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Released: 30-Sep-2020 10:00 AM EDT
ACI Pilots New Data for Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative
American Cleaning Institute

Environmental data on 200+ chemicals in the U.S. consumer cleaning product supply chain are now available, in pilot phase, through the American Cleaning Institute’s Cleaning Product Ingredient Safety Initiative database.

25-Sep-2020 10:05 AM EDT
How a toxic chromium species could form in drinking water
American Chemical Society (ACS)

Researchers reporting in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology have investigated how hexavalent chromium, known as Cr(VI), can form in drinking water when corroded cast iron pipes interact with residual disinfectant.

Released: 29-Sep-2020 11:50 AM EDT
Achieving clean air for all is possible
International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA)

A new study shows that it is possible to achieve clean air worldwide with fundamental transformations of today’s practices in many sectors, supported by strong political will.

Released: 23-Sep-2020 1:55 PM EDT
First evidence that air pollution particles and metals are reaching the placenta
Queen Mary University of London

Pollution particles, including metals, have been found in the placentas of fifteen women in London, according to research led by Queen Mary University of London.

   
Released: 23-Sep-2020 1:05 PM EDT
UK lockdown and air pollution: Nitrogen dioxide halved but sulphur dioxide doubled
University of Liverpool

A University of Liverpool study of air pollution in the UK during the first 100 days of lockdown has revealed that whilst nitrogen oxide levels were cut by half, levels of sulphur dioxide increased by over 100%.

Released: 22-Sep-2020 10:00 AM EDT
COVID-19 Pandemic Highlights Urgent Need To Re-Examine Hazard Mitigation
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

With many people stuck inside for months on end, the built environment has played a significant role in the COVID-19 pandemic. With support from a new National Science Foundation grant, a team of engineers and social scientists will study the ways in which that built environment mitigates or exacerbates the pandemic.

   
Released: 17-Sep-2020 4:20 PM EDT
Study shows first proof that a safer UV light effectively kills virus causing COVID-19
Hiroshima University

A study conducted by Hiroshima University researchers found that using Ultraviolet C light with a wavelength of 222 nanometers which is safer to use around humans effectively kills SARS-CoV-2 -- the first research in the world to prove its efficacy against the virus that causes COVID-19.

   
Released: 16-Sep-2020 2:20 PM EDT
Researchers ask: how sustainable is your toothbrush?
Trinity College Dublin

Researchers at Trinity College Dublin have examined the sustainability of different models of the most commonly used oral health product - the toothbrush - to ascertain which is best for the planet and associated human health.

Released: 11-Sep-2020 9:00 AM EDT
Hazardous Air Pollutant Exposure Linked as Contributing Factor to COVID-19 Mortality in the United States
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry

A study by researchers at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) researchers and ProPublica, and published in Environmental Research Letters has found a link between chronic exposure to hazardous air pollutants (HAPS) and COVID-19 mortality rates.

   
Released: 8-Sep-2020 2:15 PM EDT
Lockdown did not reduce "most harmful" type of air pollution in Scotland
University of Stirling

The significant reduction in vehicle journeys during the COVID-19 lockdown did not reduce the level of toxic fine particles in Scotland's air, according to experts at the University of Stirling.

Released: 8-Sep-2020 12:45 PM EDT
Alliance for Consumer Education to Host Inaugural Clearing the Air Summit
Household and Commercial Products Association

This virtual event will explore the science and safety of air care products

Released: 4-Sep-2020 5:15 PM EDT
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health joins consortium to address environmental change and its health impacts
UCLA Fielding School of Public Health

The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (FSPH) has joined the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), a consortium of more than 200 universities, research institutes, and government agencies committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts.

Released: 4-Sep-2020 2:35 PM EDT
Wildfire Smoke May Increase Risk to COVID-19 Infection
University of Utah Health

Wildfires are becoming more common and severe due to climate change and warmer and drier conditions in the West. As wildfire season rages in the United States, people are also at increased risk for COVID-19 infection due to wildfire smoke.

Released: 3-Sep-2020 3:20 PM EDT
Researchers track COVID-19 in Athens wastewater
University of Georgia

Researchers at the University of Georgia have developed a way to monitor the spread of COVID-19 in Athens using wastewater.



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