Avoid Pollution 💨

💚 @CorridorDigital A picture is worth a thousand words... ... if it's a moving one, can do so millions. youtube.com/watch?v=ow5i1g…

Air pollution can be all around us, even if you don’t always see it or smell it, putting your heart, lungs, and even your brain at risk. Clean air matters. Through our @BreatheCities initiative, we’re supporting ambitious clean air action around the globe.

"Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20%" @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @jksmith34 @CleanAirLondon @Duin46473580 @FedUpWithBadAir @AirFairy04 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirMoms theguardian.com/environment/20…

"... for the first time since its launch in 1987, it has given clear direction to governments." 📰by @DrGaryFuller Cc: @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @jksmith34 @CleanAirLondon @Duin46473580 @FedUpWithBadAir @AirFairy04 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirMoms theguardian.com/environment/20…

@thephysicsgirl x.com/AvoidPollution…

📺@thephysicsgirl is back. #LongCovid #MECFS #CFS youtube.com/watch?v=B3m3AM…

"This study supports the impact of ambient air pollution exposure on the risk of anxiety disorders, with a more apparent risk observed for long-term exposure." Anxiety disorders | 10 μg/m3 increase in long-term exposures PM2.5: 1.738 PM10: 1.577 NO2: 1.186 doi.org/10.1016/j.envr…

"27 out of 29 studies found a significant negative impact of air pollution on mental health, demonstrating a solid consensus in the literature." doi.org/10.3390/air203…

"Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn are among 13 of Europe’s 15 biggest port cities choked more by sulphur oxides (SOx) from ferries than road vehicles..." 📃Solution proposal: transportenvironment.org/articles/full-… Cc: @DrMariaNeira theguardian.com/environment/20…

@DrMariaNeira Definitely not in this case: x.com/homosap4963323…

Time wasted on toxic screens ends up in toxic screen waste. Cc: @DrMariaNeira theguardian.com/environment/20…

@JAMANeuro @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @FedUpWithBadAir @jksmith34 @Duin46473580 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirLondon @DrGaryFuller His case triggered me to recheck the current state of science on this disease. Worth watching, top 5 advice for life, especially useful for advocates like us. youtube.com/watch?v=sEMpdw…

Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution and Risk and Prognosis of Motor Neuron Disease @JAMANeuro 📃 jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman… Cc: @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @FedUpWithBadAir @jksmith34 @Duin46473580 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirLondon @DrGaryFuller #AirPollution #Exposome #MND #ALS

“Plastic is supply-driven rather than demand-pulled,” says Gardiner. “Plastic has always had this unique ability to reverse the relationship between supply and demand.” theguardian.com/environment/20…

Environmental toxins: herbicides e.g. glyphosate, heavy metals, synthetic compounds & plastics, mold toxins, air pollution, viruses & excessive use of antibiotics, can compromise gut permeability, induce gut-mediated inflammation & disrupt the microbiome. doi.org/10.3390/ijms27…

"... a new era of chronic and extreme snoring, driven by everything from pollution and rising temperatures to the obesity crisis." Cc: @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @FedUpWithBadAir @jksmith34 @Duin46473580 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirLondon @DrGaryFuller theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2…

Confirmed: Oxygen can be produced without photosynthesis For centuries, it was believed that oxygen on Earth was produced exclusively by living organisms through photosynthesis, a process dependent on sunlight. New research shows this is not the only pathway. At depths of around 4,000 metres (13,000 feet) in the Pacific Ocean, far beyond the reach of sunlight - researchers observed oxygen being produced in complete darkness. The discovery was made by a team led by the Scottish Association for Marine Science while studying the Clarion–Clipperton Zone, a vast abyssal plain between Hawaii and Mexico. Sensors placed on the seafloor recorded rising oxygen concentrations, contradicting expectations based on known biological processes. Further investigation identified the source as polymetallic nodules, rock concretions rich in manganese, nickel, cobalt, and other metals. The researchers found that these nodules can generate electrical potentials when clustered together on the seabed. Under certain conditions, this electrical charge appears sufficient to drive seawater electrolysis, a chemical reaction that splits water molecules (H₂O) into hydrogen and oxygen, without the involvement of light or living organisms. The findings have important implications. They suggest that oxygen production can occur through geological and electrochemical processes, which may influence how scientists think about the early evolution of oxygen-using life on Earth. They also raise concerns about deep-sea mining on ecosystems we don’t understand Study: Evidence of dark oxygen production at the abyssal seafloor Nature Geoscience, 2024

@FedUpWithBadAir @J_Hofinger @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @jksmith34 @Duin46473580 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirLondon @DrGaryFuller Fun fact: Children usually do feature smoke when they draw a house. Then, adulthood = 🕶️ Indeed, smoking chimney had a modest but statistically significant positive association (odds ratio = 2.27) with mental health concerns in some aggregated samples: frontiersin.org/journals/psych…

@J_Hofinger @AvoidPollution @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @jksmith34 @Duin46473580 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirLondon @DrGaryFuller "Modern certified stoves are closed systems that vent outside." 100% true! But what happens when the pollution goes out the chimney? Where does it go THEN?

"Children living in homes with wood burners could be exposed to over three times more pollution than those in non-wood-burning homes." @DrMariaNeira @LittleNinjaUK @FedUpWithBadAir @jksmith34 @Duin46473580 @cleanairforall2 @CleanAirLondon 📰@DrGaryFuller theguardian.com/environment/20…

📃 research article: sciencedirect.com/science/articl… "Overall, the results demonstrate that adults’ heating, ventilation, and smoking practices have a greater impact on children’s exposure than the children’s own activities or location."