- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- June 3rd, 2014
Britain's Urban Rivers Are the Cleanest They Have Been in Two Decades
Improved pollution control is to thank for the cleanliness of these water courses
- Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- May 10th, 2014
Gaining More Weight During Pregnancy Benefits the Baby, Evidence Suggests
Weight gain during pregnancy now argued to protect the baby against various chemicals
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 18th, 2014
Whale-Shaped Floating Garden Would Sail Rivers, Clean Their Water
This concept garden is the brainchild of visionary designer Vincent Callebaut
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- April 13th, 2014
Air Pollution Linked to 29,000 Deaths in the UK in Just One Year
306,835 years of life were also lost as a result of air pollution, report says
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- March 7th, 2014
Wristbands Can Help Determine Which Pollutants People Are Exposed To
Oddly enough, these wristbands are regular silicone ones
- Travel & Transportation
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 22nd, 2014
Eco-Friendly Cars Do Little to Reduce Pollutant Emissions, Study Finds
Scientists say this holds true even if the number of such cars greatly increases
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 11th, 2014
Pink Dolphins Are Being Killed by Pollutants in the Pearl River Estuary
Organic pollutants and heavy metals both threaten these animals
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 30th, 2013
8 Million Acres of China's Farmlands Are Too Polluted to Grow Crops Reuters
High officials promise they are working to solve the problem
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 27th, 2013
Exposure to PCBs Linked to Drop in Testosterone Levels
The higher the exposure is, the more the testosterone levels drop, researchers explain
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 7th, 2013
Asthma More Common Among Children Born to Mothers Exposed to Pollutants
Persistent organic pollutants affect children while they are still in the womb
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- September 17th, 2013
Whale Ear Wax Tells Researchers Which Pollutants the Animal Has Been Exposed To
It is also an indicator of the stressful times in the marine mammal's life
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- August 30th, 2013
“Safe” Levels of Environmental Pollution Foster Significant Health Issues on the Long Run
Experiments on mice indicate environmental pollution is a bigger problem than people think
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- July 25th, 2013
Fruit Peels Can Purify Water, PhD Student Finds
Ramakrishna Mallampati argues that fruit peels can remove pollutants from water sources
- Food & Health
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 22nd, 2012
10 Minutes of Carpooling with a Smoker Ups Pollutants Exposure by 30%
Pollutants concentrations are worse than in bars and casinos, new study shows
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- July 31st, 2012
Atmospheric Pollutants Separate into Distinct Chemical Compositions
They feature separate organic and inorganic layers, experts demonstrate
- Nature
- By Tudor Vieru
- December 2nd, 2011
Pollutant Levels Decrease Over Eastern US
Satellite measurements confirm sulfur dioxide concentrations decline
- Energy
- By Oana Grigoras
- November 9th, 2011
Princeton Lowers Its Carbon Footprint While Relying on a Solar Collector
The University has invested $45 million to reduce the entire utility usage on campus