What we do and don’t know about the links between air pollution and coronavirus
Yes, poor air quality is bad for your health – but beware simplistic correlations with COVID-19.
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Low‑level air pollution increases lung cancer risk
Breathing in air pollution at a lower rate that prescribed EU limits for prolonged periods of time increases your risk of lung cancer, according to a new study published in the Lancet Oncology. The study…
Your city could be exporting deadly air pollution – here’s why
Developed nations need to stop telling smoggy cities to clean up their act and start critiquing their own consumption habits.
Air pollution linked with global rise in antibiotic resistance
Antibiotic resistance can affect anyone of any age.
Air pollution exposure is shifting from outdoor to indoor – here’s why
Ozone pollution is on the rise, and it’s getting into people’s homes.
Air pollution has contributed to 16 million deaths in India in the past decade – new study
A new study reveals the lethal effects of air pollution in India.
Air pollution cools climate more than expected – this makes cutting carbon emissions more urgent
The best way to cut air pollution is to burn less fossil fuel.
Drivers are exposed to the highest levels of harmful air pollution – and taxi drivers are most at risk
Taxi drivers are exposed to twice the level of pollution compared to other drivers.
How creative maps make air pollution more visible
Researchers have transformed air quality data into maps, visualisations and exhibitions to connect people to the issues in tangible ways.
Air pollution ate my computer (and other vital objects)
So serious are the effects of air pollution on human health - the WHO recently categorised it as carcinogenic, responsible for 223,000 deaths a year worldwide - that it is easy to neglect its wider impact…
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