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Human, Bird, or Dog Waste? Scientists Parsing Poop To Aid DC’s Forgotten River

KFF Health News

Because of the health risks, swimming hasn’t been legal in the Anacostia for more than half a century. billion infrastructure project in 2011. The data shows that poop is a problem for river health but knowing what kind of poop it is matters. To achieve compliance, Washington launched a $2.6 Scientists monitor E.

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Jayati Ghosh – It’s not just analysis, it’s a call for action

Frontiers

She is also a member of several international boards and commissions, including the United Nations High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs and the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All. I know that in your recent work, you’ve been talking about how inequality is a huge driver of the climate crisis.

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Five Nobel Prize winners publish scientific article collection for children

Frontiers

Quasi-Crystal, Not Quasi-Scientist , written by Dan Shechtman , awarded The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2011. Dr. Fred Fenter, chief executive editor of Frontiers, said: “From fighting climate change to disease to poverty, science saves lives. The Transcription of Life: from DNA to RNA , written by Roger D. ABOUT FRONTIERS.

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Op-ed: Wetland protections remain bogged down in mystery

Environmental Health News

A 2011 study in the journal Asthma and Allergy , said the parallel increase of global asthma and carbon dioxide emissions is “remarkable.” A 2022 study in the journal Science said the function of wetlands as a climate workhorse makes preserving them a matter of “utmost importance.”

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Wildfires may increase radioactive contamination in rivers

Environmental Health News

Although strontium-90 levels in the Sakhan River exceeded Ukraines limits more frequently after the fires, scientists say the overall impact on public health is minimal. In Japan, similar concerns have emerged around Fukushima, where vast stretches of land were contaminated by fallout from the 2011 nuclear disaster. Key quote: .

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Springtime Infectious Diseases: From Spring Fever to Lyme Disease

Gideon

Changes in temperature and precipitation influence biotic and abiotic environments, disease vectors and hosts, and human behavior, including the amount of time spent outdoors (1). It is important to contact a health professional before attempting to remove a tick. 360-366, 2011. e55-e55, 2001. Available: 10.1542/peds.108.3.e55

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Houston area has more than 100 unauthorized air pollution events already this year

Environmental Health News

Compounds released in these events can range from climate-warming methane to volatile organic compounds that increase cancer risks, like benzene or 1-3 butadiene. For example, Chevron Phillips Cedar Bayou plant has 545 TCEQ violations since 2011. Most of these emissions concentrate around the Houston Ship Channel. The company paid $3.4