infertility: the next global crisis?

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Birth rates are decreasing worldwide, and in European countries, they are even dropping below population replacement levels. While these decreases might be due to many adults postponing having children, an increasing body of research suggests that this is not the full picture. Pippa Neill, editor at Air Quality News investigates the worrying environmental factors that may be responsible for our declining fertility rates.

24% Of Chemicals in Plastic May Be Worth Worrying About

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Researchers have found an unexpectedly high number of potentially concerning chemicals intentionally used in everyday plastic products.

Your bed probably isn’t as clean as you think – a microbiologist explains

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Germs love your bed as much as you do.

UNEP Says A Global Agreement is Needed to Address PPE

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There is a need to establish a coherent and effective framework to promote exchanges and cooperation, while keeping in mind the importance of a level playing field, in order to protect the environment and human health.

Time to end the mass killing

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Many times larger than climate change and more deadly than Covid or war, humanity’s chemical emissions are the crisis nobody wants to acknowledge.

Microplastics and Toxic Chemicals Increasingly Prevalent in World’s Oceans

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We do not fully understand the risks to human health of ingesting plastic...

World No Tobacco Day 2022

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Tobacco: Threat to our environment

Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics

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Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology's conference in Washington, D.C. on June 9-13, 2022.

Pollution linked to 10 per cent of cancer cases in Europe, report finds

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More than one-quarter of a million lives are lost to environment-related cancer every year

Even low levels of air pollution found to contribute to increased health risk

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Levels of air pollution well below national and international air quality guidelines are associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new Canada-wide study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia

World Environment Day: 5th June

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Solutions to plastic pollution: An example of how to lead a ‘No More Plastic’ school project. It’s all about students' motivation for finding initiative and solutions.

Let’s make a difference

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Salut ! Je m’appelle Romario Valentine.

How Rivers Can Be the Key to Solving Ocean Pollution: New Project Offers Innovative Solution

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River Cleaning, a solution developed by the Italian firm Mold S.r.l., receives Friend of the Sea sustainability certification for its efforts to free the ocean from plastic pollution.

No more plastic

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International Plastic Bag Free Day is celebrated on July 3 every year to raise awareness about the harmful impact of plastic on the environment.

Earth Day with artist Selva Ozelli at Havre de Grace Maritime Museum

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"Earth Day" globally celebrated on April 22.

Talking About Earth Day at Havre de Grace Maritime Museum

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I am happy to launch Healing Waters 2 art show at Havre de Grace Maritime Museum as an Earthday.org artist.

Lithium ion batteries a growing source of PFAS pollution, study finds

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Lithium ion batteries are a key part of the growing clean energy infrastructure, with uses in electric cars and electronics.

Drawing Attention to the Impact of Plastic Waste on Marine Life With Art

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The Plastic Free July campaign originated in Australia in 2011 to draw attention to the global problem of plastic waste which is causing serious problems for animals, nature, and people’s health.

US Plans to Phase Out Single-Use Plastics Across All Federal Operations

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Nearly 40 years of data from Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup show that single-use plastics are among the most commonly collected items polluting beaches and waterways globally.