Tag Archives: pollution

Ocean pollution is widespread, worsening, and poses a clear and present danger to human health and wellbeing. But the extent of this danger has not been widely comprehended – until now. Our recent study provides the first comprehensive assessment of …

A study has shown that around 51,000 premature deaths could be prevented each year if cities met recommended levels of air pollution. Nitrogen dioxide exposure is highest in Madrid and caused up to 7% of all natural deaths there. City …

As much as one billion tonnes of waste could be burned in open and uncontrolled fires around the world each year, according to one estimate – close to half of all the municipal solid waste generated on Earth. But even …

Break Free From Plastic, a non-profit organization fighting plastic pollution, published the results of its annual brand audit last week. With the help of thousands of volunteers BFFP conduct a global audit of plastic waste collected in cleanups each year, in order …

In my career as a marine biologist, I’ve been fortunate enough to visit some of the most remote islands in the world. These beautiful places continue to remind me why I have this job in the first place, but they …

A study has shown that exposure to air pollution may influence the severity of coronavirus. Researchers compared data from the US Environmental Protection Agency and the COVID-19 mortality data collated from Johns Hopkins University. They found a small decrease of …

The International Day for Clean Air for blue skies is an annual event to champion global action on air pollution. Business and industry have a key role to play to reduce air pollution, since many of their activities cause emissions. The World …

Each year, the total amount of electric and electronic equipment the world uses grows by 2.5 million tonnes. Phones, radios, toys, laptops – if it has a power or battery supply it’s likely to join a growing mountain of “e-waste” …

The world as we know it may never be the same. The global economy has slowed, people are living in isolation and the death toll from an invisible killer is rising exponentially. The coronavirus pandemic has imposed a harsh reality …

The consistently glooming economic world to override the crises of unemployment, social miseries, etc has left a remarkable and pronounced adverse impact on the global environment. In meeting the agenda of economic stability we have somewhere knot strong ties and …

Researchers revealed that hotel industry in any country is a significant sector offering comfort to the customers in the form of shelter, food and refreshment but the operations of the hotel impact environment in many ways like CO2 emissions, water …

Over half of the world’s population – 4.2 billion people – live in cities. This number is expected to rise, with 68% of the global population estimated to live in urban areas by 2050. Among the world’s megacities – defined …