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A lampshade coated with an iron and copper substance uses heat from the lightbulb bulb to convert air pollutants into small amounts of carbon dioxide and water

Health

Air-purifying lampshade reduces indoor pollution via chemical reaction

A lampshade coated in either a copper or iron substance removes indoor air pollutants released by cooking or from cleaning products

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Environment

Plastic bags and bottles can be recycled into soap

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by Maureen McLean/Shutterstock (12908462g) Pollution on the Jubilee River adjacent to Slough Sewage Treatment Works managed by Thames Water. The Jubilee River is used regularly by open water swimmers and is a haven for migrating birds. During 2021, water companies discharged raw sewage into rivers in England 372,533 times. By 2040 the sewage discharges into rivers is targetted to be reduced by 40%, however, many environmentalists say this is too little, too late and that the directors of polluting water companies should be imprisoned as fines alone are not stopping regular sewage discharges into rivers Pollution, Jubilee River, Eton Wick, Windsor, Berkshire, UK - 23 Apr 2022

Environment

Sewage crisis: The truth about British rivers and how to clean them up

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Environment

River pollution 'offsets' for homes in England and Wales may not work

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Huge amounts of plastic from artificial grass end up in the sea

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Threatened seabirds are foraging at plastic pollution hotspots

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Concern about dirty air can galvanise the fight against climate change

Environment

Concern about dirty air can galvanise the fight against climate change

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Health

Air quality: How does pollution affect your health?

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Environment

Raw sewage floods UK rivers with faecal bacteria after heavy rainfall

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Smoke from wildfires in Canada has reached several cities, including New York

Environment

How long will the wildfire smoke last and is it bad for your health?

Smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning in Canada has triggered air quality alerts across the northern US, including in New York City

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Environment

Air pollution monitors have been accidentally harvesting wildlife DNA

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Inside the huge London super sewer designed to fight river pollution

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Environment

Reusable granules suck harmful PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ out of water

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Environment

US Supreme Court slashes protections for wetlands

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