Tag: Pollution
In Nepal, new rules to make climbing Everest safer and less polluting
Hundreds of climbers will, once again this year, try to climb Everest, the highest peak on the planet (8,849 m). Last year, eighteen people lost their lives during these expeditions,…
Lombardy, Pollution: the impact of agriculture on PM2.5 comparable to urbanisation, industry and transport
(Finance) – A study by Polytechnic of Milan published in the Chemosphere magazine quantified the impact of agricultural land on the spatial distribution of concentration of fine particles (PM2.5) in…
The “responsibility” of the State recognized in the chlordecone scandal in the West Indies: “We are delighted but it is not enough”
The State’s responsibility in the health scandal involving chlordecone, a pesticide long used in banana plantations in the Antilles, is officially recognized by the National Assembly. According to a study…
in Roissy, the air is as polluted as on the Paris ring road
The concentrations of ultrafine particles (PUF) at the heart of Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport are similar to those observed along the Paris ring road, one of the most polluted axes…
Heavy goods vehicles from Southern countries, export pollution
In Benin, trucks blamed for polluting the country’s cities With our correspondent in Cotonou, Jean-Luc Aplogan Heavy goods vehicles are very numerous and visible in Cotonou and its surroundings. They…
the authorities withdraw the permit for the mine where nine miners are trapped
Rescue operations continue in Erzincan, in the northeast, four days after a landslide trapped nine people working in a gold mine. While the chances of finding them alive are considered…
EU, provisional agreement on ship-source pollution directive
(Finance) – The Council of the EU and the European Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on a revised directive on pollution from ships, as part of the “maritime safety”…
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…
What is the impact of air pollution at school on children’s health?
News Published on 02/02/2024 at 5:52 p.m. Updated 02/02/2024 at 5:52 p.m. Reading 2 min. in collaboration with Guislaine David (Co SG and spokesperson for SNUipp-FSU) According to a new…
“we need an international body of the same scientific scope as the IPCC”
Chemical pollution is responsible for 1.8 million deaths per year worldwide, according to a study by Lancet of 2022. And that’s without taking into account the impact on biodiversity. Around…