A woman who monitored indoor air pollution levels after using a wood-burner has revealed the concerning results.

The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), with support from the Clean Air Fund, has released a global report, Clean air in cancer control: An overview of the evidence, presenting data on the scale of cancer risk and mortality from polluted air.

Over the last century, anthropogenic activities have profoundly impacted the Earth’s environment, ushering in the era of climate change and global warming that threatens the sustainability of humankind. Human activities generate and emit particulate ...

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Cities are rapidly becoming the defining residential space of human life. Over 55% of the global population lived in urban areas in 2018, a proportion projected to reach nearly 68% by 2050, according to the United Nations (UN). While this unprecedented ...