A new modeling study suggests that fish consumption advisories for expecting mothers are ineffective in reducing infant exposure to long-lived contaminants like persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
Apr 17, 2014
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QUT health experts warn air-polluting events like the Morwell fire should be treated as disasters.
Mar 4, 2014
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A team of researchers at the IRCM in Montréal led by Rémi Rabasa-Lhoret, in collaboration with Jérôme Ruzzin from the University of Bergen in Norway, found a link between a type of pollutants and certain metabolic complications ...
Feb 27, 2014
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Blood samples taken by Massey researchers to measure the concentrations of toxic environmental contaminants, called persistent organic pollutants (or POPs), show their levels halved in the past 15 years among New Zealand's ...
Nov 21, 2013
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It's official - air pollution causes cancer and a QUT researcher is calling on Australian policymakers to do more to save lives.
Nov 18, 2013
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What many commuters choking on smog have long suspected has finally been scientifically validated: air pollution causes lung cancer.
Oct 17, 2013
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Chronic exposure to ground level ozone, a powerful greenhouse gas and a widespread air pollutant in many major cities, is linked to premature death from cardiovascular disease, finds a new study led by University of California, ...
Sep 6, 2013
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Concentrations of organic compounds called brominated flame retardants in New Zealand samples of dust and breast milk are "well below" limits imposed by international authorities, researchers from the College of Health have ...
Aug 13, 2013
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Burning incense, a popular cultural practice in Arabian Gulf countries and elsewhere, generates indoor air pollutants that may cause inflammation in human lung cells, say researchers in the Gillings School of Global Public ...
Aug 2, 2013
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New research conducted in 10 European cities has estimated that 14% of chronic childhood asthma is due to exposure to traffic pollution near busy roads.
Mar 21, 2013
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