Air pollution exposure linked to higher COVID‑19 cases and deaths – new study
Even accounting for factors like age and population density, the role of air pollution in explaining the spread of COVID-19 cases is compelling.
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Can pollution face masks really protect us from exposure to toxic particles?
Commercially available respirator masks are becoming a popular choice for cyclists and pedestrians wanting to reduce pollution exposure.
Air pollution: most national limits are unsafe for human health – new WHO guidelines
The World Health Organization has halved its recommended limit for particulate pollution.
70 years on from the killer smog: what clean air laws teach us about power, pollution and profit
Economic interests have shaped society’s response to pollution. Now, policy needs to align with the scientific evidence to clean up our air.
What China must do to fix its air pollution problem
We’ve seen smog before, but never on this scale.
Schoolchildren helped redesign a city to cut air pollution and climate warming
Children are the future, so why don’t we listen to them more often?
Toxic emissions down, but people still dying from air pollution – it’s time for something radical
Free public transport could be one way to get more people to ditch the car.
Air pollution linked to eczema – new research
Air pollution can penetrate deep beneath the skin’s protective outer barrier.
How smartphones can lead the fight against air pollution
It’s no surprise that dirty air kills. In fact, air pollution was recently placed in the top ten health risks faced by human beings globally. In the UK high concentrations of polluting particles cost health…
Singapore ‘smoking ban’ sounds radical, but it’s an odd way to reduce air pollution
There are other things which cause air pollution – cars, for example – which will have a much bigger impact.
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