Geographical
Official magazine of the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG)
Pollution
Air pollution slows lung growth during childhood, study finds
Breathing more air pollution during pregnancy, infancy and early childhood can slow lung development, say researchers Air pollution is slowing…
Even the most remote ocean is contaminated with zinc from human sources
New study shows how zinc from fossil fuel combustion is being transported on tiny aerosols to some of the most remote waters in the world
Brighton scientists to pioneer ‘forensic’ tool to trace water pollution sources
New diagnostic tool is part of national project to locate human sources of pollution in UK rivers, ensuring cleaner and safer water
87 per cent of UK schools in toxic air zones, study finds
More than 25,000 British schools are in areas exceeding World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines
Serious water company pollution incidents in England up by 60 per cent last year
Three water companies are responsible for 81 per cent of serious pollution incidents in England
Sunscreen’s impact on marine life needs urgent investigation, new study reveals
A single beach with 1,000 visitors can accumulate more than 35kg of sunscreen deposits each day - scientists call for more research into sunscreen's impacts
AI is helping to clear out ‘ghost gear’ from oceans – here’s how
New platform uses AI to detect where abandoned fishing gear is likely to be found on seabed floor, replacing time-consuming manual searching
Why are so many non-smokers getting lung cancer in the UK?
New study reveals 1,100 people in UK are diagnosed with most prevalent form of lung cancer per year due to air pollution
The arsenic-contaminated water flowing through Bangladesh and India
Tens of millions of people are still drinking arsenic-contaminated water 30 years after ‘the greatest mass poisoning in history’
England’s water industry is misleading public and Government, study finds
Major water & sewage companies across England using deception tactics to deflect blame for sewage pollution, new research reveals
The coptic recyclers of Cairo’s ‘Garbage City’
The remarkable story of Cairo's Zabbaleen, who turn the city's rubbish into valuable resources in a stunning example of sustainability
Living in the shadow of the world’s first atomic bomb at Los Alamos
Chernobyl levels of plutonium pollution found around Los Alamos, despite the area being opened to the public after cleaning programmes
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