Air & Water Quality

8+ hour, 9+ min ago   (431+ words) The liberal landfill = dumpster fire. The Alberta government is promising to release air quality data for smoke that has been spreading in southern Calgary from a stubborn landfill fire. The fire has been smouldering in piles of material at the…...

2+ hour, 43+ min ago   (233+ words) S. pneumoniae is found in the respiratory microbiome, the collection of microbes that live in the human nose and throat, in almost 20 per cent of adults globally1. While many adults and children carry the bacteria without any symptoms, when S. pneumoniae gets into…...

3+ hour, 39+ min ago   (229+ words) While manure spills are relatively rare, a recent spill in the Lake Geneva area earlier this year highlights the critical need for proper emergency response. To help farmers and local stakeholders understand exactly what happens—and what should happen—when…...

7+ hour, 29+ min ago   (155+ words) Over the past week in Mykolaiv, 70 samples of atmospheric air were tested in the laboratory. In 30 samples, exceedances of the maximum allowable concentrations of certain pollutants were detected. The studies were conducted by specialists from the Mykolaiv Regional Center for…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago   (266+ words) CHENNAI: Nearly one-third of groundwater sampled across Chennai is poor, very poor, or completely unsuitable for drinking, finds a new assessment that highlights the vulnerability of the city’s groundwater resources to contamination and inadequate water management. Among the 39 sampled areas,…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (517+ words) A brutal combination of record-breaking heat and widespread wildfire smoke has caused major public health warnings for much of the United States this summer. Dangerous air quality followed close behind the season's extreme temperatures. In mid-July, wildfire smoke drove air…...

5+ hour, 38+ min ago   (272+ words) The air inside your home could be harmful to your health. Researchers say that by 2050, there could be an increase in the number of premature deaths in the U.S. because of poor air quality, and that sometimes, the indoor air is…...

3+ hour, 6+ min ago   (247+ words) On Saturday, September 12, in the Pervozvanivska community of Kropyvnytskyi district an 8-month-old boy died. The child was diagnosed with water-nitrate methemoglobinemia, and medical personnel were unable to save him. The Kirovohrad Regional Center for Disease Control and Prevention of the…...

12+ hour, 55+ min ago   (140+ words) SWI swissinfo.ch How will layoffs at WHO impact the fight against air pollution? The United States and other countries are cutting humanitarian funding, with consequences for millions of people around the world. In this mini-video series, we look at…...

12+ hour, 34+ min ago   (385+ words) Air quality is expected to be affected between 14 and 15 September by dust from North Africa, prompting the DGS (Directorate-General of Health) to recommend that people avoid outdoor activities and that the most vulnerable stay at home whenever possible. By TPN…...