Studies by environmental organizations have been consistently highlighting the grave damage that pollution is causing to our health and to the health of our beleaguered planet. Clearly, we are all on the…
Tag: Air Pollution
In China, air pollution kills 4,000 people everyday
A new study has show how air pollution is wreaking havoc in China by claiming a whopping 1.6 million lives – an equivalent of 4,000 deaths per day. The report by Berkeley…
Air pollution, poverty responsible for lower IQ in children
Non-biological factors including air pollution and poverty could play a significant role in your child’s intelligence quotient (IQ) and according researchers have found that this toxic combination could lower the IQ of…
Long-term exposure to air pollutants may damage brain
A new research has revealed that long-term Long-term exposure to air pollutants including fine particles coming from burning wood or coal, car exhaust and other sources may bring about structural changes in…