Tag: Environment
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Significance of new class of recyclable polymer materials
New class of recyclable polymer materials could one day help reduce single-use plastic waste Single-use plastics. Anton Petrus/Moment Katherine Harry, Colorado State University and Emma Rettner, Colorado State University Hundreds of millions of tons of single-use plastic ends up in landfills every year, and even the small percentage of plastic that gets recycled can’t last forever.…
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Reuters – Air pollution now a major risk to life expectancy in South Asia – study
Rising air pollution can cut life expectancy by more than five years per person in South Asia, one of the world’s most polluted regions, according to a report published on Tuesday which flagged the growing burden of hazardous air on health. The region, which includes the world’s most polluted countries of Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and…