Etiket: polluted
Breathing polluted air increases the risk of Alzheimer’s
Hace años que la comunidad científica advierte de los efectos adversos de la contaminación sobre el cuerpo humano y, en concreto, sobre el cerebro. Ya hay cientos de estudios que…
12,000 Flemish lands need to be remediated: do you have to pay for that yourself if your backyard is polluted? | Domestic
An old heating oil tank next to the house? Or maybe there was once a factory in the backyard where your children play. In Flanders there are an estimated 12,000…
Designation of nutrient polluted areas: working together for cleaner water | News item
News item | 05-12-2023 | 11:13 The government designates so-called nutrient contaminated areas (NV areas) where agricultural companies must take extra steps to improve water quality. This obligation follows from…
Ecolo minister under fire for allegedly allowing citizens to drink polluted water
The Minister of the Environment Céline Tellier (Ecolo) is receiving a storm of criticism in Wallonia because she is said to have done too little with the alarm signals about…
Spanjaardbeek in Torhout appears to be seriously polluted,…
Since Tuesday, there has been a very penetrating fuel oil odor near the Spanjaardbeek in Sint-Henricus, near Torhout. After investigation, the stream turned out to be contaminated with an oily…
Research: water in nature and recreation areas often polluted
The water in Dutch nature and recreation areas is often polluted with toxic pesticides. The environmental standards are not met in four out of ten waters in these areas, according…
No traditional dive in Reitjes today? Water appears to be polluted
No traditional dive in Reitjes today? Water appears to be polluted Only the water appears to be contaminated with oil and septic material in certain places. The city and fire…
Air in New York seriously polluted by wildfires in Canada: “Has a huge impact on people’s health” | Science & Planet
In no metropolis is the air as dirty as in New York these days. A thick layer of smog hangs around Manhattan’s world-famous buildings. Experts are urging residents to stay…
UNICEF: Thousands of children die every day from polluted drinking water | Abroad
The situation is most serious in the West and Central African countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Ivory Coast, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria and Somalia. Many of these countries…
Pep Guardiola declares war on polluted waters and campaigns worldwide for the disposal of untreated sewage
shares in this article According to UNESCO estimates, 80 percent of wastewater worldwide is returned to the environment untreated1, polluting the world’s waterways and creating risks to human health. Ahead…