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    Scientists raise concerns regarding plastic pollution in the Antarctic terrestrial food chain

    25 Jun 2020

    Scientists have found bits of polystyrene in the guts of tiny, soil-dwelling organisms in the Antarctic, raising concern that microplastics pollution has already "deeply" entered the world's most remote land-based food systems.

    Toxic air due to wildfires leaves damage long after the smoke clears

    19 Oct 2020

    The smoke left by the wildfires leaves people with long-term health damages including asthma attacks, cardiac arrests and other issues.

    Reducing air pollution may improve brain development in children

    23 Jun 2022

    The children born to mothers who had used the air cleaners had an average full-scale intelligence quotient (FSIQ) that was 2.8-points higher than the group that did not use an air cleaner during pregnancy.

    Air pollution is causing bees to live shorter lives

    16 Aug 2020

    Bees are slower, sicker and living shorter lives because of air pollution. A study conducted has shown that the giant Asian honey bee is facing a severe decline.

    Poor air quality listed as cause of 9-year-old London girl's death

    16 Dec 2020

    Ella Kissi-Debrah, who lived close to one of London’s busiest thoroughfares, died in February 2013 after making almost 30 hospital visits over the previous three years.

    Air pollution in Delhi causes 32 flights to divert

    04 Nov 2019

    With a thick smog engulfing the Delhi airport and areas around it, as many as 32 flights were on Sunday diverted to nearby cities.

    Study finds air pollution reaches placenta during pregnancy

    18 Sep 2019

    A new study suggests when a pregnant woman breathes in air pollution, it can travel beyond her lungs to the placenta that guards her fetus.

    Trash for tickets on Indonesia's ‘plastic bus’

    10 Aug 2019

    The nation is the world's second-biggest marine polluter behind China and has pledged to reduce plastic waste in its waters some 70 percent by 2025 by boosting recycling, raising public awareness, and curbing usage.

    Citing 'unhealthy air', Vietnam tells people to limit outdoor activities

    02 Oct 2019

    Vietnam warned its people to limit outdoor activities because the air quality in the Southeast Asian country has persistently been at "unhealthy" levels for days.

    Air pollution may affect psychological health in kids

    08 Jan 2020

    Air pollution may affect our physical and psychological health in the long run as researchers have found that the children who are exposed to a high level of air pollution while growing up, have an increased risk of developing schizophrenia.

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