RePureEPA Report Finds That Formaldehyde Presents an “Unreasonable Risk” to Public Healthpropublica.org - Sharon LernerThe report was published weeks after a ProPublica investigation found that the chemical causes more cancer than any other toxic air pollutant and can …
RePureScientists know our bodies are full of microplastics. What are they doing to us?verified_publisherNPR - Will StoneIt's a disturbing thought: At this very moment, tiny crumbs of plastic are trickling through our bodies, a parade of unwelcome houseguests ready to take up residence in some tissue or organ. A wave of new studies has come out recently, and each one seems to paint an ever more vivid picture of how …
RePureOnly seven countries in the world breathe safe air. Three of them are in Europeverified_publisherEuronews - By Angela SymonsScientists say that air pollution is a ‘global health catastrophe’. Only seven countries in the world met safe air pollution levels in 2023, according …
RePureWhy air pollution bamboozles pollinating beesverified_publisherBBC Future - Katarina ZimmerContaminated air is not only bad for us, it can also disrupt bees' highly attuned senses for finding flowers. In the summers of 2018 and 2019, ecologist James Ryalls and his colleagues would go out to a field near Reading in southern England to stare at the insects buzzling around black mustard …
RePureIs Cooking on a Gas Stove Affecting the Air Quality in Your Home? Here's What Experts SayEatingWell - Donavyn CoffeyWhile gas stoves are often thought of as superior to electric stoves, their benefits may not outweigh the risks. In the U.S., 38% of homes depend on …
RePureNearly a third of all asthma cases are linked to PM2.5airqualitynews.com - Paul DayA new study led by researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry in Germany has found evidence that long-term exposure to PM2.5 …