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Ludhiana gas leak: Night-long efforts undertaken to decontaminate affected area, says official

A portion of the Giaspura locality in Punjab’s Ludhiana where 11 people died allegedly after inhaling toxic gas remained cordoned off on Monday while the district authorities said the affected area underwent a night-long decontamination process.

The Hindu

Why It Matters | Antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in Sunderban sediments

The bacteria found in sunderban sediments are developing antibiotic-resistant genes (ARG) due to the constant dumping of waste and pollutants

The Hindu

Air pollution spikes linked to irregular heartbeats, study finds

Study of 200,000 Chinese hospital admissions finds acute exposure to air pollution raises risk of heart arrhythmias

The Guardian - UK

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Fears sewage sludge fertiliser polluting farmland and food with 'forever chemicals'

Scottish Environment LINK warned that sewage sludge is often contaminated with pathogens, chemicals and tiny particles of plastic, in turn polluting the soil.

Daily Record

'Worst I've seen anywhere': 'Billions' of bits of plastic pollute Skye beach

THE contrast is shocking.

The National (Scotland)

Seven psychoactive drugs detected in Australian wastewater for the first time

Drugs have previously been detected in other research but wastewater results suggest increasing consumption

The Guardian - AU

TV doctor gives health warning about scented candles, wood burners and cleaning sprays

TV doctor Amir Khan posted a video where he went into the detail of how some products can affect the lungs

Irish Mirror

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East Londoners brave toxic cloud emanating from dumpfire to host Coronation parties

‘What choice do we have? We need to raise these funds. We can’t put our lives on hold’

Evening Standard

TV doctor Amir Khan issues warning over scented candles, wood burners and cleaning sprays

It puts you at risk of health problems

Nottingham Post

California approves rule phasing out big diesel trucks

California air regulators approved a rule to stop selling new big rigs and buses that run on diesel starting in 2036

The Independent UK

Multiple gardens flooded with raw sewage after someone flushes two WIGS down the toilet

Foul waste overflowed into residents' gardens after the 'hair-raising' blockage in Bradford, West Yorkshire, which took a specialist team and six tanks of water to clear away

Daily Mirror

We found long-banned pollutants in the very deepest part of the ocean

I was part of a team that recently discovered human-made pollutants in one of the deepest and most remote places on Earth – the Atacama Trench, which goes down to a depth of 8,000 meters in the Pacific Ocean. The presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in such a remote location…

The Conversation

Warning over using scented candles, and cleaning sprays in your home

Hidden dangers lurking in your home could be making the air quality more polluted than outside

Liverpool Echo

North Carolina residents urge UN to investigate toxic PFAS pollution

Chemical manufacturer Chemours accused of violating human rights by releasing ‘forever chemicals’ into Cape Fear River basin

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Daily Record

TV doctor issues health warning over stoves and scented candles 'linked to lung cancer'

Scented candles are a household staple for many, but a doctor has issued a waring over using them too often.

WEKU

California becomes the first state to adopt emission rules for trains

California approved a rule limiting rail pollution to aggressively cut greenhouse gas emissions in the state's latest move to establish itself as a global leader in the fight against climate change.

Chicago Sun-Times

Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution could be among the reasons why, research finds

A Mexican scientist’s work adds to growing evidence that breathing polluted air causes heart and lung damage and also neurodegeneration and mental health problems.

Irish Mirror

Irish government urged to tackle killer air pollution new EU report found is claiming young lives

"We are failing to protect future generations from the health harms arising from toxic air"

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Evening Standard

Sewage pumped into 31 London rivers for 7,000 hours last year

The Thames saw 769 toxic spills lasting a total of 3,286 hours — more than 136 days

The Guardian - UK

South West Water fined £2.15m for dumping sewage in sea and rivers

Judge says pollution ‘will no longer be tolerated’ after investigation found significant environmental harm

Daily Mirror

Inside the new 'super sewer' that could save London from a return of the Great Stink

Mirror gets access to the Thames Tideway Tunnel, which officials say it will be the solution to the river’s pollution problem by intercepting nasty spills

The Independent UK

California to vote on ambitious locomotive emission rule

The California Air Resources Board plans to vote on a first-in-the-nation, ambitious rule limiting rail pollution

The Guardian - AU

New Zealand too reliant on tree planting to meet net zero emissions targets, experts warn

Climate commission draft guidance says country must take more action to directly cut pollution instead of relying on trees

The Guardian - AU

Water testing after Menindee fish kill shows a ‘chronically sick’ river

New results from the Darling-Baaka show system is ‘supercharged with nutrients’, expert says

Wales Online

UK Health Security Agency investigates as villagers suffer 'seizures and stroke symptoms'

Locals living near a contaminated housing site believe people are falling ill because of the 'exposure to toxic waste'

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