Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment
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Journal of Environmental Exposure Assessment welcomes quality work on human exposure; indexed in ESCI & Scopus (CiteScore 2.6) #exposure #chemical #contaminants
📌 Caption (2 Paragraphs): Air pollution may be more dangerous than previously thought. Scientists have discovered that tiny airborne microbial pollutants-including bacteria, fungi, and viruses-can trigger strong inflammatory responses in the respiratory system, even at extremely low concentrations. Researchers also identified drug-resistant airborne fungi in urban environments, raising new concerns about public health and respiratory diseases. These findings highlight the growing need to monitor not only chemical pollutants, but also invisible biological contaminants in the air we breathe.
The #WPPh2026 Contest Long-Term Project winner for South America is Pablo E. Piovano, whose work highlights the human cost of long-term agrochemical exposure in rural Argentina. See his work: worldpressphoto.org/collection/pho…
Spraying just one dandelion with roundup will kill 100+ pollinators. The flower will take days to die, and in that time will be visited by dozens of bees and butterflies, poisoning them as well. The exposed pollinators don't die quickly, as they would with insecticide exposure. The death is slower and more brutal. In the case of bumblebees, they lose their ability to see colors, can't find flowers, and starve to death. If the dandelions truly are a hell no for your yard, pull them. Don't spray them.
Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds theguardian.com/science/2026/a…
