Environmental Pollution

Radon Poisoning in Children
Due to lack of medical data, it has not been yet proved if children are at a higher risk than adults, when it comes to Radon poisoning. However, awareness about Radon poisoning in children is essential in order to take precautionary measures. Read on to know more about Radon poisoning in children.

Radon Gas Poisoning Symptoms
It is important to understand radon gas poisoning symptoms in order to ensure prevention from its exposure.

Radon Testing: Radon Test Kits
Radon is a radioactive gas, which can pose serious health problems. This gas, which does not have any taste or smell, can be present in your home too. Here is some information regarding radon test kits, which can help you detect its presence.

Big, Green Steps to Make a Big Difference
Large changes you can make to your lifestyle that will have a positive impact on the environment.

BPA in Plastics Bad for You, Experts Caution
Plastic is everywhere, and so is the chemical Bisphenol A, which even at very low doses can cause reproductive harm, say health experts.

Radon Gas - Radon Mitigation and Testing
Radon contamination is low or negligible in well-ventilated places.

Scientists Find More "Intersex Fish" in the Potomac River
Some male fish in the Potomac River—which provides drinking water for millions of people—have been developing female sexual traits faster than scientists had believed, causing concern about possible pollution affecting the waterway.

Beach pollution
Beach pollution is not healthy for children and other living things.

Child mortality causes and solutions
Children in developing countries struggle to survive in the face of water pollution and scarcity, lack of basic sanitation and poor nutrition.

Do fireworks celebrations cause any significant pollution?
Perhaps it should come as no surprise that the fireworks displays that go on around the U.S. every Fourth of July are still typically propelled by the ignition of gunpowder--a technological innovation that pre-dates the American Revolution itself.

Chinese Protesters Return to Streets After Olympics
Middle classes stage protest against pollution as restrictions imposed during Games are eased

Global Polluters Agree Need for Cuts in Emissions - But Not How or When
The G8 rich western nations and leading developing countries today papered over their differences on cutting greenhouse gases as they said they shared a "joint vision" for action to combat climate change

The 'french Chernobyl' That Has Poisoned the Rhône's Fish
Anger and accusations over industrial pollution putting toxins in the food chain

Five Ways to Save The Planet
Five minor lifestyle modifications that most people should find quite easy to make which not only serve to reduce your environmental impact but could even save you real money now. Lower your carbon footprint, lower your bills.

The 'french Chernobyl' That Has Poisoned the Rhône's Fish
Anger and accusations over industrial pollution putting toxins in the food chain

Shipping Boom Fuels Rising Tide of Global Co2 Emissions
Dirtier than planes, pollution out at sea has been grossly underestimated, UN report shows

Illegal, Polluting and Dangerous: the Gold Rush in French Guiana
Foreign Legion tries in vain to tackle region's biggest environmental threat

US Resists Setting Target on Cutting Carbon Pollution
The environment secretary, Hilary Benn, is to attempt to persuade the US administration to agree firm targets on carbon pollution as part of a new deal on global warming

Prospectors and 'ninja' Miners Flood to East's El Dorado
Central Asia's gold fever is not only fueling rapid economic growth but also pollution and violence akin to the wild west.

Lack of Control Over Lighting Leads to Light Pollution
Light pollution is a growing and rampant problem in metropolitan areas everywhere. The reason is because we’re not using our lights properly.

China Wakes Up to the Dangers of Pollution
Every day Chinese papers carry stories of toxic discharges, air quality warnings or health scares, writes Jonathan Watts in Beijing.

Burgeoning Cities Face Catastrophe, Says Un
Urban dwellers to outstrip rural population next year - Big rise in poverty, slums and pollution feared

Country Diary: Wenlock Edge
As I look down on the countryside from an airplane - something I usually curse for their noise and pollution - the landscapes blend senselessly one into another. By Paul Evans

Asia Smog Fuelling Pacific Storms 'will Melt Arctic Ice'
Scientists highlight threat from big rise in emissions - 'Severe pollution' blamed on rapid industrialisation

Pollution Threat in Tehran 'bad As Huge Quake'
Officials in Tehran have warned that the city's notoriously polluted air could cause a catastrophe after figures showed 120 people a day had died from toxic fumes.

Oil Pollution and What It Is Doing to our World
Needless to mention, this is a very complex and sensitive subject. However, anyone over 50 years old can remember a childhood where the environment was quite different. The world's population insane dependence on fossil fuels (while there are acceptable and non-polluting alternatives) is basically killing our clean and environment, and us with it.

Ali's Ambition Shines Bright
Tehran Notebook: With its traffic-clogged streets, terrifyingly aggressive drivers and asphyxiating pollution, Tehran is hardly tailor-made for following Norman Tebbit's prescription to get 'on your bike' in search of work.

Is Organic the Way Forward?
There is a growing public perception that companies are ignoring health and environmental concerns in their quest to maximise profit.

Pollution Soaring to Crisis Levels in Arctic
Scientists plead for action to save poles from 'tipping point' disaster.

Death of Nature's Man-made Haven
For 100 years, the Salton Sea has been a sanctuary for birds and poor farmers alike. But now pollution threatens both - and conflict is hampering the desperate race to avert a catastrophe.

Carbon Monoxide Levels - How Much is too Much?
Provides information about CO levels including how much is too much.

Killer Haze, Intellectuals and Pat Robertson
What do air pollution, intellectuals, spooks and Pat Robertson have in common? Answer: They are bad for your health.

Arctic Pollution Blamed on Seabirds
Most of the human-made contaminants found in the pristine high Arctic were dumped there in the traditional way by breeding birds, according to Canadian scientists.

When Will Pollution Be Taken Seriously?
Jackie Ashley: It blights all our lives. But when will pollution be taken seriously? There is a filthy underworld the government has failed to confront. For once, the word "filthy" is not meant metaphorically.

Aid for Vulnerable Islands Declines
UN conference hears how small states are struggling with rising seas, pollution and cuts in foreign assistance.

Delhi Digs Deep to Ease Pollution
India's capital made tracks into the future when its first underground trains began to run.

Rome Cracks Down on Suvs
Rome's fast-growing band of 4x4 owners reacted with outrage yesterday to plans to penalise them for using the city centre in a crackdown on pollution.

Athens 2004: Pound Admits to Fears Over Athens Pollution
July 3: Senior IOC member Dick Pound has said he feared the pollution in Athens could cause the competitors health damage.

Pollution and Roads Kill 100,000 Children a Year in Europe
The profound and damaging impact of Europe's environment on children has been quantified for the first time by experts who have found that a third of their ill-health and 100,000 deaths a year are caused by air pollution, unsafe water, lead and injuries. The UK and the rest of western...

US Green Activists Vandalise 'polluting' 4x4 Cars
Radical environmentalists have vandalised or wrecked hundreds of sport utility vehicles at car dealerships or in the streets in California over the past few days, causing millions of dollars' worth of damage. The attacks on the popular four-wheel drive cars, targeted because of the...

Monsanto in $700m pollution settlement
Monsanto, the controversial biotech firm best known in Britain for its pioneering genetically modified crops, last night agreed to pay a share of $700m to settle claims that it contaminated an Alabama town.

Protesters Reject Shell's Slick Change of Face
Environmental campaigners are to converge on Shell's London headquarters this morning to highlight the company's "shocking" pollution record. The move coincides with the publication of a new book, Riding the Dragon: Royal Dutch Shell and the Fossil Fire, which catalogues more than 50...

Darkening Skies
August 29: A haze of pollution is covering parts of Indonesia, with the burning of fires only exacerbating the Asian brown cloud, writes John Aglionby.

Gas Leak Threatens Central Europe
Fear of severe environmental pollution in central Europe was growing last night as it became clear that the recent flooding had caused a large amount of chlorine gas to leak in the Czech Republic, near the border with Germany. The Spolana chemicals plant on the river Elbe, 15 miles north...

Act now, bank urges earth summit
Growth must not come at price to planet, report warns. A four-fold increase in the size of the world economy over the next 50 years will come at the expense of water shortages, rising pollution, dysfunctional cities and growing civic unrest, unless international leaders take urgent action at next week's World Summit on Sustainable Development, the World Bank warned last night.

Monsanto Found Guilty of Polluting
Monsanto, the company linked to the development of genetically modified food, has been found guilty of decades of pollution in a small US town. The verdict, a victory for 3,500 residents in the Alabama town of Anniston, opened the door for millions of dollars of claims against the company...