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Hong Kong and Victoria Harbor
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Improving Air Quality in China’s Greater Bay Area

Sarah Stanley, Science Writer by Sarah Stanley 28 April 20215 January 2023

New simulations show how reducing residential and agricultural pollution outside the Greater Bay Area could improve public health inside this megalopolis and across China.

A woman in profile kneels, looking out over Indigenous land in Arizona.
Posted inNews

Contamination of Medicinal Plants: Implications for Indigenous Health

by R. Mazumdar 9 December 202015 October 2021

A new study will trace the legacy of uranium mining on commercially available medicinal plants.

Aerial photo showing the extent of the Oso landslide
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Simple Actions Can Help People Survive Landslides

by Jack Lee 27 October 202020 May 2022

New research provides practical advice to minimize landslide risk for individuals before, during, and after an event.

Black-and-white image of Navajo mine workers at a uranium mine
Posted inNews

Pensando en el Zinc: Mitigando la Exposición al Uranio en la Nación Navajo

by R. Mazumdar 9 October 202020 September 2022

En un innovador ensayo clínico se estudia el impacto del zinc en la mitigación de los efectos sobre la salud relacionados con la minería de uranio. Éste se lleva a cabo mediante la “participación bidireccional” entre los Navajos y las comunidades médicas.

Green-hued water laps the shoreline at a beach on Lake Erie
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Remote Sensing of Algal Blooms Can Improve Health and Save Money

by David Shultz 27 August 20206 June 2022

Using satellites to detect cyanobacterial algal blooms can foster faster decision-making that reduces harm to public health as well as associated costs.

People stand in a scrapyard as dark smokes billows from several small fires.
Posted inResearch Spotlights

Tracking Air Pollution from Ghana’s E-Waste Site

Kate Wheeling, freelance science writer by Kate Wheeling 18 August 202013 March 2023

Researchers established a relatively low cost method that could help countries with limited monitoring capabilities measure particulate pollution in their skies.

Map of Bangladesh showing levels of drinking water salinity
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Does Drinking Water Salinity Affect Child Mortality?

by Avner Vengosh 25 June 20206 February 2023

An association between drinking water salinity and neonatal and infant mortality in Bangladesh indicates the critical role of water salinity on child health.

Chart showing percent of gram-positive isolates from sampling
Posted inEditors' Highlights

Dangerous Bacteria Catch a Ride on Saharan Dust

by Gabriel Filippelli 19 June 20202 February 2022

Saharan dust events can spread bacterial pathogens over long distances, but we may be able to predict the human health risk from exposure.

Heavy vehicle traffic near Chepstow, Wales
Posted inResearch Spotlights

The Climate and Health Impacts of Gasoline and Diesel Emissions

by David Shultz 28 April 202029 September 2021

New research tallies the effects of gas- and diesel-burning vehicle emissions on the climate, as well as on human health. Together, the emissions cause more than 200,000 premature deaths each year.

Aerial image of a village in Bangladesh with markers showing arsenic concentrations in wells
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Fresh Approaches to Protecting Human Health from Pollution

by K. Hudson-Edwards 2 April 20202 February 2022

New low-cost monitoring and mapping techniques can identify multiple pollution sources and reduce related human disease and death.

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