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Earth's 2017 ozone hole smallest since 1988, courtesy warm air
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 3 (ANI): The hole in the Earth's ozone layer- that acts like a sunscreen, shielding Earth from potentially harmful UV radiation- was the smallest observed since 1988.
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And you thought pollution was putting just lungs at cancer risk?
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 1 (ANI): Turns out, air pollution is associated with cancer mortality beyond lung cancer.
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Ozone recovery may be delayed by rise of paint stripper chemicals
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 28 (ANI): The restoration of the globe's protective ozone shield may be delayed by three decades if fast-rising emissions of a chemical used in paint strippers and pharmaceuticals is not restricted, warns a study.
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Ozone exposure ups autism odds in at-risk people
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 24 (ANI): Elevated exposure to ozone can put individuals with high levels of genetic variation at an even higher risk for developing autism than would be expected by adding the two risk factors together, according to a recent analysis.
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India's negotiating position on Montreal Protocol for protection of o
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec.1 (ANI): The Union Cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval to the negotiating position adopted by the Government of India at the recent Meeting of Parties (MoP) to the Montreal Protocol of the Vienna Convention for Protection of Ozone Layer that took place during
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