The government recommends wearing a mouth mask in places where you cannot enforce the distance rule. However, the World Health Organization does not recommend a mask during exercise. In some countries, it is mandatory to...
A fetus already comes into contact with soot particles after 12 weeks of pregnancy. When burning fossil fuels such as diesel, soot particles end up in the air that are carcinogenic. Scientists have long suspected...
A new global study shows a clear link between fine dust and acute death, even at low concentrations. Peaks in particulate matter concentrations are immediately translated into higher mortality rates. Studies in specific cities or...
From now on, you will find 12 portraits by artist Elleke Van Win on the facade of the Foodmaker flagship store on the Meir in Antwerp. The paint that Elleke used for the portraits purifies...
People who live in an area where there is serious air pollution report depressive feelings more often.This is shown by the results of a study by Ghent University in collaboration with a British university.More than...
Nearly five million people worldwide died in 2017 from the effects of air pollution, according to the annual report State of Global Air of the Health Effects Institute and the Institute of Health Metrics. Some...
The environmental theme also lives in the United States. The Green New Deal has been debated there for some time: a package of environmentally-friendly measures that will also benefit the economy. It is one of...
Fine dust consists of small particles with diameters of less than 10 microns, e.g. soot from diesel vehicles or incinerators. Particulate matter is a cause of respiratory diseases and increases the risk of cancer. We...
On the basement of the Biomedical Research Institute in Diepenbeek, Hannelore Bové (28) peeps through a Zeiss microscope to a few drops of urine from a boy from Brussels. She projects the results on her...
