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Nailed tyres not a source of particulates
UN and global air standards
Air quality in cities
River pollution from jeans factories
PCB peaks caused by biomass burning?
Car parks and water pollution
Industrial pollution becoming worse
Radioactivity decreases around Chernobyl site
New air pollution protocol takes effect
Particle pollution proved to cause bio damage
Chemical pollution in Arctic linked to birds
Asthma hotspots linked to black carbon
Oestrogen from farms a cause for concern
Open-fire cooking and air quality
Pollutants in birds
Study highlights cosmetic/pharmaceutical pollution
Twenty years from Chernobyl
Nitrogen emissions must be curbed
Aquatic pollutants affected by drought
Toxins released from brake pads in traffic jams

 

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October 10, 2011  Workplace Pollutants Tied To Kids' Asthma Risk

September 9, 2011 UI Researchers Find High Levels of Toxic PCBs in Indiana Harbor and Ship Canal

April 19, 2011    EPA chief says will decide in July on U.S. dust rule

April 3, 2011 Greenpeace finds milk, berries still contaminated from Chernobyl 

March 8, 2011  Lead Poisoning Kills 400 More Nigerian Children 

February 9, 2011 Johannesburg Gold Riches Spawn Acid Water Woes

January 18, 2011 Drinking Water In Vietnam Has Excessive Arsenic  

January 10, 2011  U.N. Urges Nigeria Clean-Up After Mass Lead Poisoning

December 31, 2010 Minnesota Sues 3M Over Pollution Claims  

November 24, 2010 Air Pollution Exceeds Safety Limits In Big Asian Cities: Report

October 22, 2010 Plants Clean Air Pollution Better Than Expected

October 19, 2010 Special Report: The Problem With Phthalates    

July 7, 2010 Pollution Makes Quarter Of China Water Unusable: Ministry  

July 7, 2010  EPA Proposes Tougher Air Rules On Power Plants  

May 12, 2010 Stronger Evidence Pollution Damages Heart: Report  

April 22, 2010  Peruvian Eyes "Green Gold" To End Mercury Dumping

April 19, 2020 Mercury surprise: Rice can be risky 

April 6, 2010 Ecologists Fear For Baikal As Putin Saves Factory

March 23, 2010 Uganda Says Pollution Of Lake Victoria Worsening

February 18, 2010 Engine Emissions

December 24, 2009 Dirty Air May Raise Pneumonia Risk: Study

December 3, 2009  FEATURE-Iraq Sees Alarming Rise In Cancers, Deformed Babies

November 6, 2009 Indoor Plants Could Save Your Life

November 2, 2009 Unanticipated Long Term Consequences of Nuclear Waste From Bomb Making

October 21, 2009 Polluted Air May Give You A Headache

September 18, 2009 China's 'Cancer Villages' Bear Witness To Economic Boom  

August 25, 2009  Lead poisoning haunts Chinese smelter communities  

June 28, 2009     Air Pollution From Freeway Extends One And A Half Miles Away 

June 1, 2009  Pollution May Contribute To Rise In Liver Disease 

April 30, 2009    186 Milllion In U.S. Live With Dangerous Air Pollution

February 23, 2009 INTERVIEW - Afghans Face Another Crisis: Air Pollution 

February 23, 2009  Environment Ministers To Tackle Mercury Pollution 

January 23, 2009  Wood And Dung Fires Feed Asia's Brown Cloud 

January 16, 2009  Air Pollution May Prompt Abnormal Heart Rhythm 

October 13, 2008 Nations to Slash Sulphur in Ship Emissions by 2015

September 12,2008 Fish, Swimmers Thrive in Cleaner Danube 

August 15, 2008 Smog-Related Deaths Set to Soar in Canada – Report

June 16, 2008   New Finding Links Pollution to Childhood Allergies

June 5, 2008  Mexico City smog hurting people's sense of smell

May 13, 2008  Study Links Air Pollution, Blood Clots In Veins

April 15, 2008 Dental Offices May Be Source Of Mercury Pollution

February 18, 2008 Breathing Dirty Air May Lower Kids' IQ  

October 30, 2007  China Birth Defects Soar Due to Pollution - Report

October 19, 2007  Dioxin Pollution Leads to More Baby Girls - Study 

October 11, 2007 Many French Rivers Polluted by Banned Chemical 

September 13, 2007  World's 10 Most Polluted Places

September 10, 2007  In Pure Arctic Air, Signs of China's Economic Boom

June 8, 2007  Britain Sees Sharp Drop in Dioxin Levels in Soil

June 1, 2007    Most European Beaches Clean, EU Report Shows

May 25, 2007  Fetuses, Babies Said at High Risk From Pollutants 

February 19, 2007  Low Levels of Air Pollution Can Raise Stroke Risk

January 29, 2007   Traffic Pollution Can Stunt Lung Development - Study

January 23, 2007   Waterbird Species Are in Decline

January 10, 2007   Air Pollution Blamed for Killing Thousands of Iranians

September 19, 2005
Antarctic Hole in Ozone Layer Nears Record Size

September 5, 2005
Salt on the road makes its way to the water

August 20, 2005
WHO: Dirty air a regular killer in Asia

August 12, 2005
Pollution Exposure Linked to Childhood Cancer

August 11, 2005
Malaysia Chokes on Indonesia Forest Fires

August 8, 2005
Newmont Pollution Trial Begins in Indonesia

July 25, 2005
High DDT Levels Found in Breastmilk of Hong Kong Mothers

July 20, 2005
SIDS Linked to Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution

July 20, 2005
Canada Planes to Monitor Arctic for Ship Pollution

July 15, 2005
Unborn Babies Carry Pollutants, Study Finds

July 12, 2005
EU Set to Adopt Fines for Polluting Ships

May 23, 2005
Great Lakes Fouled With Mix of Storm Water and Sewage

January 05, 2005
The Health Effects of Air Pollution: The Human Body Under Attack



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