Health and pollution
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May 14th 2013
Pollution is causing early dementia
Modern life is causing dementia to develop earlier than ever, according to new research. Experts have found that more people are developing the symptoms of mental decline of dementia and scientists... -
May 14th 2013
Prelude to a water and economic crisis?
Steady deterioration of water bodies is one of the most pressing problems facing the world today. In Asia, degradation of water quality and the problems it spawns are so extensive... -
April 27th 2013
Delhi: overflowing landfills force court action
The Delhi High Court on Friday expressed serious concern over the failure of the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and the government to find new sites in the capital for dumping... -
April 24th 2013
‘Green’ awareness levels drop in Beijing
The level of environmental awareness among Beijing residents has fallen for the third consecutive year, a new survey shows. Despite the frequent environmental protection debates and scandals, especially over water and... -
April 24th 2013
U.S.: Maine running out of landfill space
If nothing changes, Maine is less than 20 years away from having no place in-state to dump garbage. At current rates of waste disposal, the state will run out of... -
April 12th 2013
Rice – food safety fear
Analysis of commercially available rice imported into the US has revealed it contains levels of lead far higher than regulations suggest are safe. Some samples exceeded the "provisional total tolerable intake"... -
March 27th 2013
More UK beaches polluted
The number of beaches failing to meet minimum standards for water quality has risen following last year's wet summer. A total of 42 beaches failed to meet the minimum EU levels... -
March 21st 2013
No room for the sick
Patients in the West Midlands are suffering as hospital bed and staff shortages mean ambulances cannot unload patients, a senior ambulance boss says. Steve Wheaton, of West Midlands Ambulance Service, said... -
March 19th 2013
Coping with four billion cars
The report looks at congestion and parking. What about resource use and emissions? BBC report: There are more than a billion cars in the world today - and by the middle... -
March 11th 2013
Water fears over Miyun dump
Environmental activists and villagers Sunday warned of pollution of Beijing's water supply due to illegal trash dumping near Miyun Reservoir, which supplies about two-thirds of Beijing's drinking water. Zhang Xiang, from...
