When skin is exposed for long hours to harmful particles, prevalent in most metropolitan cities, they penetrate the skin ...

Gases: These include nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and ground-level ozone. “These are potent oxidisers,” says Dr Mahto. “When they ...

Burning fossil fuels spews carbon dioxide into the air. Plastic pollutants infiltrate our oceans. Garbage and sewage contaminate our waterways and land. Berta These are examples of pollution with ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. UNITED KINGDOM — Scientists believe they ...

Pollution is a public health concern, and is considered to be any harmful material introduced to the environment. Many materials can cause such harm and are referred to as pollutants. Pollutants are ...

Japan's post-World War II economic growth led to significant environmental degradation, marked by severe pollution crises and ...

Air pollution is expensive. It causes disease, which results in health care costs. It causes people to miss work because they are sick, disabled, or need to care for an afflicted family member. And it ...

IN the last decade many technical and popular articles have been published describing the effects of prolonged fogs and the dangerous pollution they can foster. The classic examples were in the Meuse ...

On a December day in Lahore, Pakistan's second-biggest city, the smog concealed tall buildings. Men on motorbikes seemed to push through it as they rode. It reeked of diesel and charcoal, compelling ...