Overall, these results show that industrial pollution was a major cause of mortality in the 19th century, particularly in urban areas, and that industrial growth during this period came at a ...

Plastic pollution is one of the most looming environmental crises in the world Be it in the ocean in landfills or even in the air one breathes plastic waste floats flies or moves along winds and river ...

New research by experts from The University of Manchester has found that the poor management of untreated wastewater and raw sewage by water companies is the main source of microplastic pollution in ...

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...

The footprint of major metropolitan ... water and air pollution, increased infrastructure costs, inequality, and social homogeneity (Ewing 1997; Squires 2002). Understanding the causes ...

Vehicle exhaust and industrial manufacturing are major sources ... connecting air pollution with damage to the brain, researchers say that it is hard to pin down a clear cause using just ...

Air pollution is the biggest environmental health risk of our time. It also exacerbates climate change, causes economic losses, and reduces agricultural productivity. It knows no borders ...

Globally, air pollution causes the loss of 1.2 billion work days annually, which could reach 3.8 billion days by 2060, according to the nonprofit Clean Air Fund. The evidence clearly shows that ...

According to Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt, the main culprits are vehicle emissions, crop burning in the wider region and "closed" weather conditions -- a warm atmospheric lid covering the dust ...

Moreover, raising awareness about the broader health implications of air pollution can drive support for policies that address its root causes. The growing body of evidence linking PM2.5 to ...