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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…
Haribo recalls sweets – found metal particles
The affected products are Goldbears (80 grams), Pacifiers Fruit (80 grams), Pacifiers Licorice (80 grams), Pacifiers Foam (120 grams), Pacifiers Cola (80 grams), Fruktilurer Fruit & Berries (80 grams), St.…
Pollution: only 0.001% of the world’s population is not exposed to fine particles
News Published on 03/07/2023 at 6:06 p.m. Updated 03/07/2023 at 6:06 p.m. Reading 2 mins. The world’s first study of daily air pollution shows that almost no place on Earth…
That’s how far particles spread when you flush
They are invisible to the eye, but scientists have now managed to show them by shining a green laser. When you flush the toilet, it sprays up a cloud of…
A damaged non-stick pan can release millions of plastic particles
News Published on 11/08/2022 at 12:26 p.m. Updated 11/08/2022 at 12:26 p.m. Reading 2 mins. Simple scratches on a frying pan could release millions of microplastics into a meal, researchers…