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Just two hours spent in traffic fumes impairs brain function
"People may want to think twice the next time they're stuck in traffic with the windows rolled down."
Electric vehicles can reduce incidents of asthma
Changes being made locally can improve the health of communities, which sends a powerful message.
Even low levels of air pollution cause millions of deaths
The global health benefits of meeting the new WHO guideline are likely much larger than previously assumed.
In just two decades the amount of microplastics has tripled on the seafloor
Once deposited, degradation is minimal so plastics from the 1960s onwards remain on the seabed.
London Underground is polluted with particles that can enter the human bloodstream
It is polluted with small particulate matter from heavy metals, including iron oxide, that may damage our health.
Airborne microplastics are another serious air pollution hazard
"The smaller the size ranges we looked at, the more microplastics we saw," a scientist says.