pollution

Scientists are now discovering that there may be environmental reasons why some women suffer from high blood pressure during their pregnancy. A new study has shown that pregnant women who live in an area where the levels of air pollution…

It’s quite worrying to think about it, but the air that you breathe every day could be harming your health. There are lots of different particles in the air, and some of them can be damaging or dangerous for your wellness and wellbeing,…

As one of the world’s most comprehensive lighting ordinances went into effect last month, France — including the City of Light — grew darker late at night. Between the hours of 1am and 7am, shop lights are turned off, lights inside office…

In today’s fast-paced and career-focused world, many of us will find ourselves living in the city for work-related reasons at some point in our lives. There are some great things about living in the city, and of course many people choose to…

There has been a decade of rapid economic growth for India, but unfortunately, the country’s environmental problem is still abound. This affects the wellness and wellbeing of Indian residents in a number of ways as they are frequently…

Unless you live in a coastal area, it’s easy to forget that we Brits are surrounded by sea. Luckily, the Nottingham Contemporary/Tate St Ives exhibition, Aquatopia: the Imaginary of the Deep, is here to remind you of the beauty of water,…

You could probably work out for yourself that smog is a combination of smoke and fog, but after that do you know what it is? The emissions from the internal combustion engines of vehicles and industrial smokes cause the air pollution known…

Due to the drought being suffered in Texas, scientists now believe that the environmental situation has reached a crisis point. Texas Governor Rick Perry says that the state has suffered three years of drought, and that there is now a…

Sad news reached Martinique as on the 15th April 2013, over 100 fishermen stood at Fort de France in a call for aid against a contamination of pesticides that have been said to have existed in water for over thirty years. The pesticide…

In the last two decades, China has risen to become the world’s leading economic powerhouse. But while China has been booming economically, the nation’s track record on the environment makes less than impressive reading. Among the horror…

If your weight loss regimen isn’t providing results, the problem may lie in your mental health. This is according to wellness expert Dan Trink, who argues that there are four non-fitness reasons why you’re not progressing the way…

Depending on where you're from, smog probably means different things to you. In cities in the more developed countries of the world smog has rather become a thing of the past. It's still experienced on the very worst days but these are rare…

When it comes to global warming we’re going to need a grand global effort to combat it and even with that it’s not going to be a quick or easy process. Human beings churn out a lot of waste in the forms of pollution and rubbish and most of…

We've known pollution was a bad thing for a very long time indeed. The thing which we weren't aware of is that it's actually bad for us as well as the environment. Quite why we didn't put this together earlier is a mystery as pollution is…

Asthma is a condition which is most common in children. Most kids grow out of it as they get older and as such the risk factor vanishes at that time. Of course there are the unlucky few who suffer from asthma for their entire lives. The…

Although the specific culprit toxins remain unknown, environmental pollution may affect your child’s wellness with a higher risk of autism. This is according to a new, large study from the US, reported March 13th in the journal…

When you’re pregnant, you do everything you can to ensure that your baby comes out as healthy as possible, but a study has found that your baby’s wellness at birth may not be as in your control as you’d hoped. According to the findings from…

Pollution has become a real issue in the past several decades and we’re now dealing with levels of pollutants in the air which we’ve never seen before. This only really becomes a health issue if you’re living in a city and you spend a lot…

All over the world, about 7.4 billion people use consumer products to help them with the tasks of daily life. The unfortunate fact is that the manufacture and waste of many of these products causes some considerable, systematic damage to…

The effects of the pollution in Beijing are comparable to that of a nuclear winter, Chinese environmental wellness scientists have warned. If enough nuclear bombs were detonated, it is said that so many particles would be thrown into the…

For some reason, we think that we no longer to be concerned about air pollution. No one seems to be worried for their health anymore – not to mention the wellbeing of the planet. However, the EU is suing the UK as we have failed to reduce…

Pollution conjures up images of car exhausts and factory fumes, but indoor pollution is as much of a problem to our health as external factors. There are various elements of our modern lifestyles that contribute towards indoor pollution,…

Pollution has caused a great deal of damage to your environmental wellness, making an impact on oceans, the earth’s surface and even your health and wellbeing, but it seems that cloud droplets are made of sterner stuff. According to a study…

Despite corporate-culture becoming increasingly eco-friendly - many companies are still disposing of waste materials by pumping them into sewers, rivers and the sea. This can result in water pollution that can have a devastating impact…

According to recent studies, indoor air pollution-levels can often exceed outdoor air-pollution levels - which is bad news for anyone who suffers from allergies or respiratory problems. Being more regularly exposed to clean air can also…

We all know that fumes from cars are bad for the environment and bad for our health. It is well known that living near a busy road can cause asthma to flare up, especially among children. But now a study suggests that pollution from traffic…

China is often seen as an environmental disaster, with pollution causing a huge problem for the wellness and wellbeing of ordinary Chinese citizens. This winter has been one of the worst winters on record, in terms of…