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Levels of mercury in Pacific Ocean fish likely to increase in coming decades

University of Michigan researchers and their University of Hawaii colleagues say they've solved the longstanding mystery of how mercury gets into open-ocean fish, and their findings suggest that levels of the toxin in Pacific Ocean fish will likely rise in coming decades.

26 Aug 2013

New focus on long-term effects of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster spread significant radioactive contamination over more than 3500 square miles of the Japanese mainland in the spring of 2011. Now several recently published studies of Chernobyl, directed by Timothy Mousseau of the University of South Carolina and Anders M-ller of the Universit- Paris-Sud, are bringing a new focus on just how extensive the long-term effects on Japanese wildlife might be.

22 Aug 2013

Almost 80% of air pollution comes from city traffic and other fossil-fuel combustion

Almost 80 percent of air pollution involving soot that spreads from China over large areas of East Asia - impacting human health and fostering global warming - comes from city traffic and other forms of fossil-fuel combustion, such as home cooking with coal briquettes.

22 Aug 2013

Asthma sufferers exposed to heavy traffic pollution or wood smoke experience worse symptoms

Asthma sufferers frequently exposed to heavy traffic pollution or smoke from wood fire heaters, experienced a significant worsening of symptoms, a new University of Melbourne led study has found.

21 Aug 2013

Investigators link acute viral infections to development of COPD

Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have described another link in the chain of events that connect acute viral infections to the development of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

16 Aug 2013

Strathclyde team develops new type of Raman laser that harnesses diamonds to produce light beams

Ground-breaking research is harnessing the unique properties of diamonds to develop a new generation of lasers that could lead to many benefits, from better treatment of skin complaints and diabetes-related eye conditions to improved pollution monitoring and aeronautical engineering

7 Aug 2013

Discovery brings scientists one step closer to understanding challenges linked to mercury cleanup

More forms of mercury can be converted to deadly methylmercury than previously thought, according to a study published Sunday in Nature Geoscience. The discovery provides scientists with another piece of the mercury puzzle, bringing them one step closer to understanding the challenges associated with mercury cleanup.

6 Aug 2013

Burning incense generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells

Burning incense, a popular cultural practice in Arabian Gulf countries and elsewhere, generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells, say researchers in the Gillings School of Global Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

3 Aug 2013

Breath analysis: Noninvasive way to quickly determine severity of bacterial infections

Breath analysis may prove to be an accurate, noninvasive way to quickly determine the severity of bacterial and other infections, according to a UC Irvine study appearing online today in the open-access journal PLOS ONE.

2 Aug 2013

Researchers develop aflocculating agent to separate and remove textile dyes from the water

The European fashion industry is a huge consumer of fresh water. Estimates point to 600 million cubic meter of fresh water being consumed yearly in Europe by the textile and clothing industry; not a negligible amount.

1 Aug 2013

New technology enables all of the world's crops to take nitrogen from the air

A major new technology has been developed by The University of Nottingham, which enables all of the world's crops to take nitrogen from the air rather than expensive and environmentally damaging fertilisers.

26 Jul 2013

Study: Daily dietary supplementation with blend of omega fatty acids improves severe dry eye

Study findings published online, ahead of print, in Cornea show that daily dietary supplementation with a unique combination of omega fatty acids (GLA, EPA and DHA) for six months is effective in improving ocular irritation symptoms and halting the progression of inflammation that characterizes moderate to severe dry eye.

25 Jul 2013

Study reveals that Hudson River polluted with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

The risk of catching some nasty germ in the Hudson River just started looking nastier. Disease-causing microbes have long been found swimming there, but now researchers have documented antibiotic-resistant strains in specific spots, from the Tappan Zee Bridge to lower Manhattan.

22 Jul 2013

Vegetation may not protect people from ozone pollution, says new research

During heat waves - when ozone production rises - plants' ozone absorption is curtailed, leaving more pollution in the air, and costing an estimated 460 lives in the UK in the hot summer of 2006.

20 Jul 2013

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

Overall, worldwide, immunization programs reach around 83% of all children – this is an enormous achievement. With this level of immunization coverage, we prevent over 2 million deaths, year after year. This statistic is often forgotten or taken for granted.

11 Jul 2013

Short-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of heart failure

Short-term exposure to most major air pollutants appears to increase the risk of being hospitalised for and dying from heart failure, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 12 countries published in The Lancet.

11 Jul 2013

Prolonged exposure to low levels of air pollution boosts lung cancer risk

Prolonged exposure to particulate air pollution increases the risk of lung cancer (particularly adenocarcinoma) even at levels below the European Union limit values, according to one of the largest studies of its kind published in The Lancet Oncology.

11 Jul 2013

Pollution News and Research

Latest Pollution News and Research

Levels of mercury in Pacific Ocean fish likely to increase in coming decades

New focus on long-term effects of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster

Almost 80% of air pollution comes from city traffic and other fossil-fuel combustion

Asthma sufferers exposed to heavy traffic pollution or wood smoke experience worse symptoms

Investigators link acute viral infections to development of COPD

Strathclyde team develops new type of Raman laser that harnesses diamonds to produce light beams

Discovery brings scientists one step closer to understanding challenges linked to mercury cleanup

Burning incense generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells

Breath analysis: Noninvasive way to quickly determine severity of bacterial infections

Researchers develop aflocculating agent to separate and remove textile dyes from the water

New technology enables all of the world's crops to take nitrogen from the air

Study: Daily dietary supplementation with blend of omega fatty acids improves severe dry eye

Study reveals that Hudson River polluted with antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Vegetation may not protect people from ozone pollution, says new research

Immunization in developing countries: an interview with Dr. Jos Vandelaer, Chief of Immunization for UNICEF

Short-term exposure to air pollution increases risk of heart failure

Prolonged exposure to low levels of air pollution boosts lung cancer risk

New quasi-experimental research finds major impact of coal emissions on health

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