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Lead Pollution Likely Caused Widespread IQ Declines in Ancient Rome by gmays

DRI scientists used Arctic ice core records to reconstruct historic atmospheric lead pollution in Ancient Rome and link exposure to cognitive declines. Reno, Nev. (Jan. 6th, 2025) – Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. DRI scientists have previously used

ByHackTechJanuary 10, 20250Comments

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Lead pollution hung over Trail, B.C., for nearly a century by luu

Get daily news from Canada’s National ObserverTeck Metals has upgraded the smelter, and that led to major improvements, but blood lead levels among local kids are still four times higher than the Canadian average, and internal government documents obtained by Canada’s National Observer through a freedom-of-information request show an estimated 8,000 properties remain contaminated from

ByHackTechOctober 29, 20230Comments

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Greenhouse gas pollution trapped 49% more heat in 2021 than in 1990, NOAA finds by mcone

Greenhouse gas pollution caused by human activities trapped 49% more heat in the atmosphere in 2021 than they did in 1990, according to NOAA scientists. NOAA’s Annual Greenhouse Gas Index, known as the AGGI, tracks increases in the warming influence of human emissions of heat-trapping gases, including carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, chlorofluorocarbons, and 16…

ByHackTechJune 6, 20220Comments

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Digital Pollution by drpixie

2019-10-15 You couldn’t just roll down the street leaving huge piles of garbage everywhere you go, making life slower for everyone as they climb over your mountains of junk, just to get on with their life. You’d feel bad about it, right? That’s how I feel about the digital things we put out into the…

ByHackTechMay 8, 20220Comments

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