Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:04 am Updated Oct. 24, 2024 at 2:33 pm 1 of 2 | FILE – Contractors Luis Benitez, foreground, and Jose Diaz, background, clean up lead paint in a contaminated building, Feb. 23, 2006, in Providence, R.I. (AP Photo/Chitose Suzuki) By MATTHEW DALY The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two weeks
Study suggests ultrafine particles linked to 1,100 deaths per year in Montreal and Toronto
Study followed 1.5 million people over 15 years Joe Bongiorno · The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 07, 2024 3:49 PM PDT | Last Updated: August 7 McGill professor breaks down how vehicle and industry pollution affect our health Duration 4:46 Scott Weichenthal is with McGill University’s department of epidemiology and biostatistics, and is the
Ultrafine particles linked to over 1,000 deaths per year in Canada’s two largest cities
A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada’s two largest cities by McGill-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant. Ultrafine particles (UFPs) primarily come from vehicle emissions and industrial activities. Canada’s federal and provincial governments have not set concentration limits for UFPs, as they have for larger fine
‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town
By Andrew R Chow/Granbury, Texas | Photographs by Jake Dockins for TIME An aerial view of Marathon Digital Holdings’ bitcoin mine in Granbury, Texas, on May 21, 2024. Drone operation by Izaac Costiniano On an evening in December 2023, 43-year-old small business owner Sarah Rosenkranz collapsed in her home in Granbury, Texas and was rushed
Aircraft noise exposure and body mass index among female participants in two Nurses’ Health Study prospective cohorts living around 90 airports in the United States
Individuals who are frequently exposed to airplane noise are more at risk of developing a cluster of cardiometabolic conditions such as heart attack, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. A new study has discovered that people who are regularly exposed to airplanes and helicopters flying overhead are more likely to have a high BMI – a risk factor for multiple
Compendium of WHO and other UN guidance on health and environment – Environmental Noise (2022)
Government eyes more coal regulations as black lung cases sharply rise among miners
We often use the black humor that “our electeds treat Sea-Tac Airport like electeds in West Virginia treat coal miners.” And this article shows exactly what we mean. The best we can seem to do for coal miners is to do something called ‘mitigation’, ie. treating their symptoms. Miners routinely kill themselves to feed their
Airplane noise linked to next day heart health hospitalizations
The sound of airplanes flying overhead late at night is linked to a slight increase in hospital admissions for heart-related problems the following day, a study from Imperial College London suggests. Researchers from Imperial and the University of Leicester combined hospital admissions and mortality data with environmental modeling to assess short-term associations between aircraft noise
Size comparison of PM2.5 and PM10
Are Legally Acceptable Levels of Pollution Harming Children’s Brain Development?
Between 1955 and 1970, the United States passed five laws to monitor and regulate the country’s air pollution. Each act built upon the last and, in 1970, Congress passed the Clean Air Act, which established guidelines for “safe” levels of ambient air pollution, some of which are still used today. But a new study suggests those standards