Tag: air pollution
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Burn Pit Smoke Exposure Linked to Lung Particles in Veterans
Overview: Connecting burn pit smoke to lung changes in post-9/11 veterans Burn pits have long raised concerns about the health impact on military personnel who were exposed during deployments. A recent study led by researchers at National Jewish Health provides quantitative evidence that burn pit smoke exposure is associated with increases in harmful carbon-based particles…
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Burn Pit Smoke Linked to Lung Particles in Veterans
New evidence ties burn pit exposure to lung particle accumulation A recent study led by researchers at National Jewish Health adds quantitative weight to the concern that burn pit smoke endangers the lungs of post-9/11 veterans. By analyzing lung samples and exposure histories, scientists found clear associations between deployment-era burn pit emissions and elevated levels…
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Burn Pit Smoke Linked to Harmful Lung Particles in Post-9/11 Veterans
New Evidence Connects Burn Pit Smoke to Lung Particle Increases A new study led by researchers at National Jewish Health provides quantitative evidence that exposure to burn pit smoke during military deployment is associated with higher levels of carbon-based particles in the lungs of post-9/11 veterans. The findings suggest a link between environmental exposures in…
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Beijing’s Air Pollution Victory: A Milestone in Cleaner Skies
Beijing’s Pivotal Victory Against Air Pollution Beijing has declared a historic win in its long-running campaign to improve air quality. Local environmental authorities announced that the capital experienced just one day of heavily polluted air in 2025, a dramatic drop from 58 such days recorded in 2013. The figures, released as part of ongoing air…
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Lahore’s Smog Season: Gen Z Doctor Centers Climate Change
Meet Dr. Farah Waseem, a Gen Z Doctor in Lahore In the heart of Lahore’s smog season, a young clinician stands out not just for her medical credentials but for her fierce stance on climate change. Dr. Farah Waseem, a recent medical graduate and a member of Generation Z, has chosen to make environmental health…
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Grey Skies, Grim AQI: Delhi Faces a Smoggy Week as Pollution Worsens
Delhi Under a Grey Veil: What the Latest AQI Means Residents woke up to a familiar pall of grey in the capital as air quality deteriorated rapidly over the weekend. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) reported a 24-hour average AQI of 398 by 4 p.m., with several pockets across the city breaching the hazardous…
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SC Slams Ad-Hoc Measures as Delhi Air Crisis Worsens, Orders Closure of 9 Toll Plazas
Background: A Call for Practical Solutions Delhi’s air pollution crisis has long tugged at the city’s daily routines, health, and policy debates. While authorities have deployed a mix of temporary fixes and long-range plans, the Supreme Court of India has grown impatient with ad-hoc measures that fail to address the core sources of pollution. In…
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Delhi Braces for Severe Plus AQI: How Smog Choked the City and What Comes Next
Delhi Grapples with Severe Plus AQI as Smog engulfs the Capital Delhi and the broader National Capital Region woke up to a day of dense smog and a perilously high air quality index (AQI). With levels peaking at a severe plus mark of 491, authorities activated Stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP),…
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Delhi Air Pollution Protest Turns Violent: Pepper Spray Said Used on Police, 15 Detained
Overview Delhi has faced another day of confrontation as anti-pollution demonstrators gathered around the city’s C Hexagon area, a site that has become emblematic of ongoing concerns about air quality. In a scene that underscored the tensions surrounding air pollution and public dissent, police detained fifteen participants after protesters refused to disperse. Accounts from officers…
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New Study Links Air Pollution with Higher Parkinson’s Risk
What the study found Researchers have issued a cautious but growing warning: prolonged exposure to certain industrial chemicals in the air—specifically trichloroethylene (TCE)—may be a substantial, previously overlooked contributor to Parkinson’s disease. In their latest analysis, scientists identified a pattern suggesting that people living in areas with higher ambient TCE levels over years of exposure…