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Climate adjusted projections of the distribution and frequency of poor air quality days for the Contiguous United States
Read more: Climate adjusted projections of the distribution and frequency of poor air quality days for the Contiguous United StatesUnhealthy air quality conditions can strongly affect long-term human health and well-being, yet many air quality data products focus on near real-time alerts or short-term forecasts.
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These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat Pump
Read more: These States Are Basically Begging You to Get a Heat PumpYou need a heat pump, ASAP. Now nine states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of this climate superhero.
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Why you should protect your eyes when air pollution levels are high
Read more: Why you should protect your eyes when air pollution levels are highStudies have long found that air pollution is bad for our lungs and cardiovascular system. But research on how a dirty atmosphere can impact our eyes is only beginning to emerge.
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America’s Notorious ‘Cancer Alley’ Is Even More Toxic Than We Thought
Read more: America’s Notorious ‘Cancer Alley’ Is Even More Toxic Than We ThoughtA new study finds levels of the carcinogen ethylene oxide that are nine times higher than those estimated by the EPA’s models.
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The Potent Pollution Of Noise
Read more: The Potent Pollution Of NoiseEarth’s acoustic environment has been profoundly altered by noise, but it’s not too late to change course.
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Lead pollution from small planes threatens human health, EPA finds
Read more: Lead pollution from small planes threatens human health, EPA findsThe EPA took the first step toward regulations aimed at reducing lead exposure from plane fuel, a potential health benefit for people near smaller airports.
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The effort to save SeaTac’s biggest forest amid airport expansion
Read more: The effort to save SeaTac’s biggest forest amid airport expansionCommunity pressure and federal legislation could help protect a hard-won South King County park from long-term development.
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Nanoparticles‐induced potential toxicity on human health: Applications, toxicity mechanisms, and evaluation models
Read more: Nanoparticles‐induced potential toxicity on human health: Applications, toxicity mechanisms, and evaluation modelsNanoparticles (NPs) have become one of the most popular objects of scientific study during the past decades. However, despite wealth of study Reports, still there is a gap, particularly in health toxicology studies, underlying mechanisms, and related evaluation models to deeply understanding the NPs risk effects.
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How noise pollution harms our health
Read more: How noise pollution harms our healthArline Bronzaft, PhD, talks about how noise affects health and well-being.
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Human and environmental impacts of nanoparticles: a scoping review of the current literature
Read more: Human and environmental impacts of nanoparticles: a scoping review of the current literatureUse of nanoparticles have established benefits in a wide range of applications, however, the effects of exposure to nanoparticles on health and the environmental risks associated with the production and use of nanoparticles are less well-established.