As lockdowns have came into effect around the world, air pollution has plummeted.
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Pollutants like nitrogen dioxide are a silent killer, but everyone isn’t equally at risk.
Images of wildfires are powerful, but can make climate catastrophe seem like something spectacular and distant. So some artists are focusing on the plants and bugs in our immediate surroundings.
Episodes of reported PFAS contamination are never far from the news. Here’s a run-down of what PFAS is, and why we have little reason to worry about its potential effects on our health.
The number of substances emitted into the atmosphere is immense and growing, but some are particularly harmful to health and are subject to increased monitoring.
When present in the lowest atmospheric layer, ozone becomes a concern for human and plant health.
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Senior Lecturer in Pharmacology, Adelaide University
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Health Economist ,Department of Environmental Health, Kintampo Health Research Center
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Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Aquatic Toxicology, University of Ibadan
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Professeur titulaire, Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT)
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Chercheuse scientifique, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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SEI York Centre Director, University of York