http://www.enn.com/topics/pollution http://www.enn.com/images/pollution.gif http://www.enn.com/topics/pollution Global Pollution and Prevention News - ENN en-us http://enn.com/news/feeds/pollution2.xml http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53761 For coral reefs, the threat of climate change and bleaching are bad enough. An international research group led by Cornell University has found that plastic trash – ubiquitous throughout the world’s oceans – intensifies disease for coral, adding to reef peril, according to a new study in the journal Science, Jan. 26. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 14:24:00 EST http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53761 Blaine Friedlander, Cornell University http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53756 Man-made phosphorus pollution is reaching dangerously high levels in freshwater basins around the world, according to new research. Thu, 25 Jan 2018 13:26:00 EST http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53756 American Geophysical Union http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53742 Mercury is a widespread environmental toxicant and pollutant that travels up the food chain onto people's dinner plates. Although a global issue, mercury regulations vary worldwide. Depending on where one lives in relation to mercury emissions, regional remediation makes minimal impacts for local fish consumption advisories. This is particularly true in a sensitive landscape like Michigan's Upper Peninsula, where nearly 80 percent of inland lakes are impaired. Wed, 24 Jan 2018 14:52:00 EST http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53742 Michigan Technological University http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53728 Residential buildings in New York City that burn residual fuel oil were concentrated in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx, as of late 2015. Compared to cleaner heating sources such as natural gas, these dirty fuels produce high levels of particulate matter, exposure to which is linked to asthma, obesity, developmental delays, and other health problems. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 09:11:00 EST http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53728 Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53684 In the wake of China’s ban on the import of foreign garbage, which took effect earlier this month, countries across the globe are scrambling to figure out what to do with the thousands of tons of trash piling up at their ports. Now, Europe has announced it is launching an aggressive new recycling initiative to reduce plastic waste and garbage exports. Wed, 17 Jan 2018 10:59:00 EST http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53684 Yale Environment 360 http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53682 In an attempt to better understand the urban environment and its components, scientists have discovered that sunlight causes chemical reactions in the dust found on Edmonton roads.“We found that when you shine light on road dust, it produces a reactive form of oxygen called singlet oxygen,” said environmental chemist Sarah Styler. “It acts as an oxidant in the environment and can cause or influence other chemical reactions.” Wed, 17 Jan 2018 08:32:00 EST http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53682 University of Alberta http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53681 Air pollution trapped along the Wasatch Front by winter inversions are estimated to send more than 200 people to the emergency room with pneumonia each year, according to a study by University of Utah Health and Intermountain Healthcare. Bad air quality especially erodes the health of adults over age 65, a population particularly vulnerable to the effects of pneumonia. Tue, 16 Jan 2018 12:05:00 EST http://www.enn.com/pollution/article/53681 University of Utah