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1626. March 11, 2019 | Reuters
China expands switch from polluting coal heating in 2018 -environment minister
China expanded its coal-to-gas and coal-to-electricity projects to 35 cities in 2018 from 12 cities the previous year, China's environment minister, Li Ganjie, said on Monday, as the world's second-largest economy stepped up its fight against smog. 1627. March 11, 2019 | The Daily Star
Dhaka's toxic air: A major public health concern
The electronic and press media in Bangladesh has recently been highlighting the findings of the 2018 World Air Quality Report published by Greenpeace and AirVisual. As per this report, Bangladesh has the most polluted air in the world, and Dhaka is the second most polluted capital city. 1628. March 10, 2019 | The Conversation
Wood smoke may smell good, but winter fires come with a steep health cost
Air pollution causes one in nine deaths around the world. 1629. March 10, 2019 | Independent UK
Toxic fumes from ships linked to thousands of UK deaths
The UK is one of the most vulnerable nations to the toxic fumes spewed out by ships, according to a new study. 1630. March 9, 2019 | The Guardian
The Roundup row: is the world’s most popular weedkiller carcinogenic?
Producer Monsanto is facing thousands of lawsuits from customers who now have cancer. But not all experts are convinced of a link. 1631. March 7, 2019 | Earth.com News
China and South Korea will use artificial rain to curb pollution
This week, air pollution in South Korea has reached alarming levels, and fine dust levels have reached a new high. 1632. March 7, 2019 | Straits Times
S. Koreans angry as toxic air pollution takes hold
South Koreans are getting more angry and frustrated as hazardous ultra-fine particulate pollution grips large parts of the country. 1633. March 7, 2019 | The Guardian
Microplastic pollution revealed ‘absolutely everywhere’ by new research
Microplastic pollution spans the world, according to new studies showing contamination in the UK's lake and rivers, in groundwater in the US and along the Yangtze river in China and the coast of Spain. 1634. March 6, 2019 | The Conversation
Mystery of French babies born with deformed arms – here's what a developmental biologist thinks
Several facts suggest that agricultural chemicals, getting into the water supply or food chain, could influence embryonic development and result in damage. 1635. March 6, 2019 | Environmental Health News
"Off the charts" arsenic levels detected in Western Pennsylvania groundwater
PITTSBURGH—New data shows arsenic at levels 372 times greater than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's threshold for safety in groundwater an hour northwest of Pittsburgh. 1636. March 6, 2019 | The Guardian
A hidden scandal: America's school students exposed to water tainted by toxic lead
Elevated levels of lead have been found in schools across the US, alarming experts who say it is particularly harmful to children 1637. March 6, 2019 | UN Earthed
Global air pollution map reveals 2,000 cities suffering from dirty air
Two thirds of the cities in the world with adequate air quality data are suffering from dangerous levels of pollution, according to a massive new map. 1638. March 4, 2019 | Bloomberg
Toxins found near almost all coal ash ponds tracked by industry
Environmental watchdogs say the power industry's own data show widespread groundwater contamination near sites storing coal ash, a toxic byproduct of burning coal to generate electricity. 1639. March 3, 2019 | Miami New Times
City of Miami bans use of herbicides containing Glyphosate
Glyphosate is a popular ingredient in weed-killing herbicides because it's extremely effective. It's also a well-known pollutant — researchers have found the chemical in samples of the air we breathe, the food we eat, and even the beer and wine we buy from the liquor store. 1640. March 3, 2019 | The Guardian
Hospitals withdraw surgical device over aluminium exposure fears
The device, called enFlow, is used to warm fluids to body temperature before they are infused into patients during surgery. But fluids passed through the device during tests were found to contain hundreds of times the recommended safe limit of aluminium. 1641. March 1, 2019 | Independent UK
Humanity producing potentially harmful chemicals faster than they can test their effects, experts warn
'On a very large proportion of chemicals in everyday use – we either know nothing about their toxicity or very little,'. Humans and wildlife face escalating risks from potentially harmful chemical because the production of new compounds is outstripping capacity to test their toxicity, experts warned. 1642. March 1, 2019 | Reuters
Rheumatoid arthritis risk lower among smokers who quit
Adults who quit smoking decades ago may have a lower risk of rheumatoid arthritis than people who gave up cigarettes more recently, a U.S. study suggests. 1643. February 28, 2019 | The Guardian
Pollution map reveals unsafe air quality at almost 2,000 UK sites
Almost 2,000 locations across the England, Wales and Northern Ireland have levels of air pollution that exceed safety limits, according to a pollution map released by campaigners. 1644. February 27, 2019 | Phys.org
Wildlife are exposed to a cocktail of hormone-disrupting toxins and our understanding of the risks is limited
A team of experts convened by Professor Sir Charles Godfray of the Oxford Martin School has assessed the evidence base of key chemicals known to disrupt the endocrine system of wildlife. 1645. February 26, 2019 | Dailymail online
Office worker, 69, who ate fish every day of his two-week Alaskan cruise becomes confused and forgetful after developing mercury poisoning
The unnamed man was taken to the Florida Hospital Heartland Medical Center Revealed he ate high-mercury halibut, lingcod and salmon shark at most meals Diagnosed with 'organic mercury toxicity due to consumption of excessive fish' 1646. February 26, 2019 | Reuters
Study bolsters link between prenatal nicotine exposure and ADHD
Pregnant women who have nicotine in their systems from smoking are more likely to have children who develop attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new study suggests. 1647. February 25, 2019 | USA Today
Weed killer in your wine and beer? That's what a new U.S. PIRG study found
A new report by the public-interest advocacy group U.S. PIRG reveals that tests of five wines and 15 beers, including organic ones, found traces of the controversial weed killer glyphosate in 19 out of the 20. 1648. February 25, 2019 | Environmental Health News
Insecticide linked to increased breast cancer risk — 40 years after exposure
Researchers found DDT exposure before puberty may have increased the breast cancer risk for women in their 50s. Study is the latest to suggest early-life exposures, even prior to birth, may hold the key to understanding who gets diseases. 1649. February 19, 2019 | ์Nola.com
New Orleans mockingbirds exposed to lead show more aggression, Tulane finds
Mockingbirds found in New Orleans neighborhoods with high levels of lead in the soil are more aggressive, New research from Tulane University indicates. The research team says their findings indicate sub-lethal lead exposure may be common in urban wildlife and should be better studied. 1650. February 15, 2019 | The Guardian
Exposure to weed killing products increases risk of cancer by 41%
Evidence ‘supports link’ between exposures to glyphosate herbicides and increased risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma
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