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Is air pollution sapping your child’s concentration? New study links NO2 exposure to attention span
Air pollution is weakening children’s attention span, a new study suggests. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) - a pollutant largely pumped out by road traffic - is linked to poorer attention ...
Daily Mail17d
The war on gas stoves: Cooking is MORE toxic than walking down one of Britain's most polluted roads, study claims
Gas stoves release two harmful pollutants called nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and PM2.5 – fine particles with a diameter 2.5 micrometers or less. NO2 can lead to health issues like inflamed airways ...
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Researchers have designed a filter that removes pollution in your car
Researchers in Copenhagen have created a market-ready anti-pollution filter designed to quickly remove nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and particulate matter from inside vehicles. They say the Airbubbl is ...
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Satellite Data May Be Key To Uncovering Dangerous Nitrogen Dioxide Hotspots In U.S. Communities
NO2 is a widespread but under-monitored and under-regulated air pollutant. The report finds that stronger monitoring and protections are needed, particularly in communities near major highways ...
The Independent17d
Cooking on gas hob can generate more indoor air pollution than cars – study
The investigation focused on nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and fine particulate matter (PM2.5), two of the most harmful air pollutants. NO2 is linked to childhood asthma development and can worsen ...
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Air pollution linked to hospital admissions for mental health, study suggests
Fluctuations in pollutant levels were observed across the study period, with higher levels recorded in 2002–04. Over the entire period, average levels of NO2, SO2, PM10 and PM2.5 were 12 ...
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I wore a Respro pollution mask in London
I wore the Respro pollution mask to see if it would help protect against breathing in pollution around the capital. London has an acute problem with nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a pollutant that ...
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More pollution from gas hob than one of Britain’s busiest roads, Which? finds
The watchdog carried out a snapshot investigation into how everyday cooking activities affected levels of pollution inside ...
Chennai’s winter air quality hit due to rise in NO2 & local hotspots
CHENNAI: Chennai recorded a sharp rise in nitrogen dioxide (NO2) levels and witnessed localised air pollution hotspots this ...
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Air Quality or Air Inferiority? Reproductive Repercussions of Salt Lake’s Air Pollution
Several studies have linked between child development inhibition and air pollution. One of the main areas of study follows ...
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Air pollution in late pregnancy linked to higher NICU admissions for newborns
Each neonate’s exposure was assessed by examining levels of air pollutants in the county where they were born over the calendar month preceding their birth, including ozone, NO2, and PM2.5 ...
More pollution from cooking on a gas hob than from one of Britain’s busiest roads, Which? finds
New research by Which? suggests cooking on a gas hob can create more air pollution indoors than levels found on one of the UK’s busiest roads.