health

Under certain conditions, kettles and infant-feeding bottles could release up to 16.2 million polypropylene microplastics per litre, according to a report

The reduction in air pollution seen during the country-wide lockdown led to a decrease in asthma attacks in children, according to a new report

That’s the suggestion from a recent CBI Economics analysis, which says cleaning up airborne pollution could also prevent 17,000 deaths annually

Exposure levels up to 144% above the annual average air target, according to Friends of the Earth

Almost a quarter of the global population lives in four countries in South Asia that are among the world’s most polluted, according to a new report

A new innovation is said to be able to reduce the amount of exhaust fumes generated by barbecues by 90%

Scientists say the main sources of fine particulate matter air pollution include the inefficient use of energy by households, industry, the agriculture and transport sectors and coal-fired power plants

This is a part of a $2.3 million programme, which aims to help rural hospitals in India and East Africa access to sustainable and reliable sources of power

That’s the suggestion from clinical waste collection company Business Waste, which suggests up to 80% of domestic and business bins contain possibly hazardous COVID-19-contaminated rubbish

Soaring heat has been responsible for at least 50 times more deaths than recorded on Australian death certificates, according to a survey