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While parks, playgrounds and hiking trails are generally thought of as "healthy" spaces, researchers from the University of Michigan have found that many of them overlap with old toxic waste sites or sit dangerously close to facilities that actively release hazardous chemicals.

A new commentary in BMJ Global Health, co-authored by the George Institute, reveals that Australia exported 22,333 metric tons of plastic waste to Indonesia in 2023–24 alone, part of a wider crisis that has seen the country take in more than 200,000 metric tons of imported waste

A fire broke out at a suspected illegal waste site near Carrington Spur in Trafford, Greater Manchester. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

Dialysis is a lifesaving medical treatment for people whose kidneys can no longer efficiently filter waste, toxins and excess fluids from the blood.

The nationwide cyclospora outbreak is very likely a result of sewage contamination in the food supply, according to scientific researchers and public health officials.

Why is recycling waste or switching off the lights sometimes perceived as more effective for the climate than giving up air travel? A team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) surveyed nearly 3,000 people and identified key psychological mechanisms underlying these misperception

Wastewater treatment is a critical issue for global environmental protection and public health. Researchers from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently achieved a major breakthrough with the discovery of a novel oxidant-free electrocatalytic mech

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Oxygen provides the driving force for many vital chemical reactions. Two well-known examples include respiration, the process that allows living things to break down food to release its energy, and combustion, reactions that produce heat and light. But oxygen has an unusual elect

A woman who runs a waste collection firm says she was warned not to get involved in the industry. O recorte ajuda a contextualizar a pauta dentro de Agro.

Winner called waste management team after she realised stub showing she had hit the jackpot had been thrown awayA €1m lottery ticket has been recovered from the rubbish in Italy after the frantic winner called on refuse collectors to help her retrieve it, according to the waste management company.The instant win ticket was “miraculously still in one piece” after garbage workers combed through mounds of rubbish on their truck, said Roberto Nicola Toscano, the administrator of the SANB c

Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.