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Microscopy of cotton (red) and polyester (black) fibers collected from tumble dryer exhaust. (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Environment

Fabric conditioners reduce the release of microfibres in tumble dryers

Tumble-drying clothes produces microfibre pollution, but this is almost halved by using a tumble dryer sheet and an anti-wrinkle fabric conditioner

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Smog

Environment

Harmful air pollution now affects 99 per cent of everyone on Earth

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Woman putting a well dried log into a glowing wood burning stove.

Health

Health impacts of wood burning cost EU and UK €13 billion a year

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Close up of boiled and cut okra; Shutterstock ID 1782195791; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Environment

Goo made from okra can filter microplastics out of water

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Inhaling leaded petrol as a child may affect an adult's IQ

Health

Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population

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Plastic garbage collected research plot to assess plastic pollution Eastern Island Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge

Environment

Countries agree to end plastic pollution in ambitious global treaty

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Polluted water

Technology

Nanorobots clean up contaminated water by grabbing hold of pollutants

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Air pollution from smoke stacks at oil refinery; Shutterstock ID 363307955; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

Health

Air pollution may make some bacteria in our nose and throat turn nasty

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A front-view shot of a man cleaning the floor with a mop, he is wearing casual clothing.

Health

Cleaning products cause indoor pollution levels similar to a busy road

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Esperanza Station on Hope Bay is located on the tip of the Antarctic Peninsula and at the opening of the Antarctic Sound.

Environment

Research stations and tourists are hastening snow melt in Antarctica

Vehicles and power generators in Antarctica produce black carbon pollution that settles on the snow, causing more of it to melt in the summer

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Environment

Janez Potočnik interview: How a circular economy can help us go green

Features

Environment

The end of waste: The grand plan to build a truly circular economy

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Video

River pollution: Tackling England's "chemical cocktail" waterways

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Environment

Algal blooms in freshwater lakes are becoming more common worldwide

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