Tag: particles
New product helps remove nanoplastic particles from water in moments
Researchers have developed a process to clean water of plastic particles. Plastic is everywhere. Because of our consumption habits, this material is present in our cupboards as well as in…
Canada: Study Highlights Excess Mortality Linked to Ultrafine Particles
News Published on 08/18/2024 at 9:02 p.m. updated on 08/18/2024 at 9:02 p.m. Reading 1 min. Air pollution caused by ultrafine particles (UFPs) emitted by transportation and industrial activity causes…
Fewer corona particles in the sewer for the first time in weeks
It is the first decrease since the beginning of May, eleven weeks ago. The measurement a week ago still showed a very slight increase. According to the RIVM, the so-called…
Unbelievable event: He has been living with needle particles in his skull for 14 years! He is looking for a cure for his problem “I am in a lot of pain”
Needle particles were forgotten in the skull of Salih Aktaş, who had spinal cord surgery in a hospital on April 25, 2007. The second shock to Aktaş, who took the…
Joe Biden tackles air pollution and tightens rules on fine particles
They are responsible for heart attacks, cardiovascular accidents, asthma and other diseases: fine particles. In the United States, Joe Biden announced stricter rules on Wednesday February 7 to limit the…
Each water bottle contains hundreds of thousands of plastic particles
News Published on 01/09/2024 at 2:55 p.m. Updated 01/09/2024 at 2:55 p.m. Reading 2 min. Bottled water contains between 110,000 and 370,000 plastic particles per liter, 100 times more than…
Air particles behind hundreds of thousands of deaths
Updated 01.17 | Published 01.12 Share the article Save the article full screen Pedestrians in Rome in January 2020 as the Italian city’s mayor restricted car traffic for a few…
More virus particles in sewage, will corona flare up again?
The increase is not surprising at this time of year, explains Susan van den Hof, epidemiologist at RIVM. “People have been on holiday, to festivals, meet many others and then…
Particles from traffic can make it more difficult to get pregnant
Researchers have already seen a connection between high levels of particles from traffic and reduced fertility in women. Now new international research reveals what that connection looks like. Among other…
Air pollution: fine particles would lead to an increased risk of glaucoma
News Published on 07/20/2023 at 4:46 p.m. Updated 07/20/2023 at 4:46 p.m. Reading 2 mins. in collaboration with Pr Antoine Brézin (Head of Ophthalmology Department at Cochin Hospital,) According to…