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1801. August 2, 2017 | SciencDaily.com
Light pollution as a new threat to pollination
Artificial light disrupts nocturnal pollination and leads to a reduced number of fruits produced by the plant. This loss of night time pollination cannot be compensated by diurnal pollinators. The negative impact of artificial light at night on nocturnal pollinators might even propagate further to the diurnal community, as ecologists were able to show. 1802. August 2, 2017 | Wired
Chemists remove 99 per cent of BPA from water in 30 minutes.
Our water is full of BPA, a potentially dangerous chemical, but chemists at Carnegie Mellon University may have a solution. 1803. August 1, 2017 | Chicago WTTW TV, Illinois
Toxic metals study examines kids’ toenails on Chicago’s Southeast Side.
A new study aims to measure the health impact of toxic metals in children on Chicago’s Southeast Side, an area that remains polluted despite the decline of heavy industry. 1804. August 1, 2017 | CBS News
Air pollution deaths expected to rise because of climate change.
New research predicts that air pollution worsened by climate change will cost tens of thousands of lives if changes are not made. 1805. July 28, 2017 | The Independent, United Kingdom
Air pollution exposure in early pregnancy may increase chance of premature birth, finds study.
Exposure to air pollution in the first and second trimesters of pregnancy could increase the risk of premature birth and low birth weight, scientists have warned. 1806. July 27, 2017 | The Independent, United Kingdom
Thirteen Bangladeshi children died from controversial insecticide only recently banned by US.
A case of pesticide poisoning highlights stark differences in safety regulations on either side of the Atlantic as British negotiators seek trade deal with U.S. 1807. July 27, 2017 | Albany Times Union, New York
Mercury polluting Hudson River from scrap metal, electronics recycling yard.
The state is beefing up the water pollution permit for Sims Metal Management after detecting "high levels" of the heavy metal coming out of drain pipe that empties into the river. 1808. July 27, 2017 | Environmental Health News
Science: Are we in a male fertility death spiral?
Male impotency is a growing problem. Here's why you should be worried—and your kids should be terrified. 1809. July 26, 2017 | Mother Jones
Trump’s EPA greenlit this pesticide linked to brain damage. Eight senators are fighting back.
On Tuesday, two senators introduced a bill that would ban chlorpyrifos, a pesticide linked to brain damage in kids. 1810. July 26, 2017 | The Guardian
'Children are being poisoned': Fury at scandal of toxic firefighting chemicals.
Medical risks have been known since 2000, but people living near defence bases fear delay and inaction have compromised their health, livelihoods and property values. 1811. July 26, 2017 | Detroit Free Press, Michigan
Millions in Michigan exposed to potentially unsafe chemicals in water.
Nearly 6 million Michigan residents drink, cook with and otherwise use tap water with an unregulated heavy metal, hexavalent chromium, at levels above where scientific study shows a cancer risk exists, a database compiled by an environmental nonprofit organization shows. 1812. July 22, 2017 | The Independent, United Kingdom
Microbeads ban: UK government to outlaw microplastics in cosmetic products.
Any kind of 'rinse-off' personal care and cosmetic products are affected, but not 'leave-on' make-up or sunscreen after industry complaints about the cost. 1813. July 21, 2017 | Reuters
China's air quality deteriorates due to winter pollution: Official.
Air quality in China worsened in the first half of 2017, with 338 cities including the capital Beijing on average reporting fewer clean air days due to winter pollution in January and February, an official at the Ministry of Environmental Protection said. 1814. July 20, 2017 | The Guardian
Plastic pollution risks 'near permanent contamination of natural environment.'
Humans have produced 8.3bn tonnes of plastic since the 1950s with the majority ending up in landfill or polluting the world’s continents and oceans, according to a new report. 1815. July 16, 2017 | Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio
Chemical found in Tristate residents likely due to industrial discharge.
University of Cincinnati researchers found in a recent study that Tristate residents have a higher level of a chemical in their bodies, likely due to industrial discharge into the Ohio River. 1816. July 14, 2017 | ABC News Online, Australia
Microplastic pollution of seafloor widespread along Australia's south-east coast, study finds.
Marine biologists are shocked at the high levels of microplastic pollution in the ocean sediments of Australia's south-east coast, with Bicheno in Tasmania being the worst. 1817. July 14, 2017 | New York Times
The chemicals in your mac and cheese.
Macaroni and cheese products were especially high in phthalates, chemicals that may pose special risks to pregnant women and young children. 1818. July 13, 2017 | Washington Post
The Arctic is full of mercury, and scientists think they know how it’s getting there.
The remote Arctic tundra may seem like the last place on Earth human pollution should be causing a problem - yet it’s filled with mercury contamination. 1819. July 13, 2017 | Bloomberg Businessweek
Does the world’s top weed killer cause cancer? Trump’s EPA will decide.
Roundup has revolutionized farming. Now, human health and Bayer’s $66 billion deal for Monsanto depend on an honest appraisal of its safety. 1820. July 13, 2017 | Charleston Post and Courier, South Carolina
A cancer cluster caused by pesticides in South Carolina would be hard to prove. Here's why.
Cancer clusters are rare and difficult to prove, and pesticides are unlikely to be the cause of several recent cases of brain tumors in Mount Pleasant, a national water quality expert said. 1821. July 10, 2017 | Canadian Press
Decline in hummingbird population linked to insecticide.
Some species of North American hummingbirds are in severe decline and a British Columbia research scientist says one possible cause might be the same insecticide affecting honey bees. 1822. July 7, 2017 | Kathmandu Nepali Times, Nepal
Taking the lead on lead.
Nepali children are exposed to alarmingly high levels of lead, which is slowing their intellectual development. 1823. July 7, 2017 | Los Angeles Times
California releases plan to clean lead contamination from 2,500 parcels near closed battery recycler Exide.
Lead will be removed from the soil of 2,500 of the worst contaminated residential properties including dozens of child-care centers near a shuttered battery recycling plant. 1824. July 7, 2017 | Boston Globe, Massachusetts
Are fireworks a health hazard?
It’s a question that has no doubt occurred to many as they’ve watched fireworks fill the sky with their magical light: Are there environmental and health effects from having so many rockets bursting in air? 1825. July 7, 2017 | Washington Post
Deaths from cancer higher in rural America, CDC finds.
Despite decreases in cancer death rates nationwide, a new report shows they are higher in rural America than in urban areas of the United States.
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