Air fresheners and wax melts can make your indoor air more dirty than outside
When you make your house smell good with air fresheners, wax melts, or diffusers, you’re also polluting the air—and hurting your lungs.
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Toxic air: the biggest environmental killer of children in Europe and Central Asia
Nexhare and her five young children have lived next to Power Plant A in the Kosovan town of Obiliq for a decade. Poor air ...
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Here's what air pollution does to your brain 🧠
The air we breathe doesn't just affect our lungs. Researchers have recently revealed that even brief exposure to fine particles can disrupt essential brain functions. This discovery raises ...
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UNDP’s Roadmap for Air Pollution Control: Economic and Health Benefits
The UNDP methodology, developed with WHO and RTI International, provides a structured framework to assess the economic burden of air pollution and design cost-effective interventions for household and ...
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Air pollution levels may be higher inside your home than outside
People may be exposed to unhealthy levels of airborne pollutants inside their homes, even if the outdoor air quality is good.
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Short-term air pollution exposure impairs focus & cognitive function: Study
By Bobby Bascomb A growing body of research suggests that air pollution affects our brains. Lifetime exposure to poor air ...
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Air pollution exposure late in pregnancy increases NICU admission risk
In a study measuring neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions and satellite-based air pollution data, newborns exposed to higher levels of NO2 have a 30-35% higher risk of NICU admission and an ...
Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk
HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh.