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China wants to keep the right to publish pollution indicators
Chinese cities suffer from the most serious air pollution in the world, but for years the government's air measurements have shown low levels of pollution. Public awaren…
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Beijing reduced more than 1,000 polluting enterprises
The Beijing authorities' decision was made after urgent public opinion of the frequent situation of dirty air covering the city, AFP reported. Sometimes the dirty air be…
Environment
Car smoke harms more people than traffic accidents
The number of people who die from air pollution in the streets every year in the UK is more than twice the number of people who die from traffic accidents. The two resea…
Environment
10 samples of artificial plants reduce city pollution in the future
Exploiting energy by growing artificial plants will certainly be an effective method to be applied in the future.
Environment
Air pollution 'causes obesity'
Controversy erupted after a group of researchers announced an increase in the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the air is one of the reasons for the fat epidemic.
Environment
Traffic - No. 1 culprit causes air pollution
According to Mr. Nguyen Hoang Duc, Head of Air Control and Import of Scrap, General Department of Environment, air quality in urban Vietnam is in alarm, especially in bi…
Environment
Hanoi atmosphere 'dirty first in Asia'
Hanoi is one of the most polluted cities in Asia, the dust content is many times higher than the permitted level, foreign experts affirmed.
Environment
Washing clothes related to ocean pollution?
Billions of plastic molecules are released when people wash synthetic fiber clothes (such as nylon, polyester or acrylic) that are contributing to ocean pollution. This…
Environment
Electric cars are more polluting than gasoline vehicles
Electric cars are being praised as an environmentally friendly transport solution, especially in urban areas. But a study conducted by Tennessee scientists in China show…
Environment
Alarm of water pollution in HCMC
According to the monitoring data of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment in 2011, the situation of environmental pollution in the country is having alarming…
Environment
Beijing must change its way of measuring pollution because of pressure
The government in Beijing on January 6 gave in to the country's massive Internet campaign, demanding to change the way air quality is measured in the capital, one of the…
Environment
Pollution in China may affect US weather
In place of the US position, China has recently become the world leader in CO2 emissions.
Environment
Beijing 'heavy pollution', people go online to breathe
The dense fogs surrounded China's Beijing capital in the past few days, causing health concerns, leaving hundreds of flights canceled.
Environment
Treat leachate with ozone
Scientists at the University of Science (Thai Nguyen University) have successfully applied the method of using strong oxidizing ozone agent to treat persistent organic c…
Environment
China 'pays for pollution'
Chinese people are paying a price for the country's heavy environmental pollution with their own health, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warns.