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Air quality of Kathmandu turns "Unhealthy" as mercury drops
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
The overall air quality of Kathmandu has turned "unhealthy" with the onset of the winter season in the Himalayan nation which now has been engulfed in a haze.
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Exposure to air pollution increases risk of dementia: Study
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Many uncertainties remain, so caution is needed when interpreting these findings, but the researchers say the results "strengthen the evidence that air pollutants are risk factors for dementia."
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Air pollution speeds bone loss from osteoporosis: Research
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Elevated levels of air pollutants are associated with bone damage among postmenopausal women, according to new research led by scientists at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The effects were most evident on the lumbar spine, with nitrous oxides twice as damaging to the ar
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Scientists discover inexpensive air purifiers that can be effective to fil
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the Silent Spring Institute, Brown University's School of Public Health, and Brown University's School of Engineering discovered that inexpensive air filtration systems known as Corsi-Rosenthal boxes are successful at lowering indoor air pollutants.
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Research reveals air pollution is linked to heart attacks in non-smokers
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 27 (ANI): According to research, regular smokers, who already inhale smoke, were unaffected by unclean air, indicating a causal relationship between air pollution and heart attacks. Study author Dr Insa de Buhr-Stockburger of Berlin Brandenburg Myocardial Infarction R
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Oizom launches AQBot, a smart, affordable industrial air quality monitor
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], March 17 (ANI/PRNewswire): The comprehensive, industrial-grade air quality monitoring device comes in 14 variants and helps detect a wide range of air pollutants and particulate matter providing real-time actionable insights for diverse industrial needs.
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Those living near unconventional oil, gas development areas have higher ri
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 31 (ANI): A large study, conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, has said that elderly people living near or downwind of unconventional oil and gas development (UOGD) are at higher risk of early death, compared to their counterparts wh
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Study finds living near oil, gas wells increases air pollution exposure
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 17 (ANI): Stanford researchers have observed higher levels of air pollutants within 2.5 miles of oil and gas wells, likely worsening negative health outcomes for residents.
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Living near oil, gas wells increases air pollution exposure
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 13 (ANI): In a 14-year analysis of air quality across California, Stanford researchers have observed higher levels of air pollutants within 2.5 miles of oil and gas wells, likely worsening negative health outcomes for residents.
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Common air pollutants can increase risk of cardiac arrest: Study
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 28 (ANI): A new study has identified a dose-response relationship between the concentration of everyday pollutants and the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Study finds common air pollutants can increase risk of cardiac arrest
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], August 27 (ANI): A new study has identified a dose-response relationship between the concentration of everyday pollutants and the incidence of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest.
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Air quality improved during lockdown in India, study shows
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], June 2 (ANI): Research by scientists from the University of Southampton (UK) and the Central University of Jharkhand (India) and has shown the first COVID-19 lockdown in India led to an improvement in air quality and a reduction in land surface temperature in major urban areas a
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