News articles tagged with 'pollution' (Page 2)
Pollution with antibiotics leads to resistant bacteria
— 22 Feb 2011 23:11 | HealthMany of the substances in our most common medicines are manufactured in India. Some of these factories release huge quantities of drugs to the environment. Swedish scientists now show…
Cold winters mean more pollution
— 22 Feb 2011 23:11 | EnvironmentDifferences in air pressure over the North Atlantic have meant that the last two winters in Gothenburg, Sweden, have been extremely cold. This has led to the air in Gothenburg being…
World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold
— 15 Feb 2011 15:51 | EnvironmentRecalculating the global use of phosphorous, a fertiliser linchpin of modern agriculture, a team of researchers warns that the world's stocks may soon be in short supply and that overuse…
Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued
— 8 Feb 2011 18:24 | EnvironmentThe air pollution control measures that were put in place in Beijing during the 2008 Olympic Games - if continued - would cut almost in half the lifetime risk of lung cancer for the…
Indoor coal use associated with possible impairment of early childhood growth
— 8 Feb 2011 18:06 | HealthChildren raised in homes using indoor coal for cooking or heating appear to be about a half-inch shorter at age 36 months than those in households using other fuel sources, according…
Findings on pollution damage to human airways could yield new therapies
— 18 Jan 2011 17:00 | HealthResearchers from Duke University Medical Centre have identified how nanoparticles from diesel exhaust damage lung airway cells, a finding that could lead to new therapies for people…
Iron legacy leaves soil high in manganese
— 10 Dec 2010 21:18 | EnvironmentIron furnaces that once dotted central Pennsylvania may have left a legacy of manganese enriched soils, according to Penn State geoscientists. This manganese can be toxic to trees,…
Photos of tiny blood vessels in the eye link air pollution to heart disease
— 1 Dec 2010 18:19 | HealthBy digitally photographing the tiny, hair-like blood vessels in the back of our eyes, researchers can now look directly at how small blood vessels like those that bring blood to the…
Arsenic-polluted water toxic to Bangladesh economy
— 30 Nov 2010 21:39 | EnvironmentThe well-reported arsenic contamination of drinking water in Bangladesh - called the 'largest mass poisoning of a population in history' by the World Health Organisation and known to…
Hybrid tugboat cuts emissions, University of California, Riverside study shows
— 23 Nov 2010 18:44 | EnvironmentA new study by University of California, Riverside scientists of what is believed to be the world's only hybrid electric tugboat found that the vessel is effective in reducing emissions…