Chemical pollution a threat comparable to climate change, scientists warn

More than 100 million ‘novel entity’ chemicals are in circulation, with health impact not widely recognised

Brake pad dust can be more toxic than exhaust emissions, study says

Research shows move to electric vehicles may not be enough to enable pollution from cars to be eradicated

Lung cancer diagnoses on the rise among never-smokers worldwide

Research shows need for further studies into air pollution and other causal factors, expert says

Prozac in waterways is changing how fish behave, research finds

Australian study of guppies shows that pharmaceutical pollution could threaten species’ long-term survival

Migratory freshwater fish populations ‘down by more than 80% since 1970’

Thirteen million diesel cars producing “extreme” levels of toxic air pollution are still on the roads in Europe and the UK, according to a report, seven years after the Dieselgate scandal first exploded

Der Lebensraum von weltweit 200 Millionen Menschen ist mit Umweltgiften belastet. Das geht aus dem Umweltgiftreport 2013 hervor, den die Schweizer Stiftung Green Cross am Dienstag in Zürich präsentiert hat. Die zehn am stärksten betroffenen Orte liegen demnach in acht Ländern: Argentinien, Bangladesch, Ghana, Indonesien, Nigeria, Russland, Sambia und in der Ukraine