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Biodegradable plastics help reduce environmental pollution
Center for Plastics - Rubber Engineering and Energy Management Training in Ho Chi Minh City and Multibeauty Company has just introduced biodegradable plastic materials -…
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1.2 million Chinese people die from air pollution
China has 1.2 million deaths due to air pollution in 2010, accounting for 40% of all deaths due to this cause globally.
Environment
WHO warns about dangers from air pollution
The World Health Organization (WHO) on April 8 warned that the threat from air pollution was much greater than previously reported, and repeated the global call to actio…
Environment
Vietnam prohibits the production of plastic bags that are difficult to decompose
To limit the use of plastic bags, the Prime Minister asked the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment to enact regulations prohibiting the production of non-biode…
Environment
28,000 rivers in China disappear
In the last 20 years, 28,000 Chinese rivers have disappeared, equaling 50% of the total number of rivers in the world's most populous country. Excessive resource exploit…
Environment
Beijing spent $ 16 billion to brighten the sky
Haze often covers Beijing and many other Chinese cities in the past few months. Waste from factories and motor vehicles is the main cause of haze.
Environment
The red rainbow appears throughout Europe
If aiming for superior cameras to the sky these days, Europeans can admire the countless red rainbows in the sky.
Environment
Hong Kong people 'cry out' because of light pollution
CNN News said that the University of Hong Kong has just published a study, whereby Hong Kong (China) ranked first in the list of cities polluted by light.
Environment
China's coastal water is seriously polluted
This is announced by the China National Oceanic Commission (SOA) after conducting seawater tests on the coastal region of the country.
Environment
The observatory is useless because of light pollution
People and scientists cannot use China's oldest observatory at night because of light pollution.
Environment
The mysterious yellow rain in Nghe An
After the raining, strange and yellow rain, many people in Do Luong district (Nghe An) rushed to clear the rainwater tank because of concern that the water contained tox…
Environment
Air pollution reduces infant weight
Researchers in 14 regions of 9 countries - including South Korea and Canada - gather data on atmospheric micro dust concentrations and the exposure of dirty air to pregn…
Environment
Dust pollution in Beijing contains deadly poison
Analysis of the Chinese Academy of Sciences showed that the smog that struck Beijing and its northern provinces last month contained a large amount of toxic chemicals.
Environment
China faces serious water pollution
Chinese scientists warn that in addition to air pollution, China is also facing serious water pollution.
Environment
Amazon's freshwater ecosystem is sensitive to environmental degradation
River, lake and wetland ecosystems - covering about one fifth of the Amazon basin - are increasingly degraded by deforestation, pollution, construction of dams and water…