Pollution

Maskuary : relevez ce défi « tout au long de l'année 2021 » !

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Au mois de février, une campagne de sensibilisation contre une nouvelle pollution mortelle a été lancée : la lutte contre la pollution générée par les masques usagés jetés dans la nature.

Is The Plastics Crisis Really Affecting Our Fertility?

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Professor Shanna Swan has spent the past two decades looking at how chemicals in plastics are impacting sperm counts (and yes, smaller penises). Here’s what you need to know.

9 Ways to Combat Microplastics at Home

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Microplastics are now everywhere in our environment, including the air, water, and the foods we eat.

Air pollution and infertility: the next global crisis?

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Birth rates are decreasing worldwide, and in European countries, they are even dropping below population replacement levels. While these decreases might be due to many adults postponing having children, an increasing body of research suggests that this is not the full picture. Pippa Neill, editor at Air Quality News investigates the worrying environmental factors that may be responsible for our declining fertility rates.

24% Of Chemicals in Plastic May Be Worth Worrying About

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Researchers have found an unexpectedly high number of potentially concerning chemicals intentionally used in everyday plastic products.

Your bed probably isn’t as clean as you think – a microbiologist explains

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Germs love your bed as much as you do.

UNEP Says A Global Agreement is Needed to Address PPE

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There is a need to establish a coherent and effective framework to promote exchanges and cooperation, while keeping in mind the importance of a level playing field, in order to protect the environment and human health.

Un #ÉtéSansPlastique

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Notre égoïsme donne la mort à d'autres animaux !

Time to end the mass killing

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Many times larger than climate change and more deadly than Covid or war, humanity’s chemical emissions are the crisis nobody wants to acknowledge.

Microplastics and Toxic Chemicals Increasingly Prevalent in World’s Oceans

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We do not fully understand the risks to human health of ingesting plastic...

World No Tobacco Day 2022

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Tobacco: Threat to our environment

Plastic pollution in ocean may harbor novel antibiotics

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Plastic pollution in the ocean may serve as a source for novel antibiotics, according to a new student-led study conducted in collaboration with the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. The research will be presented at the American Society for Microbiology's conference in Washington, D.C. on June 9-13, 2022.

Pollution linked to 10 per cent of cancer cases in Europe, report finds

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More than one-quarter of a million lives are lost to environment-related cancer every year

Even low levels of air pollution found to contribute to increased health risk

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Levels of air pollution well below national and international air quality guidelines are associated with an increased risk of death, according to a new Canada-wide study led by researchers at the University of British Columbia

Pèlerinage de l’Arbaïn : plus de conscience, moins de pollution

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Le pèlerinage de l'Arbaïn est l'un des plus grands rassemblements religieux au monde.

World Environment Day: 5th June

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Solutions to plastic pollution: An example of how to lead a ‘No More Plastic’ school project. It’s all about students' motivation for finding initiative and solutions.

Let’s make a difference

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Salut ! Je m’appelle Romario Valentine.

How Rivers Can Be the Key to Solving Ocean Pollution: New Project Offers Innovative Solution

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River Cleaning, a solution developed by the Italian firm Mold S.r.l., receives Friend of the Sea sustainability certification for its efforts to free the ocean from plastic pollution.

No more plastic

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International Plastic Bag Free Day is celebrated on July 3 every year to raise awareness about the harmful impact of plastic on the environment.

Environnement : il est temps de repenser aux festivals

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Malgré les avantages d'un séjour en festival, beaucoup d'entre eux ont des effets négatifs sur l’environnement.