News articles tagged with “Toxic Pollutants”

Black carbon, an air pollutant, is also a short-lived contributor to global warming.

Pollutants can upset body’s metabolic thermostat with some even causing obesity to be passed on to children

The world’s richest countries – including Finland, Iceland, the Netherlands and Norway – are providing healthier environments for children within their borders, yet are disproportionately contributing to the destruction of the global environment

According to the report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE), the seven states and Union Territories which are under threat are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Ship-breaking is a risky sector that introduces workers to occupational risks and the environment to a high variety of pollutants.

Industrial waste from factories in Madhya Pradesh is allegedly being dumped into empty borings in fields, claim activists.

Toxic air, water and soil are ‘existential threat to human and planetary health’, says global review

Industrial waste from factories in Madhya Pradesh is allegedly being dumped into empty borings in fields, claim activists.

From sweepers to security guards, outdoor workers in Bhiwadi face a 'slow poison' from air pollution, but many are unaware

People living in slums, who mostly survive on meager incomes, are most vulnerable to toxic air because their work often requires them to stay outdoors for long hours.