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1076. August 11, 2020 | Daily Mail UK
Coronavirus UK: Infection risk higher in areas with air pollution
People are more likely to catch Covid-19 in areas with bad air pollution because particles can 'carry' the virus, scientists have claimed. 1077. August 11, 2020 | Environmental Health News
Organic diets quickly reduce the amount of glyphosate in people’s bodies
Eating an organic diet rapidly and significantly reduces exposure to glyphosate—the world's most widely-used weed killer, which has been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other harmful impacts, according to a new study. 1078. August 11, 2020 | The Guardian
Alarm as pesticides spur rapid decline of US bird species
Popular pesticides are causing bird species to decline at an alarming rate in the US, adding fuel to a 50-year downward trend in bird biodiversity, a new report has found. 1079. August 8, 2020 | Food Safety News
Voluntary phase-out by industry of certain PFAS used in food packaging
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a voluntary phase-out of certain types of grease-proofing agents on paper and paperboard food 1080. August 5, 2020 | UPI
Pollution disparities can be seen from space
Air pollution disparities are visible from space, according to a study of data from Houston, Texas, that found levels of nitrous dioxide were often concentrated over lower-income, minority neighborhoo 1081. August 5, 2020 | BBC
Beirut explosion: What is ammonium nitrate and how dangerous is it?
Ammonium nitrate has been blamed for a deadly explosion in Beirut, but what exactly is the chemical? 1082. August 5, 2020 | Chemical & engineering News
Mercury makes it deep into marine trenches
Bioaccumulation transports the neurotoxin from surface waters to the fathoms below. 1083. August 3, 2020 | WLRN Public Radio and Television
Report shows pollution at majority of Florida's beaches puts swimmers at risk
Environment Florida Research and Policy Center compiled data from the state and found that last year, 187 of 261 beaches tested had enough pollution to put swimmers at risk of getting sick on at least one day during the year. 1084. August 3, 2020 | Tehran Times
COVID-19 increases PM concentration in Tehran by 20%: study
The results of a study by Iranian researchers shows that the concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) as the most important pollutant in Tehran air during the coronavirus outbreak has increased by about 20 percent compared to the same period last year. 1085. August 3, 2020 | Tehran Times
COVID-19 increases PM concentration in Tehran by 20%: study
The results of a study by Iranian researchers shows that the concentration of particulate matter (PM2.5) as the most important pollutant in Tehran air during the coronavirus outbreak has increased by about 20 percent compared to the same period last year. 1086. August 1, 2020 | Bloomberg Law
EPA proposes registering weedkiller alternative to glyphosate
The EPA has proposed registering tiafenacil as an alternative to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Bayer AG’s Roundup, as some weeds have become increasingly resistant to the widely used herbicide. 1087. July 30, 2020 | The New York TImes
One in three children have unacceptably high lead levels, study says
“Children around the world are being poisoned by lead on a massive and previously unrecognized scale,” according to the study, a collaboration of UNICEF and Pure Earth, an advocacy group. 1088. July 30, 2020 | The New York TImes
Paris beehives trace Notre-Dame's toxic fallout
Bees can act as tiny pollution detectors, say researchers, who found higher but still safe lead levels in honey gathered downwind of the cathedral. 1089. July 29, 2020 | Inverse
A solution to pollution is actually a problem, PFAS study reveals
When we release substances that don't biodegrade into the environment they are, eventually, bound to end up even in the most remote parts of the Earth. 1090. July 28, 2020 | CBS8
New report reveals toxic chemicals in smoke from USS Bonhomme Richard
San Diego County's Air Pollution Control District released a report stating that the smoke from the USS Bonhomme Richard was full of toxic chemicals. The report directly contradicts what Navy officials initially told the public. 1091. July 28, 2020 | Hindustan Times
Indians’ life expectancy cut 5.2 yrs by pollution
Pollution levels in India shave off 5.2 years from the life expectancy of the average Indian and it most acutely hits people living in the Indo-Gangetic plains, according to an assessment by the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago, which also showed that the situation had slightly improved between 2016 and 2018. 1092. July 28, 2020 | The New York TImes
Pollution is killing Black Americans. This community fought back
African-Americans are 75 percent more likely than others to live near facilities that produce hazardous waste. Can a grass-roots environmental-justice movement make a difference? 1093. July 28, 2020 | The Barents Observer
More pollution from Nornickel, Kola peninsula covered by smog
Kilometers and kilometers of fragile taiga nature west of the smelters for nickel and copper in Monchegorsk was Friday covered by smog containing sulfur dioxide and heavy metals. 1094. July 23, 2020 | Bristol Live
Scientists begin research that could link traffic pollution with cancer in children
A groundbreaking study will explore whether there is a link between the amount of pollution caused by traffic congestion in Bristol and cancer in children. 1095. July 23, 2020 | CNN Health
Health impacts of synthetic chemicals doubled in last 5 years
Synthetic chemicals aren't good for you. Examples of how endocrine-disrupting chemicals in plastics, pesticides and other US products impact health have doubled in the last five years, and now include obesity, breast cancer, diabetes and more. 1096. July 22, 2020 | The Guardian
Most UK sharks have consumed plastics, study finds
Microplastics and synthetic microfibres from clothing have been found for the first time in the guts of sharks that live off the UK coast. 1097. July 14, 2020 | The Conversation
Air pollution exposure linked to higher COVID-19 cases and deaths
The global death toll from COVID-19 has now passed half a million. To slow the spread of the disease, we need to better understand why some places have higher numbers of cases and deaths than others. 1098. July 3, 2020 | SciDev.Net
Poisons used to make food more beautiful, last longer
Toxic chemicals are being used by food sellers across Sub-Saharan Africa to improve the look of meat and fish, scientists and food inspectors say, putting the health of millions at risk. 1099. July 3, 2020 | Environmental Health News
The danger of hormone-mimicking chemicals in medical devices and meds
Exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals in medicine and medical devices is grossly underestimated, and physicians have an ethical obligation to talk about these exposures with their patients, according to a new study. 1100. July 2, 2020 | BBC
The young people fighting the worst smog in Europe
The city is so polluted that people with respiratory illness move uphill to escape, and young people dream of emigrating. But a simple app has begun a movement to deal with the smog.
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