t was a bit chilly Monday morning but an otherwise beautiful day. So take a deep breath while you can, because that’s expected to change. A meteorologist with the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality predicts air pollution levels will spike New Year’s Eve and will likely exceed federal air quality standards the following day. Usually […]
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Peering over the side of his skiff anchored in the middle of New Hampshire’s Great Bay, Fred Short liked what he saw. Just below the surface, the 69-year-old marine ecologist noticed beds of bright green seagrass swaying in the waist-deep water. It was the latest sign that these plants with ribbon-like […]
আইনত নিষিদ্ধ হওয়া সত্ত্বেও পারদযুক্ত (যা একটি ভারী বস্তু এবং বিপজ্জনক নিউরোটক্সিন) ত্বক ফর্সাকারী ক্রিম, এখনও বিভিন্ন দোকান ও অনলাইনে বিক্রি হচ্ছে। পারদ দূষণ রোধকারীর কাজে নিয়োজিত এনজিও জোটের একটি সাম্প্রতিক গবেষণায় এটি প্রকাশিত হয়েছে। ১২ই ডিসেম্বর এনভায়রনমেন্ট অ্যান্ড সোস্যাল ডেভেলপমেন্ট অর্গানাইজেশন-এসডো কার্যালয়ে এক প্রেস ব্রিফিংয়ে এই তথ্য জানান সংশ্লিষ্ট বিশেষজ্ঞরা। তারা বলেন, ১২টি দেশের […]
Researchers assess direct and indirect effects of urban growth on a global scale. Leipzig/Halle/Arlington. In a rapidly urbanizing world, the conversion of natural habitats into urban areas leads to a significant loss of biodiversity in cities. However, these direct effects of urban growth seem to be much smaller than the indirect effects outside of cities, […]
Bangladesh’s capital city ranked the fourth worst in Air Quality Index (AQI) on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Dhaka had a score of 220 at 9:36am, which means the air quality was ‘very unhealthy’. Afganistan’s Kabul, Bulgaria’s Sofia, India’s Kolkata reportedly occupied the first three slots with scores of 291, 251 and 250 respectively. When the […]
Bangladesh has a chance to play a major part in the reduction of plastic pollution Plastic pollution is a problem that plagues the entire world, and Bangladesh is no exception. In spite of laws designed to get rid of polythene bags — one of our main sources of plastic pollution — and in spite of […]
It’s been raining plastic in Canada, researchers have found in the last two years. And no one knows where it’s coming from. Or what it can do. A U.S. survey published in May, made headlines around the world last week due to its eye-catching title, “It is raining plastic.” According to the survey, geologists researching the effects […]
The concern over mercury, and other heavy metal toxins is a hot, and controversial topic for people who worry about their health. As a nutritionist, when my patients give me their medical history, more are mentioning heavy metal toxicity. Others are asking if they need a heavy metal detox. Many of these people are dealing […]
An international conference on Minamata Convention, which prevents health damage and environmental pollution caused by mercury that caused Minamata disease on a global scale, has begun in Osaka, Japan on a three day schedule from the 27 May. On the conference team of Minamata mercury waste expert has gathered. The conference was attended by the […]
ANNA MARIA ISLAND – Blue-green algae lingers in local waters, but is non-toxic, unlike some places in Florida, according to a Friday, May 24 report from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). The report shows that blue-green algae was found in Holmes Beach waters on Monday, May 20 in Anna Maria Sound at Key […]
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