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09/18/2018 / By Ralph Flores

The deadly air you breathe when you fly

By now, most people know better than to smoke inside a plane – not just because the law explicitly prohibits it, but because science has proven that being exposed to the toxic chemicals from tobacco smoke is nothing short of dangerous. Oddly enough, the same couldn’t be said for jet engine oil fumes – a gas people […]

12/25/2017 / By Zoey Sky

We know air pollution contributes to disease; now a new study finds air toxicity also causes psychological stress

Studies have shown that air pollution can negatively impact our respiratory health, and researchers from the University of Washington (UW) have recently discovered another adverse side effect of air pollution. Toxic air seems to affect mental health, especially if there is a high level of particulates in the air. Anjum Hajat, an assistant professor of epidemiology in the […]

06/12/2017 / By Bridgette Wilcox

Woman sues France for failing to protect her from air pollution

A woman from Paris is suing the French state for neglecting to protect her from the effects of air pollution, claiming that she has seen her health decline in the past 30 years that she has lived in the French capital city. The plaintiff, 56-year old Clotilde Nonnez, said her health became worse than ever last […]

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