Every household is more likely than not to have dusts containing PFAS chemicals at low concentrations. But how worried should we be about the risks to our personal health?
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From persistent chemicals to exhaust particulate matter, snow accumulates highly toxic pollutants. Regulations are needed to address the impacts on water supplies and the food chain.
UV absorbents and industrial antioxidants are used in many household goods to protect them from UV radiation. They can have an adverse impact on ecosystems.
We need to advance our understanding of the effects of microplastics on aquatic ecosystems, especially on small animals at the base of food webs that might be ingesting more of these particles.
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There have been instances of heavy metals pollution in Nigeria that led to public health crisis.
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As lockdowns have came into effect around the world, air pollution has plummeted.
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, University of Adelaide
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Victoria's Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Affiliate Full Professor, University of Washington; Research Associate, African Climate and Development Initiative and FitzPatrick Institute, University of Cape Town; CEO, Stable Planet Alliance, University of Washington
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Professor, University of the Western Cape
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Professor Emeritus of International Environmental Policy, Tufts University
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Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Science, University of Leicester
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Professor of Sustainable Development, Staffordshire University
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SEI York Centre Director, University of York
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Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, York, Stockholm Environment Institute
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Research Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute
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Associate professor, IMT Nord Europe – Institut Mines-Télécom
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Provost Professor of Art History and English, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Lecturer of Environmental Chemistry, Madonna University, Nigeria
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Professor of Aquatic Toxicology, University of Ibadan
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Postdoctoral fellow, Marine Ecology, University of Victoria
