Podcasts about environmental pollution

Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Zum ersten Mal hat Deutschland alle EU-Grenzwerte für saubere Luft eingehalten +++ Zu viel Licht in der Nacht macht Insekten unfruchtbar +++ Ein Asteroid rast auf die Erde zu +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:2024 erstmals alle Grenzwerte zur Luftqualität eingehalten, Umweltbundesamt, 20.02.2025Transcriptomics predicts artificial light at night's (ALAN) negative fitness effects and altered gene expression patterns in the midge Chironomus riparius, Environmental Pollution, 16.02.2025Sentry: Earth Impact Monitoring, Nasa, 19.02.2025Removal of toxic steroidal glycoalkaloids and bitterness in tomato is controlled by a complex epigenetic and genetic network, Science Advances, 19.02.2025Unlocking the fog: assessing fog collection potential and need as a complementary water resource in arid urban lands–the Alto Hospicio, Chile case, Frontiers in Environmental Science, 20.02.2025Alle Quellen findet ihr hier.**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: TikTok auf&ab , TikTok wie_geht und Instagram .

ROMA (ITALPRESS) - Nelle aree urbane l'inquinamento indoor ha lo stesso impatto sulla salute al pari di quello esterno, con possibili ripercussioni in termini di malattie polmonari, cardiache e tumorali. È questo uno dei principali risultati evidenziati in uno studio condotto da ENEA e dall'Istituto di scienze dell'atmosfera e del clima del Cnr, in collaborazione con le università Sapienza di Roma e Milano-Bicocca. La ricerca è stata condotta nell'ambito del progetto VIEPI finanziato da Inail e pubblicato sulla rivista Environmental Pollution. Il commento di uno dei primi autori dello studio, Francesca Costabile, ricercatrice dell'Istituto di scienze dell'atmosfera e del clima del Cnr.sat/mrv

About the Guest(s): Dr. Kristin Hieshetter is a celebrated expert in functional health, dedicated to helping individuals achieve optimal well-being through targeted, practical advice. Dr. Hieshetter has extensively studied the impacts of environmental toxins on human health and is renowned for her insightful podcasts aimed at equipping listeners with actionable steps to improve their lives. She focuses particularly on the intersection of environmental toxicity and chronic diseases, bringing a wealth of knowledge and passion to her audience. Episode Summary: In this gripping episode of "Functional Health Radio," Dr. Kristin Hieshetter delves into the alarming decline in life expectancy in the United States and the rising incidence of chronic diseases among children. She emphasizes the importance of understanding and addressing the role of environmental toxins, particularly PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances), which have infiltrated our everyday lives through water supplies, food packaging, and household items. As Dr. Hieshetter reveals, these toxins pose severe threats to various bodily systems, including the liver, thyroid, and nervous system, and are linked to conditions like autism and thyroid dysfunction. Dr. Hieshetter masterfully explains the numerous pathways through which PFAS can wreak havoc on the human body, such as disrupting lipid metabolism and causing epigenetic changes. Through her detailed analysis, she underscores the importance of water filtration, avoidance of fast food, and the need for proper supplementation. Moreover, she highlights the critical role of thyroid health in overall well-being, exemplified by cases of misdiagnosed dementia being successfully treated with thyroid hormone regulation. This episode serves as a foundational guide for anyone looking to detoxify their environment and enhance their health by making informed choices. Key Takeaways: The Decline in Life Expectancy: The U.S. is experiencing a significant drop in life expectancy rates for both men and women, a distressing trend exacerbated by rising chronic diseases in children. The Dangers of PFAS: Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) are linked to various health issues, including thyroid dysfunction and autism, due to their interference with amino acid metabolism, lipid metabolism, and epigenetic changes. Environmental Action Steps: Implementing measures such as using activated carbon filters for water purification and avoiding fast food are crucial for reducing PFAS exposure. Thyroid and Brain Health: Proper thyroid function is essential for brain development and overall health, and dysfunctions here can mimic other serious conditions like dementia. Supplementation and Detoxification: Effective detox methods including specific supplements and dietary changes are necessary to counteract the impacts of PFAS and support overall health. Notable Quotes: "According to the World Economic Forum, the US spends $12,530 per person per year on healthcare. What's wrong? How do we fix it?" - Dr. Kristin Hieshetter "We have a huge passion for what's called a neuro excitotoxin and environmental chemical overload." - Dr. Kristin Hieshetter "This is your homework, everybody. I want you to go to the Environmental Working Group website, and I want you to type in water safety reports." - Dr. Kristin Hieshetter "PFAS screws up amino acid metabolism and the metabolic pathways." - Dr. Kristin Hieshetter "Thyroid hormones are essential for brain development, and thyroid influences brain function throughout life." - Dr. Kristin Hieshetter Resources: Environmental Working Group (EWG) Website Research Articles: "Prenatal Exposure to Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction and Autism Spectrum Disorder" from the Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, December 2022. "Epigenetic Changes by Per and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances" from the journal Environmental Pollution, June 15, 2021. Water Filtration Systems: Pentair Whole House Filter, Berkey Water Bottle with PFAS Filters. Books & References: Articles on the Environmental Working Group (EWG) website. CDC vital statistics report. World Economic Forum reports on healthcare spending. Functional Health Mastery Group Join Dr. Kristin Hieshetter each week on "Functional Health Radio" for more actionable insights and expert advice aimed at empowering you to achieve optimal health. Share this episode with friends and family, and stay tuned for more enlightening content designed to help you navigate the complexities of health and wellness.

We'd love to hear from you! Send us a text message.In this episode of "Discover Daily" by Perplexity, we begin with the FTC's new rule banning fake and AI-generated reviews, a significant step towards combating deceptive online practices and protecting consumers in the digital marketplace. This move aims to enhance the reliability of online reviews, especially as AI generated content increases, and maintain fair competition among businesses.We then turn to SpaceX's upcoming Polaris Dawn mission set to make history with the first-ever private spacewalk. Funded and commanded by billionaire Jared Isaacman, this ambitious mission will push the boundaries of commercial space exploration, testing new spacesuit technology, conducting research on the effects of space radiation on human health, and testing Starlink laser-based communications in space.  The mission will also attempt to reach record-breaking altitudes not seen since the Apollo era. The final segment focuses on the alarming discovery and accumulation of microplastics in human brains. We explore how microplastics infiltrate the brain, their potential effects on neurological function, and the implications for public health as environmental plastic pollution continues to rise.From Perplexity's Discover Feed: https://www.perplexity.ai/page/ftc-bans-ai-generated-reviews-nyUvgrZkR2i9OZmrSh42_ghttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/spacex-plans-first-space-walk-MfgHVlIzSgaT9FPziqBqLghttps://www.perplexity.ai/page/microplastics-found-in-human-b-br1yKSQzT_W4M0NkS4iADAPerplexity is the fastest and most powerful way to search the web. Perplexity crawls the web and curates the most relevant and up-to-date sources (from academic papers to Reddit threads) to create the perfect response to any question or topic you're interested in. Take the world's knowledge with you anywhere. Available on iOS and Android Join our growing Discord community for the latest updates and exclusive content. Follow us on: Instagram Threads X (Twitter) YouTube Linkedin

In this episode of the Aging Science Podcast by VitaDAO, we explore the connection between environmental pollution and longevity with Dr. Dushani Palliyaguru. Delve into the Nrf2 pathway, a critical mechanism for cellular defense, and discover the benefits of sulforaphane from broccoli as a potent Nrf2 activator. Dr. Palliyaguru, a renowned expert in aging and disease prevention, shares her extensive research on how environmental toxins affect health and longevity. Learn about innovative strategies to combat pollution-related health risks and enhance lifespan through nutritional interventions and scientific advancements. Join us for an insightful conversation on promoting longevity in a polluted world.

Host Bill McGeeney is joined by Shane Ludtke of the Actual Astronomy Podcast, Jeff Buler of the Aeroecology Lab at the University of Delaware, and Matthias Schmitt of Cedar Breaks National Monument.See Full Show Notes, Lighting Tips and more at LightPollutionNews.com. Like this episode, share it with a friend!Bill's Picks:City moths may have evolved smaller wings due to light pollution, James Dinnean, NewScientist. Artificial light at night (ALAN) pollution alters bat lunar chronobiology: insights from broad-scale long-term acoustic monitoring, Ecological Processes.In the Spotlight: Bat Activity Shifts in Response to Intense Lighting of a Large Railway Construction Site, Sustainability.Dark Sky Month declared in Utah as state aims to foster ‘astrotourism', Jonathon Sharp, ABC4. Wind farm radar system reduces nighttime light pollution in Iowa, YYC Team, Yale Climate Connections. Light Pollution and Oxidative Stress: Effects on Retina and Human Health, Environmental Pollution and Oxidative Stress. More exposure to artificial, bright, outdoor nighttime light linked to higher stroke risk, American Heart Association. Support the Show.Like what we're doing? For the cost of coffee, you can become a Monthly Supporter? Your assistance will help cover server and production costs.

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Die Themen in den Wissensnachrichten: +++ Bienen finden bei zu viel Ozon keine Blüten mehr +++ Was die Qing-Dynastie zu Fall brachte +++ Neue Vogelgrippen-Variante ist leichter übertragbar +++**********Weiterführende Quellen zu dieser Folge:Mapping the effects of ozone pollution and mixing on floral odour plumes and their impact on plant-pollinator interactions, Environmental Pollution, 2023Structural-demographic analysis of the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912) collapse in China, PLOSOne, 13.08.2023Freizeitmonitor, 2023Airborne transmission of human-isolated avian H3N8 influenza virus between ferrets, Cell, 04.09.2023Is green growth happening? An empirical analysis of achieved versus Paris-compliant CO2–GDP decoupling in high-income countries, The Lancet Planetary Health, September 2023Beer-gut microbiome alliance: a discussion of beer-mediated immunomodulation via the gut microbiome, Frontiers in Nutrition, 25.07.2023**********Ihr könnt uns auch auf diesen Kanälen folgen: Tiktok und Instagram.

Today's episode looks at the topic of electric vehicles and their impact on both carbon emissions and urban air quality. China has the world's largest market for electric vehicles, and it is the largest maker of lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles manufactured worldwide. Hence, the environmental impact of EVs, even outside of China, often goes back upstream to China. Our guest is Zhang Shaojun, Associate Professor at the Tsinghua University School of the Environment. His research examines the environmental impacts of emissions from road transportation systems on air quality, climate and public health. Before joining Tsinghua University, he was a Postdoctoral Associate at University of Michigan and Atkinson Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Cornell University.  Shaojun and his colleagues have published two important papers on these topics this year. The first, in the journal PNAS Nexus, looks at the upstream greenhouse gas emissions from battery manufacturing as well as a regional breakdown of power sector emissions from EV charging. The second paper, in Environmental Pollution, looks at the impact of EVs on air quality, employing Tsinghua's CMAQ model to look at how EVs affect ozone and PM2.5, in particular considering the seasonal effects on air chemistry, which relates to the formation of secondary pollution. (Primary emissions refer to pollutants directly emitted from vehicles or power plants, whereas secondary pollutants are formed in the atmosphere through mixing of chemical precursors.) For further reading: Fang Wang, Shaojun Zhang, Yinan Zhao, Yunxiao Ma, Yichen Zhang, Anders Hove, and Ye Wu, “Multisectoral drivers of decarbonizing battery electric vehicles in China,” PNAS Nexus, Volume 2, Issue 5, May 2023, https://academic.oup.com/pnasnexus/article/2/5/pgad123/7159885. Yiliang Jiang, Xinyu Liang, Shaojun Zhang, Zechun Hu, Anders Hove, and Ye Wu, “The future air quality impact of electric vehicle promotion and coordinated charging in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region,” Environ Pollut., 1 September 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2023.121928. Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/EnvironmentChina Episode Executive Producer: Anders Hove

George Buchanan says that mixed-use developments in big cities are key to helping reduce environmental pollution. Listen to the full interview online at: https://republicen.org/podcast

In this episode of Tiny Matters, Sam and Deboki unravel two very different environmental disasters: Hurricane Katrina and this year's Ohio train derailment. They'll cover the science underlying those events, the confusion and misinformation that followed them, and how human influence infiltrates all of these disasters, even ones deemed “natural." The Tiny Show & Tell stories are here and here. And to support Tiny Matters, pick up a mug here!

Despite rapid environmental change, the foremost approach to ecological restoration is to find the elusive, historically-appropriate reference ecosystem as the target of ecosystem recovery. But, the emergence of novel ecosystems beckons new ecological science and political ecology as surprising species' relationships flourish out of dramatic anthropogenic change. There has been (maybe there still is) a debate within ecological restoration about both the existence of and how to restore ecosystems that some people think have crossed thresholds with no historical analog. Ecosystems that have ‘tipped' or exhibit ‘new' nature challenge our training and ecological theories while eliciting perspectives on what we value and respect, such as biodiversity and access. Mel PIneda-Pinto explores  nature-based solutions, with a particular focus on issues of justice in ecosystems often overlooked and found in interstitial spaces, sometimes characterized as ruderal, wild, wastelands or unintentional. She is currently working as a postdoctoral research fellow at Trinity College Dublin on the project NovelEco in which they are co-designing an online citizen science tool to better understand novel ecosystems in cities. Mel has experience in social research methods, inter-transdisciplinary collaboration, systems thinking and exploring human-nonhuman nature interactions. Previous architectural and planning experience in the industry and not-for-profit sectors gave her skills in design, project management, stakeholder engagement, and technical abilities. Her research interests include urban ecological sustainability, urban ecology, social-ecological-technical systems, environmental and ecological justice, transformative capacity, sustainability, climate and just transitions, environmental and multispecies planning/design.  Connect with Novel Eco https://noveleco.eu and on Twitter @NovelEco  Pineda-Pinto, Melissa, et al. "Finding justice in wild, novel ecosystems: A review through a multispecies lens." Urban Forestry & Urban Greening (2023): 127902. Gandy, Matthew. "Unintentional landscapes." Landscape Research 41.4 (2016): 433-440. Hobbs, Richard J., et al. "Novel ecosystems: theoretical and management aspects of the new ecological world order." Global ecology and biogeography 15.1 (2006): 1-7. Kowarika, I. "Novel urban ecosystems, biodiversity, and conservation." Environmental Pollution 159.8/9 (2011): 1974-1983. Music from the show Quincas Moreira, Slynk, and TrackTribe

Episode 396... human scum and environmental scams. Help celebrate World Environment Day 2023 with the Bros while enjoying drinking water from your trendy metal bottle and a block of environment lix! Easy on the plastic bottles people! Ha. Plus a block of the usual new stuff, plus some whining and complaining. Check out our playlists on YouTubes. Enjoy!!Download and stream here (safely for the environment) (iTunes and Google Podcasts as well):BROS ENVIRONMENT DAY 396 Airing Wednesdays 7pm PST on PUNK ROCK DEMONSTRATION & Fridays/Saturdays 7pm PST on RIPPER RADIO.Send us stuff to brothersgrimpunk@gmail.com. Punk feud...L.A. 25 Ta Life 1:23 Still Pist! Die This Way Porto P de Poser 0:54 F.O.M.O. AR015 F.O.M.O. DEMO 2023Leeds UK MALADJUSTED 1:36 BLOOD FEUD DEMO '23 Columbia Blitzkrieg    2:32 RIVAL Blitzkireg E.P.Environmental Blues (bkgrd) 2:58 Christian and the Sinners The Perversion of Something Good Environmental Pollution     2:06 Rat Bastards Perpetual Disorder Hostile Environment 0:58 Ruin by Design Merger Quagmire, When It Comes To The Environment, I'll Trust The Corporations, Thank You! 0:27 Bittter Payable Till Death Environmental Choice 0:32 Completed Exposition 2010 split with Extortion/I.S. For Household Crack Is Great For The Environment 0:33 Slund Split w/ Lycanthrophy Inevitable Environmental Collapse 1:29 Afgrund Vid Helvetets Grindar Environmental Eclipse 2:15 Behind Enemy Lines One Nation Under the Iron Fist of God Environmental Racism 1:21 Eskera Plastic Fact Eaters Volume 2 Environmental Scam 1:24 Jughead's Revenge Image is Everything Fuck The Environment (bkgrd) 3:57 Forced Exit Spitting Back  UK Dehumanised 0:41 Consolation Repulsive Reflections Cleveland I Kill At Parties 1:37 Cutup Cutup France L'Ennemi 0:56 Phosphore Phosphore TX Personality Syndrome 0:39 Gasket Noumenal Field Recordings EP NY F.C.R. 1:22 ONLY SHALLOW “F.C.R.” b/w “BLOODSTAINS” Richmond VA Valid Trend 2:24 Muck Demo (2023) No Environment (bkgrd) 2:33 Detractions Jorts What's The Big Deal 1:56 Guttermouth Musical Monkey Barcelona Chaos 2:54 Absolute Order? Arrrgh Force Fed 1:34 ATAXXIA Distort Midwest Compilation I Don't Care 1:20 Shroud Total Punk Killer Split w/ Brain Itch CARCUS IN THE FREEZER 1:39 WARPSPASM DISCOGRAPHY Chromosomes 1:21 The Kaak The Kaak Like A Parasite (Screeching Weasel) 3:19 Pantzig Lotsa Spaghetti Environmental Homicide (bkgrd) 2:48 PUS Death from the Skies Come To Bevland 2:02 Eastfield Houmous

On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Kirk Wallace Johnson talking about fishermen, immigrants, bigotry, justice and environmental pollution. It's all in “The Fishermen and the Dragon … Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast”. Then on BioTech Nation, Dr. Hernan Bazan, the Co-Founder & CEO of South Rampart Pharma in New Orleans. They're working on the next generation of pain relief – non-opioid pain relief. The goal is to be equally powerful without the addiction.

Nature recovery isn't just about biodiversity; it has real implications for our health and wellbeing. In this episode Joseph Gent joins the podcast to talk to Emeritus Prof Michael Depledge CBE DSc FRSB FRCP who is one of the founding members of the European Centre for the Environment and Human Health. (www.ECEHH.org). The ECEHH was the first Centre of its kind in Europe and pioneered much of the early work on fostering health and wellbeing using the natural environment (from around 2008 onwards).Michael has a distinguished background as a marine biologist and has been Visiting Professor at the Department of Zoology, Oxford University and at University College, London. He is a former Commissioner of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution and former Chief Scientist of the Environment Agency of England and Wales.In this episode we talk more about the link between nature and human health, the importance of our oceans and rivers to our health and the complexity of understanding and prescribing nature to improve wellbeing. You can also find Michael's talk to the Centre here:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YibF3k8tWX8&ab_channel=OxfordBiodiversityNetwork

In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Mike Stone and Dr. Carl Seger, to discuss one of the most controversial topics in the food industry: glyphosate.   Glyphosate is the active ingredient in many weed killers and is also used as a pesticide in agriculture. It has become a hot-button issue in recent years due to concerns about its potential impact on human health.   In this episode, Dr. Stone and Dr. Seger dive into the potential health implications of glyphosate exposure and the conflicting research surrounding its safety. They'll explain what glyphosate is, where it is commonly found, and practical tips on how to avoid glyphosate exposure.   Episode References: International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2015). IARC Monographs Volume 112: evaluation of five organophosphate insecticides and herbicides. https://www.iarc.who.int/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/MonographVolume112-1.pdf US Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Glyphosate. https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyphosate European Food Safety Authority. (2015). Conclusion on the peer review of the pesticide risk assessment for the active substance glyphosate. https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4302 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (2021). Glyphosate. https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/glyphosate/index.cfm US Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Glyphosate. https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyphosate National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (2021). Glyphosate. https://www.niehs.nih.gov/health/topics/agents/glyphosate/index.cfm US Food and Drug Administration. (2021). Questions and Answers on Glyphosate. https://www.fda.gov/food/pesticides/questions-and-answers-glyphosate Parvez S, Gerona RR, Proctor C, et al. Glyphosate exposure in pregnancy and shortened gestational length: a prospective Indiana birth cohort study. Environmental Health. 2018;17(1):23. Shelton JF, Geraghty EM, Tancredi DJ, et al. Neurodevelopmental disorders and prenatal residential proximity to agricultural pesticides: the CHARGE study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2014;122(10):1103-1109. US Environmental Protection Agency. Glyphosate Issue Paper: Evaluation of Carcinogenic Potential. 2016. Available at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-09/documents/glyphosate_issue_paper_evaluation_of_carcinogenic_potential.pdf de Cock M, Maas YG, van de Bor M. Does perinatal exposure to endocrine disruptors induce autism spectrum and attention deficit hyperactivity disorders? Review. Acta Paediatrica. 2012;101(8):811-818. Parvez S, Gerona RR, Proctor C, et al. Glyphosate exposure in pregnancy and shortened gestational length: a prospective Indiana birth cohort study. Environmental Health. 2018;17(1):23. Shelton JF, Geraghty EM, Tancredi DJ, et al. Neurodevelopmental disorders and prenatal residential proximity to agricultural pesticides: the CHARGE study. Environmental Health Perspectives. 2014;122(10):1103-1109. US Environmental Protection Agency. Glyphosate Issue Paper: Evaluation of Carcinogenic Potential. 2016. Available at: https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/2016-09/documents/glyphosate_issue_paper_evaluation_of_carcinogenic_potential.pdf Cao, C., Wang, X., & Li, J. (2018). Glyphosate residues in breakfast food: a potential health risk to children. Environmental Pollution, 233, 446-454. Li, Z., Li, Q., Du, J., & Zhang, L. (2019). Glyphosate residues and glyphosate-resistant crop interactions with soils and microbes. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26(21), 21799-21808. US Environmental Protection Agency. (2020). Glyphosate. https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/glyphosate US Food and Drug Administration. (2021). Questions and Answers on Glyphosate. https://www.fda.gov/food/pesticides/questions-and-answers-glyphosate

How to address public crisis implies a nation's complicated institutional setting of economic, political, and cultural preferences and tolerance. A society's resilience in mitigating the crisis, from environmental pollution disasters to global pandemics to climate change, depends on the interaction between crisis and evolving institutions. In other word, it relies on whether policymakers are able to learn lessons from crises and renew institutions in order to face future challenges. Fighting the COVID-19 pandemic is a showcase and unique experience for each country around the world to reflect what successful policy measurements may be applied to mitigate even larger crises like climate change. In today's episode, Dr. Peter Orris, Professor of occupational & environmental medicine at the University of Illinois Chicago Health System, provides not only a comprehensive understanding of the American pandemic control experience from a public health expert point of view but also offers some historical and social-cultural analysis on the difference of policy interventions among diverse economies. For example, what were the dilemmas for the World Health Organization to deal with during the pandemic? Why had China stuck to the zero COVID policy in a way no other countries could afford?  How can the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the U.S. improve to mitigate the next public health crisis? In the end, Dr. Orris proposes a couple of mitigation strategies for addressing climate change based on his decades of experience in civic engagement and environmental activism. 

Here are the words we talk about in this episode! For a more systematic learning experience, please visit us at https://talktomeinkorean.com 감사합니다! 환경 오염  땅 강 바다 공기  자연 자연스럽게 환경 업무 환경  보호 / 보호하다 자연을 보호하다 / 환경을 보호하다 환경 보호 캠페인 아껴 쓰다 시간을 아끼다  종이를 아껴 쓰다 아껴 먹다 낭비하다 쓰레기  쓰레기통 일회용품 일회용 컵 일회용 접시 일회용 렌즈 다회용  재활용 재활용하다 분리수거 분리배출  오염 오염시키다 [Course] Reading Comprehension: News In Korean: https://bit.ly/3l5FlhB 폐수 폐지 폐차 매연 대기 오염  수질 오염 토양 오염 공해 빛 공해 소음 공해  층간 소음 생태계 

Here are the words we talk about in this episode! For a more systematic learning experience, please visit us at https://talktomeinkorean.com 감사합니다! 환경 오염  땅 강 바다 공기  자연 자연스럽게 환경 업무 환경  보호 / 보호하다 자연을 보호하다 / 환경을 보호하다 환경 보호 캠페인 아껴 쓰다 시간을 아끼다  종이를 아껴 쓰다 아껴 먹다 낭비하다 쓰레기  쓰레기통 일회용품 일회용 컵 일회용 접시 일회용 렌즈 다회용  재활용 재활용하다 분리수거 분리배출  오염 오염시키다 [Course] Reading Comprehension: News In Korean: https://bit.ly/3l5FlhB 폐수 폐지 폐차 매연 대기 오염  수질 오염 토양 오염 공해 빛 공해 소음 공해  층간 소음 생태계 

ReferencesBai, Zhaohai, Xiangwen Fan, Xinpeng Jin, Zhanqing Zhao, Yan Wu, Oene Oenema, Gerard Velthof, Chunsheng Hu, and Lin Ma. “Relocate 10 Billion Livestock to Reduce Harmful Nitrogen Pollution Exposure for 90% of China's Population.” Nature Food 3, no. 2 (February 10, 2022): 152–60. https://doi.org/10.1038/s43016-021-00453-z.Rütting, T., H. Aronsson, and S. Delin. “Efficient Use of Nitrogen in Agriculture.” Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems 110, no. 1 (January 2018): 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10705-017-9900-8.Samanta, Prantik, Harald Horn, and Florencia Saravia. “Impact of Livestock Farming on Nitrogen Pollution and the Corresponding Energy Demand for Zero Liquid Discharge.” Water 14, no. 8 (April 15, 2022): 1278. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14081278.Skeffington, R.A., and Emma J. Wilson. “Excess Nitrogen Deposition: Issues for Consideration.” Environmental Pollution 54, no. 3–4 (1988): 159–84. https://doi.org/10.1016/0269-7491(88)90110-8.Sun, Bo, Linxiu Zhang, Linzhang Yang, Fusuo Zhang, David Norse, and Zhaoliang Zhu. “Agricultural Non-Point Source Pollution in China: Causes and Mitigation Measures.” AMBIO 41, no. 4 (June 2012): 370–79. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-012-0249-6.

Lalita du Perron talks to Moogdho Mim Mahzab, postdoctoral scholar at Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment, about his work on improving brick kilns and lead acid batteries operations in Bangladesh and the challenges of developmental economy.

In this episode we have for the first time, not 1 but 2 guests, in a discussion split into 3 parts. This is the final part of the series, in which we discuss Physics education. In the first, we discussed interdisciplinary approaches to science, and in the second, environmental physics. Below is some information on each of the guests. Helen Rogers: Helen is an atmospheric scientist with twenty years of experience in teaching, research and programme coordination. She has worked on developing atmospheric/climate models at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, was Programme Manager for the NERC Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere Ozone Programme and a senior researcher for the European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit. She has particular interest and expertise in determining the environmental impact of the transport sector (primarily aviation and shipping), atmospheric modelling, and computational fluid dynamics. Helen was a contributor to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (2002); ‘Climate Change 2001: The scientific basis' – the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); and the IPCC Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere (1999). Helen is the chair of the Environmental Physics Group at the Institute of Physics, with a D.Phil. in Atmospheric Physics from the University of Oxford and a degree in Physics from Imperial College, London. Luthais McCash: Luthais is the Chief Scientific Officer at Sigma Solutions and chair of the mathematical and theoretical physics group at The Institute of Physics. Sigma Solutions was built entirely from scratch by Luthais as a business consulting firm that offers distinct ideas in state-of-the-art data analysis to a variety of businesses across multiple industries. The company has a reputation of finding creative approaches to complicated problems and has recently won the accolade of most innovative business 2022, awarded by Corporate Vision magazine. Luthais himself has been recognised as one of the top 20 most dynamic CEOs in the UK of 2022 and he's still only in his twenties. Luthais was initially recognised as a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society in May 2020 for his creative work on advanced modelling and optimisation in the energy industry with a focus on oil and gas. He developed and implemented technology that revolutionised the trading and efficient distribution of liquified natural gas by cutting costs by a factor of 10. He's been re-elected as a fellow of the RSS in June 2021 and he has also been an honorary fellow at the University of Leicester in 2019-2021. On top of his business exploits he is now also in a research position at Durham University. I hope you enjoy the discussion! The Galileo Interviews on: » Twitter | https://twitter.com/TheGalileoInt » Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thegalileointerviews » LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegalileointerviews Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:06 How do we get more people excited about Physics? 00:08:49 How can a deeper understanding be facilitated in education 00:21:29 Maths as a language and what science is really about 32:59 Should exams be harder? Do they even test the right thing? 00:38:45 The importance of perseverance 00:44:20 Diversity in Physics 00:50:41 Coming full circle - intersections of disciplines 00:53:09 Wiki guide to reforming the education system!

In this episode we have for the first time, not 1 but 2 guests, in a discussion split into 3 parts. This is part two of the series, in which we discuss environmental physics. In the first, we discussed interdisciplinary approaches to science, and in the last part of this series we will discuss some of the big questions of physics education. Below is some information on each of the guests. Helen Rogers An atmospheric scientist with 20 years experience in teaching, research & programme coordination. Has worked on developing atmospheric/climate models at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, was Programme Manager for the NERC Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere Ozone Programme and a senior researcher for the European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit. Has particular interest and expertise in determining the environmental impact of the transport sector (primarily aviation and shipping), atmospheric modelling and computational fluid dynamics. Helen was a contributor to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (2002); ‘Climate Change 2001: The scientific basis' – the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); and the IPCC Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere (1999). Helen is the chair of the Environmental Physics Group at the Institute of Physics, with a D.Phil. in Atmospheric Physics from the University of Oxford and a degree in Physics from Imperial College, London. Luthais McCash Chief Scientific Officer at Sigma Solutions and chair of the mathematical and theoretical physics group at The Institute of Physics. Sigma Solutions was built entirely from scratch by Luthais as a business consulting firm that offers distinct ideas in state-of-the-art data analysis to a variety of businesses across multiple industries. The company has a reputation of finding creative approaches to complicated problems and has recently won the accolade of most innovative business 2022, awarded by Corporate Vision magazine. Luthais himself has been recognised as one of the top 20 most dynamic CEOs in the UK of 2022 and he's still only in his twenties. Luthais was initially recognised as a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society in May 2020 for his creative work on advanced modelling and optimisation in the energy industry with a focus on oil and gas. He developed and implemented technology that revolutionised the trading and efficient distribution of liquified natural gas by cutting costs by a factor of 10. He's been re-elected as a fellow of the RSS in June 2021 and he has also been an honorary fellow at the University of Leicester in 2019-2021. On top of his business exploits he is now also in a research position at Durham University. I hope you enjoy the discussion! 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:06 What is environmental physics? 00:04:25 'Differences of opinion' - variability in models 00:17:47 Current research in atmospheric physics 00:24:48 Limits on models 00:30:56 How to learn more about environmental physics

In this episode we have for the first time, not 1 but 2 guests, in a discussion split into 3 parts. This is part one of the series, in which we discuss interdisciplinary science. In the second, we will discuss environmental physics, and in the last part of this series we will discuss some of the big questions of physics education. Below is some information on each of the guests. Helen Rogers An atmospheric scientist with 20 years experience in teaching, research & programme coordination. She has worked on developing atmospheric/climate models at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, was Programme Manager for the NERC Upper Troposphere Lower Stratosphere Ozone Programme and a senior researcher for the European Ozone Research Coordinating Unit. She has particular interest and expertise in determining the environmental impact of the transport sector (primarily aviation and shipping), atmospheric modelling, and computational fluid dynamics. Helen was a contributor to the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (2002); ‘Climate Change 2001: The scientific basis' – the Third Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC); and the IPCC Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere (1999). Helen is the chair of the Environmental Physics Group at the Institute of Physics, with a D.Phil. in Atmospheric Physics from the University of Oxford and a degree in Physics from Imperial College, London. Luthais McCash Chief Scientific Officer at Sigma Solutions and chair of the mathematical and theoretical physics group at The Institute of Physics. Sigma Solutions was built entirely from scratch by Luthais as a business consulting firm that offers distinct ideas in state-of-the-art data analysis to a variety of businesses across multiple industries. The company has a reputation of finding creative approaches to complicated problems and has recently won the accolade of most innovative business 2022, awarded by Corporate Vision magazine. Luthais himself has been recognised as one of the top 20 most dynamic CEOs in the UK of 2022 and he's still only in his twenties. Luthais was initially recognised as a fellow of the Royal Statistical Society in May 2020 for his creative work on advanced modelling and optimisation in the energy industry with a focus on oil and gas. He developed and implemented technology that revolutionised the trading and efficient distribution of liquified natural gas by cutting costs by a factor of 10. He's been re-elected as a fellow of the RSS in June 2021 and he has also been an honorary fellow at the University of Leicester in 2019-2021. On top of his business exploits he is now also in a research position at Durham University. I hope you enjoy the discussion! The Galileo Interviews on: » Twitter | https://twitter.com/TheGalileoInt » Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/thegalileointerviews » LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/company/thegalileointerviews Chapters: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:06 Notable exciting intersections between fields 00:07:35 Knowledge and skills to embark on an interdisciplinary career 00:14:23 Unexpected connections 00:24:13 Overcoming the ‘language barrier'

Processos Inconscientes em Relação à Crise Ambiental - Extraído da revista The Psychoanalytic Review (1972), número(59), volume (3) : páginas 361 a 374 Tradução de Josefa Garzillo Harold Searles MD. Muito além da ameaça de guerra nuclear, a crise ecológica é a grande arma para a extinção da humanidade, a psique humana destrutivamente executará essa mórbida tarefa. . Referências Baker, G. L. Environmental Pollution and Mental Health. To be published. Carson, R.Silent Spring. New York: Fawcett World Library, 1962. p. 24. Cotton, S. (Ed.). Earth Day: The Beginning. A Guide for Survival Compiled and Edited by the National Staff of Environmental Action. New York: Arno Press and Bantam Books, 1970. (a) p. 112; (b) pp. 118-119; (c) p. 165; (d) preface; (e) p. 159; (f) p. 205; (g) p. 206; (h) pp. 10-11. Cousins, N. Needed: A New Dream. Saturday Review, June 20, 1970. p. 18. Curtis, R., and E. Hogan. Perils of the Peaceful Atom: The Myth of Safe Nuclear Power Plants. New York: Ballantine Books, 1970. Ehrlich, P. R.The Population Bomb. New York: Ballantine Books, 1968. (a) p. 56; (b) pp. 52-53; (c) pp. 56-57; (d) p. 18; (e) p. 198; (f) p. 37; (g) prologue; (h) p. 133. Freud, S. The Ego and the Id ( 1923). Standard Edition, Vol. 19. London: Hogarth Press, 1961. Hinsie, L. E., and R. J. Campbell. Psychiatric Dictionary. 4th ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 1970. p. 581. Klein, M., P. Heimann, and R. Money-Kyrle (Eds.). New Directions in PsychoAnalysis. New York: Basic Books, 1955. Lens, S.The Military-Industrial Complex. Philadelphia: Pilgrim Press, 1970. Martin, P. A.The End of “Our” World. Presented at the meeting of the Michigan Society of Psychiatry and Neurology, Ann Arbor, Michigan, April 17, 1969. Psychiatry Digest, June, 1970. pp. 10-13. Marx, W.The Frail Ocean. New York: Ballantine Books, 1967. Reston, J. Article on editorial page of The New York Times, Sunday, May 24, 1970. Searles, H. F. The Nonhuman Environment in Normal Development and in Schizophrenia. New York: International Universities Press, 1960. Searles, H. F. Schizophrenia and the Inevitability of Death. Psychoanal. Q., Vol. 35, 1961. pp. 631- 665. Reprinted in Collected Papers on Schizophrenia and Related Subjects. London: Hogarth Press and the Institute of PsychoAnalysis, 1965; and New York: International Universities Press, 1965. pp. 487-520. Searles, H. F. A Case of Borderline Thought Disorder. Int. J. Psycho-Anal., Vol. 50, 1969. pp. 655- 664. Wolfe, T. The Notebooks of Thomas Wolfe. Ralcigh: University of North Carolina Press, 1969. Quote is reprinted in Newsweek, February 23, 1970. pp. 102-103. Wurster, C. F., Jr. DDT Reduces Photosynthesis by Marine Phytoplankton, Science, Vol. 159, 1967. pp. 1474-1475.

The Smart 7 Ireland Edition is the daily news podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7am, 7 days a week… Consistently appearing in Ireland's Daily News charts, we're a trusted source for people every day. If you're enjoying it, please follow, share or even post a review, it all helps… Today's episode includes references to the following guests: Dr Emer MacSweeney - CEO and Medical Director at Re:Cognition HealthSian Gregory - Research Information Manager at the Alzheimers SocietyFaye Couceiro - Reader in Biogeochemistry & Environmental Pollution at the University of PortsmouthProfessor Shaji Sebastian - Consultant Gastroenterologist at Hull UniversityMakalea Ane - Community Engagement Lead at the Nature ConservancyCaroline Smith - Head of Earth Sciences Collections at the Natural History MuseumDr. Jay Varma - Director of the Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response at Weill Cornell MedicineDr Sam Parnia - Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Director of Critical Care and Resuscitation Research at NYU School of MedicineProfessor Paul Barrett - Head of Fossil Vertebrates at the Natural History Museum Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.com Presented by Ciara Revins, written by Oliva Davies and Liam Thompson and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Smart 7 is a daily podcast that gives you everything you need to know in 7 minutes, at 7 am, 7 days a week... With over 11 million downloads and consistently charting, including as No. 1 News Podcast on Spotify, we're a trusted source for people every day. If you're enjoying it, please follow, share, or even post a review, it all helps... Today's episode includes the following guests: Dr Emer MacSweeney - CEO and Medical Director at Re:Cognition HealthSian Gregory - Research Information Manager at the Alzheimers SocietyFaye Couceiro - Reader in Biogeochemistry & Environmental Pollution at the University of PortsmouthProfessor Shaji Sebastian - Consultant Gastroenterologist at Hull UniversityMakalea Ane - Community Engagement Lead at the Nature ConservancyCaroline Smith - Head of Earth Sciences Collections at the Natural History MuseumDr. Jay Varma - Director of the Cornell Center for Pandemic Prevention and Response at Weill Cornell MedicineDr Sam Parnia - Associate Professor of Critical Care Medicine and Director of Critical Care and Resuscitation Research at NYU School of MedicineProfessor Paul Barrett - Head of Fossil Vertebrates at the Natural History MuseumIn Ireland? Why not try our Ireland Edition?Contact us over at Twitter or visit www.thesmart7.comPresented by Jamie East, written by Olivia Davies and produced by Daft Doris. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today's headlines: Early voting for the midterms started in Georgia on Monday, and a record number of voters showed up for the first day of in-person voting. Biden announced yesterday that the White House would send a bill to codify abortion to the House, to be signed around the 50th anniversary of Roe on January 22nd, 2023. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is warning that China is speeding up its plans to try to seize Taiwan. A new study on Environmental Pollution has attempted to quantify the carbon emissions from California's wildfires, and the damage they're causing. Finally for today, millions of Americans can now legally purchase hearing aids over the counter for significantly less than before. Resources/Articles mentioned this episode: The Hill: Georgia smashes record for early voting Axios: Biden plots his first piece of post-midterms legislation: codifying Roe Washington Post: China plans to seize Taiwan on ‘much faster timeline,' Blinken says Axios: California's climate goals are going up in smoke: study CNBC: Hearing aids are now available over the counter at Walmart, Walgreens, CVS and Best Buy Host: Sami Sage Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage alongside Amanda Duberman and Bridget Schwartz Original Music and Editing by Brandon Lee Bjornson

In this video we're gonna learn the environmental science in tamil.Environmental studies is a multidisciplinary academic field which systematically studies human interaction with the environment.Environmental studies is multi-disciplinary because it comprises various branches of studies like chemistry, physics, medical science, life science, agriculture,public health,technology,commerce,management,civil etc... ________________________________ CHAPTERS: THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY NATURE OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES - 0:00 NATURAL RESOURCES - 30:54 ECOSYSTEMS - 56:30 BIODIVERSITY AND ITS CONSERVATION - 01:15:50 ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION - 01:37:33 SOCIAL ISSUES AND THE ENVIRONMENT - 02:07:11 HUMAN POPULATION AND THE ENVIRONMENT - 02:27:07 ________________________________ References: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14aPSUIucILA-e878sERc02RML9Vn2Hrd/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vOkXlQoFxFVej9-cfHcFt8Q34of3a9xm/view https://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Environmental+Science https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIC0i9IRboHb19v2dF0yuenG7xDOGJLeP https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92RPe36fLKgTpujDLNrkBjyG19qVJRP3 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmcndht8X48xPWj-gMUWiWzpzF3kFKYcF ________________________________ SOCIALS & PODCASTS:https://linktr.ee/imnareshkumarnk

In this video we're gonna learn the different types of environmental pollutions in tamil.The concepts explained in the video includes environmental pollutions,causes,effects & control measures of pollutions,solid waste management,roles of individuals in pollution prevention and disaster management. ________________________________ References: https://drive.google.com/file/d/14aPSUIucILA-e878sERc02RML9Vn2Hrd/view https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vOkXlQoFxFVej9-cfHcFt8Q34of3a9xm/view https://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Environmental+Science https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pollution https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/pollution https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIC0i9IRboHb19v2dF0yuenG7xDOGJLeP https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL92RPe36fLKgTpujDLNrkBjyG19qVJRP3 https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmcndht8X48xPWj-gMUWiWzpzF3kFKYcF ________________________________ SOCIALS & PODCASTS:https://linktr.ee/imnareshkumarnk

VIDEOS: Unpayable Debt & Deadly Vax Causing Hell on Earth – Ed Dowd – start 6:30 -20:00 What Greta Thunberg does not understand about climate change | Jordan Peterson – 7:09 Gary Null – Speaks to U.N. on Earth Day (Part 2 of 2) – 9:30 Neil Oliver: ‘By taking back control of the money we can begin regaining control of our world'  Breast health linked to eating peanut butter and nuts Washington University School of Medicine, September 27, 2022 By eating more peanut butter during their high school years, girls could be improving their breast health in adulthood, according to a US study published recently in the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. Dr. Graham Colditz, of Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, and colleagues found that girls aged 9 to 15 who ate peanut butter and nuts twice a week were 39% less likely to develop benign breast disease by the age of 30 than girls who did not. Benign breast disease includes lumps or tender spots that turn out to be fibrous tissue and/or cysts, as well as other conditions like hyperplasia, an overgrowth of the cells that line the ducts in the glandular breast tissue. Although benign breast disease is not cancerous, it can raise the risk of developing breast cancer later in life. For their study, he and his colleagues looked at health data on over 9,000 American schoolgirls recruited to The Growing Up Today Study.  The data also included reports from the girls between when they were 18 to 30 years old, that indicated whether they had ever been diagnosed with biopsy-confirmed benign breast disease. When they compared the two sets of data, the researchers found that participants who had eaten peanut butter or nuts twice a week were 39% less likely than peers who never ate those foods to receive a diagnosis for benign breast disease. The data suggest pulse foods – soy and other beans and lentils – and corn may also be linked to reduced risk of benign breast disease, but because they did not feature as much in the diets of these girls, the evidence was not so strong.And they concluded that “consumption of vegetable protein, fat, peanut butter, or nuts by older girls may help reduce their risk of BBD [benign breast disease] as young women.” Pine bark extracts may help curb age-related muscle loss; Study D'Annunzio University (Italy), September 28, 2022 Supplements containing the French maritime pine bark extract Pycnogenol may help stabilize muscle loss, support muscular function, and boosts daily muscle endurance, says a new study. Data from a study with 64 healthy seniors aged 70-78 indicated that 150 mg per day of Pycnogenol may improve muscle function and endurance in a range of everyday activities, from carrying items to climbing stairs and walking. Results published in Minerva Ortopedica e Traumatologica also indicated that supplementation with the pine bark was associated with a reduction in oxidative stress of 14%. Oxidative stress is reportedly a common measurement of sarcopenia which prevents the body from normal detoxifying and repair. “Supplementation with Pycnogenol – suppressing the excess in oxidative stress and controlling muscular pain and fatigue – possibly in association with some specific protein and vitamins supplementation, may produce faster muscular replacement and muscular remodeling improving physical functions and fitness. In this study, muscle loss appeared to be controlled and reduced,” wrote the authors from Irvine3 Labs and D'Annunzio University in Italy. Sarcopenia Muscle loss is a natural part of aging, and researchers have estimated that, after the age of 50, we lose 1-2% of our muscles each year. Strength declines as well, at a rate of 1.5% per year beginning at 50 years and accelerating to 3% after the age of 60. Results showed that the pine bark group experienced greater muscular function and endurance in daily tasks such as carrying items (4-5 lbs) (71% improvement versus 23% in the control group), climbing stairs (52 % improvement versus 20% in the control ground) and distance walked (38% improvement versus 17% in the control group). Supplementation with Pycnogenol was also associated with reduced proteinuria – the presence of protein in urine which, with normal kidney function, can indicate waste from muscle erosion – by 40%. In addition, individuals who took the pine bark extract supplements demonstrated improved general fitness scores by more than 46% in comparison with the control group. Study links prenatal phthalate exposure to reduced childhood lung function Barcelona Institute for Global Health, October 3, 2022 A study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) has found that exposure to phthalates in the womb is associated with reduced lung function during childhood. The findings of the study, published in Environmental Pollution, support the European Union's current restrictions on the use of these substances Phthalates are chemical compounds that are widely used as plasticizers, as well as in lacquers and varnishes. They are found in a wide variety of consumer products, ranging from toys to food packaging, clothing, detergents, cosmetics, solvents, etc. Over time, phthalates in these products leach into the surrounding environment—for example, into the air, dust and food—making them virtually ubiquitous. Moreover, human exposure to phthalates starts as early as in utero, given that these compounds are able to cross the placental barrier. Phthalates act as endocrine disruptors and have been associated with numerous developmental and reproductive health problems. “Research has consistently found that gestational phthalate exposure is associated with increased risk of childhood asthma, but the evidence on its possible association with lung function is scarce and unclear,” explained ISGlobal researcher Magda Bosch de Basea, lead author of the study. The study included 641 mother-child pairs from the INMA Project birth cohorts in Sabadell and Gipuzkoa. Gestational phthalate exposure was analyzed using urine samples collected from the mothers during pregnancy. The children's lung function was assessed by spirometry at various stages of development between the ages of four and eleven years. As an indication of the ubiquity of these compounds, laboratory analyses detected all nine of the studied phthalate metabolites—i.e., substances into which phthalates are transformed once metabolized by the human body—in nearly 100% of the urine samples examined. At all stages of development, the studied metabolites were associated with decreases in two lung function parameters: forced vital capacity (FVC), which measures the maximum volume of air a person is able to exhale, and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), which measures the maximum exhaled volume in the first second of exhalation. T The researchers found that the associations between certain metabolites (e.g. MiBP and MBzP) and decreased lung function were generally statistically significant at younger ages, but not in spirometries performed in later years. This pattern is consistent with the findings of studies in animal models suggesting that the possible effects of these compounds on lung function revert over time. Eating late increases hunger, decreases calories burned, and changes fat tissue Brigham and Women's Hospital, October 4, 2022 A new study by investigators from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham healthcare system, found that when we eat significantly impacts our energy expenditure, appetite, and molecular pathways in adipose tissue. Their results are published in Cell Metabolism. “In this study, we asked, ‘Does the time that we eat matter when everything else is kept consistent?'” said first author Nina Vujović, Ph.D. “And we found that eating four hours later makes a significant difference for our hunger levels, the way we burn calories after we eat, and the way we store fat.” Vujović, Scheer and their team studied 16 patients with a body mass index (BMI) in the overweight or obese range. Each participant completed two laboratory protocols: one with a strictly scheduled early meal schedule, and the other with the exact same meals, each scheduled about four hours later in the day. In the last two to three weeks before starting each of the in-laboratory protocols, participants maintained fixed sleep and wake schedules, and in the final three days before entering the laboratory, they strictly followed identical diets and meal schedules at home. In the lab, participants regularly documented their hunger and appetite, provided frequent small blood samples throughout the day, and had their body temperature and energy expenditure measured. To measure how eating time affected molecular pathways involved in adipogenesis, or how the body stores fat, investigators collected biopsies of adipose tissue from a subset of participants during laboratory testing in both the early and late eating protocols, to enable comparison of gene expression patterns/levels between these two eating conditions. Results revealed that eating later had profound effects on hunger and appetite-regulating hormones leptin and ghrelin, which influence our drive to eat. Specifically, levels of the hormone leptin, which signals satiety, were decreased across the 24 hours in the late eating condition compared to the early eating conditions. When participants ate later, they also burned calories at a slower rate and exhibited adipose tissue gene expression towards increased adipogenesis and decreased lipolysis, which promote fat growth. Notably, these findings convey converging physiological and molecular mechanisms underlying the correlation between late eating and increased obesity risk. “This study shows the impact of late versus early eating. Here, we isolated these effects by controlling for confounding variables like caloric intake, physical activity, sleep, and light exposure, but in real life, many of these factors may themselves be influenced by meal timing,” said Scheer.  The immune system benefits from life in the countrysideAarhus University (Denmark), September 30, 2022Research from Aarhus University has demonstrated that exposure to a farming environment may prevent or dampen hypersensitivities and allergies — even in adultsAdults who move to farming areas where they experience a wider range of environmental exposures than in cities may reduce the symptoms of their hypersensitivities and allergies considerably. This is the result of new research from Aarhus University.This pioneering result was published online in the esteemed periodical, The Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyThe immune systems of people who work in farming are frequently exposed to a wide range of bacteria, fungi, pollen and other irritants which may trigger a response that protects them against hypersensitivity. Working in a farming environment may therefore serve to prevent or dampen hypersensitivity to the most widespread plant allergens: grass and birch pollen.Surprisingly, the positive effect on the immune system is seen both in people who have lived in urban environments and in adults who were born and raised in farming areas. But the real surprise is that the effect is not only seen in children:”Previously, the assumption was that only persons who had lived in farming areas while growing up would benefit from the environment's protective effect on the immune system. But now we can demonstrate that it's not too late simply because you are an adult,” says postdoc Grethe Elholm.It is, in other words, possible to affect the immune system and thereby the hypersensitivity which may cause allergy and allergic asthma − and what is more, this can be done at a much later point in life than previously assumed. High Blood Pressure Linked To Faster Cognitive Decline, Dementia Risk   University of Michigan, October 1, 2022 High blood pressure, or hypertension, often causes people to feel perpetually stressed out or angry. Now, researchers from the University of Michigan say people with hypertension may also experience a faster deterioration in their cognitive abilities (thinking skills, decision making, memory) in comparison to those with normal blood pressure. The team performed a “study of studies” focusing on high blood pressure's association with declining brain function over a period of several years. They gathered and analyzed datasets collected for six large prior studies. Originally, researchers set out to determine if fluctuations in long-term blood pressure control may somewhat explain why Hispanic Americans experience a 50-percent higher risk of developing dementia by the end of their lives in comparison to non-Hispanic white people living in the United States. Somewhat surprisingly, that study failed to produce a clear answer, as blood pressure-related cognitive decline appears to occur at about the same pace among Hispanics and Caucasians. Study authors conclude their work suggests other factors are at play regarding why Hispanics are generally more at risk of dementia. Still, these findings make a strong case that blood pressure has a connection to cognitive outcomes later in life. Maintaining a healthy blood pressure level looks to protect thinking skills, study authors say. “Our findings suggest that high blood pressure causes faster cognitive decline, and that taking hypertension medication slows the pace of that decline,” says lead study author Deborah Levine, M.D., M.P.H., director of the University of Michigan's Cognitive Health Services Research Program and a professor of internal medicine at the U-M's academic medical center, in a media release. Researchers examined changes in the thinking and memory abilities among a group of adults (18+) who took part in six long-term studies conducted over the past five decades. Study authors enjoyed access to an average of eight years' worth of data for each participant, including systolic blood pressure (the top number in any blood pressure reading). The  data encompassed 22,095 non-Hispanic white adults and 2,475 Hispanic adults. None of the participants had any documented history of stroke or dementia at the time of enrollment. To start, average systolic blood pressure was lower among Hispanic adults in comparison to non-Hispanic white adults (132.5 mmHg compared with 134 mmHg). This is especially notable considering Hispanic adults in the study displayed an older average age than non-Hispanic adults (62 versus 54 years-old). Blood pressure readings tend to increase with age. Among both Hispanics and non-Hispanics, the team observed the same pace of deteriorating thinking skills and memory linked to high blood pressure. However, when researchers focused solely on the two studies that had deliberately recruited Hispanics, they noted an undeniably faster decline in overall cognitive performance among Hispanics in comparison to the non-Hispanic white group. Importantly, though, blood pressure differences between those two groups didn't appear to explain this cognitive decline difference. This may be due to Hispanic participants having lower blood pressure than non-Hispanic whites in these studies, researchers speculate.The study is published in the Journal of Alzheimer s Disease.

On this week's Tech Nation, Moira speaks with Kirk Wallace Johnson talking about fisherman, immigrants, bigotry, justice and environmental pollution. It's all in “The Fishermen and the Dragon … Fear, Greed, and a Fight for Justice on the Gulf Coast”. Then on BioTech Nation, Dr. Hernan Bazan, the Co-Founder & CEO of South Rampart Pharma in New Orleans. They're working on the next generation of pain relief – non-opioid pain relief. The goal is to be equally powerful without the addiction.

On September 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people died, many of whom were first responders. Today, World Trade Center first responders who are still alive are being diagnosed with illnesses like lung disease and cancer more often than the general population. Many scientists say the air pollution caused by the terrorist attack is to blame.

Host: Dr. Jennifer Hunter, Assistant Director for Family and Consumer Sciences Extension, University of Kentucky  Guest: Dr. Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Extension Specialist for Nutrition and Health and Dr. Dawn Brewer, Associate Professor and Leader of the UK Superfund Research Center Community Engagement Core Episode 33, Season 4 The UK Superfund Research Center is federally funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and it integrates multidisciplinary research, training, and stakeholder engagement around the common theme of reducing health risks posed by environmental contaminants in vulnerable communities.  On this episode of Talking FACS, Dr. Brewer and Dr. Norman-Burgdolf share how eating produce filled with phytonutrients can help our bodies combat the effects of pollution in the environment in which we live. For more information about Superfund Research: UK Superfund Research Center For more information about including fruits and vegetables in your eating plan: FCS3-598 - Make Your Plate a Rainbow Plate it up! Kentucky Proud Recipes To Connect with FCS Extension: Kentucky Extension Offices UK FCS Website FCS Facebook FCS Instagram  

Each year, two Ospreys known as Charlie and Charlotte nest near the Owl Research Institute in Montana. A webcam of their nest gives people an intimate glimpse into their lives. In 2021, Charlie brought some baling twine into their nest. Baling twine is a plastic string used to bind hay and straw. When brought into a nest, chicks can get fatally tangled — including as many as 10% of Osprey chicks. Fortunately, there are organizations working to protect Osprey chicks from baling twine. Learn more at BirdNote.org.

In this episode let's talk about one key exclusion which is Environmental Pollution Liability. It is an exclusion on pretty much every policy unless that pollution was the direct result of a covered loss. Tune in to learn more!

Romania's capital is buried in smoke from burned trash that comes from all over Europe. The dubious business is being investigated. Prosecutors and activists are sounding the alarm about organized crime structures.

In this episode your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's Senior CFD Engineer Tom Chadwick, to discuss industry best practices for using simulation to control environmental pollution. If you would like to learn more on this topic you can view the recording of PADT's webinar on it here: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/15747/539620 If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

Dr Carolyn Orr is a Neurologist and Clinician Researcher from Western Australia, specialising in degenerative brain diseases. A member of Doctors for the Environment Australia, Dr Orr is also a passionate environmental advocate, speaking out against fossil fuels in the interest of health.Carolyn recently delivered a powerful TEDxUWA speech where she outlined the relationship between fossil fuels, climate change and human health. In this chat she expands on that, giving us a frighteningly long catalogue of health implications stemming from air pollution exposure.This episode should serve as a wake-up call to all that listen - that we need transformative change now. We need to stop ignoring human suffering in the pursuit of profit.In this episode we discuss:• Carolyn's background in Neurology and clinical research• What piqued Carolyn's interest in environmental issues and what drives her action now• Environmental pollution and wide-ranging and alarming impacts on human health – from asthma to cancer to heart disease and more• The major sources of air pollution• Australia's out-of-date air pollution regulatory system• Findings from the latest IPCC report and why change needs to happen NOW• How the fossil fuel industry has stymied climate action• Climate actions everyone can implement to change our lives for the betterTo view all the links to the websites and documents, make sure you visit the show notes on our website. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, leave us a review and share this episode with your friends and family.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.

Romania's capital is buried in smoke from burned trash that comes from all over Europe. The dubious business is being investigated. Prosecutors and activists are sounding the alarm about organized crime structures.

Derek Hockaday interviews Martin Vessey, Emeritus Professor of Public Health, 4 June 2014 Topics discussed include: (00:00:15) how MV came to Oxford; (00:01:36) John Honour; (00:03:46) choosing to focus on epidemiology and statistics, learning about statistics and computing post medical qualification and return to clinical house appointments; (00:07:28) meeting Richard Doll; (00:10:14) comparing Oxford and London computing facilities; (00.11:39) MD thesis, United States trip and return to Oxford, (00:14:39) work under direction of Richard Doll at Medical Research Council statistical research unit and effect on direction of career; (00:18:26) MRC and World Health Organisation; (00:19:49) fertilisation and contraceptive work; (00:23:42) studies relating to the etiology of cervical cancer; (00:26:58) research into menopause and investigation of hormone replacement; (00:31:22) differences in different generations of contraceptive pills; (00:36:34) social and community medicine in relation to epidemiology; (00:42:02) interactions with and teaching medical students; (00:48:57) attending medical and surgical grand rounds; (00:50:17) research, papers and breast cancer screening; (00:55:51) Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution; (00:58:50) Rosemary Rue; (01:02:04) travelling for conferences; (01:04:10) supervising DPhil students; (01:09:20) final thoughts on career; (01:11:53) women in epidemiology and medicine.

Single sachets of coffee, soap or laundry liquid are ubiquitous in South East Asia. Large packs are too expensive for the poor, but the single sachet packs aren't in fact a better deal. Moreover, they're bad for the environment.

This Week In Wellness in yet another potential blow to Bayer (the acquirer of Monsanto) and their controversial weed killer Glyphosate a pilot study published in the journal Environmental Pollution has suggested that it may cause a 4.5 fold increase in the risk of breast cancer. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33714786/ The post TWIW 128: Is Glyphosate also linked to breast cancer? appeared first on The Wellness Couch.

In this episode of the Son of the North podcast, Rex broadly explores how the food, drinks, and substances we put into our body affect our overall health. Are there spiritual and physical benefits to fasting? What toxic substances can be found within the public water supply? Why is using plastic harmful to our health? How are good health practices connected to spirituality? All of these questions and so much more will be answered in depth this episode, as Rex discusses the topics of water contamination, the Pineal Gland, sunlight exposure, fasting, plastics, seed oils, and the idea of the "Ancestral Diet". Follow Rex on Instagram! @SonOfDyeus Enjoying The Son of the North Podcast? Consider supporting Rex on Patreon! Your financial aid will help the show grow and improve, and as a patron you will have early access to episodes, access to exclusive episodes, and many more perks! Crypto Donations are also welcome Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SonOfTheNorth Bitcoin Donations: bc1q2km8uhqmedn0fp6jlmh2rtxcp0zhe33sdhrarw Ethereum Donations: 0xF712cff701D65AF73bcC9818A10422Cc265673be Studies Referenced: Diaz-Cruz et al., 2009. "Analysis of selected emerging contaminants in sewage sludge". Trends in Analytical Chemistry. Vol 28(11), pg 1263 - 1275. Erem and Razzaque, 2021. "Vitamin D-independent benefits of safe sunlight exposure". The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Vol 213. Fan et al., 2014. "Effects of storage temperature and duration on release of antimony and bisphenol A from polyethylene terephthalate drinking water bottles of China". Environmental Pollution. Vol 192, pg 113 - 120. Fasano et al., 2012. "Migration of phthalates, alkylphenols, bisphenol A and di(2-ethylhexyl)adipate from food packaging". Food Control. Vol 27(1), pg 132 - 138. Muller et al., 2009. "Chemical and biological analysis of endocrine-disrupting hormones and estrogenic activity in an advanced sewage treatment plant". Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry. Vol 27(8), pg. 1649 - 1658. Yang et al., 2011. "Most Plastic Products Release Estrogenic Chemicals: A Potential Health Problem That Can Be Solved". Environmental Health Perspectives. Vol 119(7), pg 989 - 996.

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Despite rising COVID-19 cases and a falling iron ore price, the Aussie share market rose 1.6% (Mon-Thu), its best gain in 11 weeks. The electric vehicle (EV) mega trend continued to make headlines... Could EV stocks continue to gain momentum and overtake sentiment more recently reserved for the buy now pay later (BNPL) industry?  In this week's wrap, Jessica covers:  (0:37) The Tech sector's huge 11% boost this week(1:29) The iron ore price falling into bear market territory(2:22) Afterpay (ASX:APT) rising 29% on plans it will be taken over by US giant, Square(3:58) Why the lithium sector is worth taking a closer look at(4:54) Why upside is ahead for the Aussie share market(6:07) Next week's focus on share buy backs and dividends(7:29) Three key economic news items to watch next week 

In this 88th in a series of live discussions with Bret Weinstein and Heather Heying (both PhDs in Biology), we discuss the state of the world through an evolutionary lens.In this episode, we discuss a recent loss, and its interface with the on-line environment, before moving into the meat (and veg) of the episode: food! Beginning with an excerpt from chapter 5 of A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century—Food—we discuss the role of food in the lives of both modern and ancient humans. We discuss research that finds that the health and longevity of mid-Victorian era Britons was equal to or better than our own; and other research that addresses how not just food, but our microbiomes, are affected by the environments in which we live. We discuss the efffects of sterilizing our environments during Covid, and finally, how co-morbidities (“underlying conditions”) predict outcomes in Covid patients who are hospitalized.Get your Goliath shirts right here: store.darkhorsepodcast.orgSupport the sponsors of this show:AllForm: Get 20% off any order (of a beautiful sofa) from Allform at https://allform.com/darkhorse.ExpressVPN: VPNs keep you and your information safe. Use this code—darkhorse—to get 3 months free on a year-long subscription at ExpressVPN. Go to: https://www.expressvpn.com/darkhorse A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century, now available for pre-sale on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0593086880/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_5BDTABYFKRJKZBT5GSQAFind more from us on Bret's website (https://bretweinstein.net) or Heather's website (http://heatherheying.com).Become a member of the DarkHorse LiveStreams, and get access to an additional Q&A livestream every month. Join at Heather's Patreon.Like this content? Subscribe to the channel, like this video, follow us on twitter (@BretWeinstein, @HeatherEHeying), and consider helping us out by contributing to either of our Patreons or Bret's Paypal.Looking for clips from #DarkHorseLivestreams? Here are some, updated frequently: @DarkHorse Podcast ClipsTheme Music: Thank you to Martin Molin of Wintergatan for providing us the rights to use their excellent music.Q&A Link: https://youtu.be/LRKS7Gu6bBwMentioned in this episode:Weinstein, 2021. How the sun could wipe us out. Published on Unherd, July 19, 2021: https://unherd.com/2021/07/how-the-sun-could-wipe-us-out/Clayton & Rowbotham, 2009. How the mid-Victorians worked, ate and died. International journal of environmental research and public health, 6(3): 1235-1253. https://www.mdpi.com/8622 Logan et al 2015. Natural environments, ancestral diets, and microbial ecology: is there a modern “paleo-deficit disorder”? Part II. Journal of Physiological Anthropology, 34(1): 1-21.https://jphysiolanthropol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s40101-014-0040-4Logan 2015. Dysbiotic drift: mental health, environmental grey space, and microbiota. Journal of physiological anthropology, 34(1): 1-16. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40101-015-0061-7 Chen et al 2021. Biocide-tolerance and antibiotic-resistance in community environments and risk of direct transfers to humans: Unintended consequences of community-wide surface disinfecting during COVID-19?. Environmental Pollution, p.117074. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8019131/ Kompaniyets  2021. Underlying Medical Conditions and Severe Illness Among 540,667 Adults Hospitalized With COVID-19, March 2020–March 2021. Preventing Chronic Disease, 18. https://www.cdc.gov/Pcd/issues/2021/21_0123.htm A Hunter-Gatherer's Guide to the 21st Century: https://huntergatherersguide.comSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/bretweinstein)

sources, it's time to ask the question: Should we modify how, where, and when we train based on our potential exposure to pollutants? Furthermore, are certain pollutants worse than others? Finally, can we, and if so, should we try to “adapt” to certain pollutants?    We're joined by a leading expert in the field of environmental pollution and its effects on exercise performance and health, Dr. Michael Koehle, from the University of British Columbia. With his help, we'll address the different risks associated with pollution exposure, and how those effects change based on the concentration and duration of our exposure, as well as how we breathe.    Finally, Dr. Koehle, as well as environmental physiologist Dr. Stephen Cheung and pro cyclist Shayna Powless, share their recommendations for training in a polluted world. Ultimately, exercise is good, pollution is bad, and there are things we can do to lessen the impact based on the conditions that day.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vorsana's offers radial counterflow technology as a flexible and scalable solution for separating a variety of pollutants and materials. It harnesses the power of vortex separation between co-axial counter-rotating disks creating special vortex patterns. The resulting centrifugal forces cause heavier fractions to separate from lighter fractions, resulting in a powerful mechanical separation mechanism for solid, liquid, and gas material. Radial counterflow can be applied to a variety of applications to reduce GHG emissions, restore compromised environments, and create sustainable products for the future. Watch Episode Here: https://youtu.be/woy5BkRqBls

When the air stinks, drinking water is brown, and snow is black — something isn't right. People from three different regions of Russia explain the struggles they face due to pollution.

In this episode, Emily Ford discusses the issue of marine microplastic pollution. Some topics covered include the negative effects of microplastics on the environment, scientific research on cleaning technologies, and a discussion of what individuals and nations can do to prevent further pollution. Disclaimer: This podcast was created by a high school student playing the role of a researcher. References: Shim, W. J., & Thomposon, R. C. (2015). Microplastics in the ocean. Archives of environmental contamination and toxicology, 69(3), 265-268. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-015-0216-x Mato, Y., Isobe, T., Takada, H., Kanehiro, H., Ohtake, C., & Kaminuma, T. (2001). Plastic resin pellets as a transport medium for toxic chemicals in the marine environment. Environmental science & technology, 35(2), 318–324. https://doi.org/10.1021/es0010498 Arossa, S., Martin, C., Rossbach, S., & Duarte, C. (2019). Microplastic removal by Red Sea giant clam (Tridacna maxima). Environmental Pollution, 252, 1257–1266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2019.05.149 Liu, S., Leung, M., Fang, J., & Chua, S. (2021). Engineering a microbial ‘trap and release’ mechanism for microplastics removal. Chemical Engineering Journal, 404. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.127079 Henderson, L., & Green, C. (2020). Making sense of microplastics? Public understandings of plastic pollution. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 152, 110908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2020.110908 Xanthos, D., & Walker, T. (2017). International policies to reduce plastic marine pollution from single-use plastics (plastic bags and microbeads): A review. Marine Pollution Bulletin, 118(1–2), 17–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.02.048 Environmental Protection Agency. (2021, April 29). Chemicals and Toxics Topics. https://www.epa.gov/environmental-topics/chemicals-and-toxics-topics

Learn from Stephanie Herron & José Bravo about inequities in environmental pollution, and how the Environmental Justice Health Alliance & Just Transition Alliance are working to address them. This episode of the Green Inside and Out Podcast is sponsored by Creations Magazine, https://creationsmagazine.com FOLLOW Green Inside and Out Web: greeninsideandout.org Facebook: @greeninsideout Instagram: @greeninsideandout Twitter: @greeninsideout MUSIC Opening: Maltese anthem on flute by Ray Furuta Closing: Alien Chatter

This is the second (and final) part of our two-part chat with Daman Lettoof - a PhD Candidate at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. The first part was released last week.Useful links:Damian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-lettoof-78905a71/?originalSubdomain=auLettoof et al, 2021 “We tested tiger snake scales to measure wetland pollution in Perth/ The news is worse than expected”, published in The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/we-tested-tiger-snake-scales-to-measure-wetland-pollution-in-perth-the-news-is-worse-than-expected-153797Lettoof et al, 2021, Snake scales record environmental metal(loid) contamination, Journal of Environmental Pollution, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121001251Lettoof et al, 2021, The Broad-Scale Analysis of Metals, Trace Elements, Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetlands Along an Urban Gradient, and the Use of a High Trophic Snake as a Bioindicator, Journal of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-020-00724-zFor further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In a coal-mining region in Russia, polluted air colors the snow black. Residents are suffering as a result of environmental pollution.

We kick off season 3 of the Ocean Protect Podcast with Damian Lettoof - a PhD Candidate at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia. Damien has been catching and analysing wild wetland tiger snakes around Perth as part of his PhD research. His analysis shows metal contamination in these snakes is chronic, and highest in human-disturbed wetlands, suggesting all other plants and animals in these wetlands are likely contaminated as well. We talk about the research, along with a few tips on how best to leave the snake encounters to Damian.Useful links:Damian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/damian-lettoof-78905a71/?originalSubdomain=auLettoof et al, 2021 “We tested tiger snake scales to measure wetland pollution in Perth/ The news is worse than expected”, published in The Conversation, https://theconversation.com/we-tested-tiger-snake-scales-to-measure-wetland-pollution-in-perth-the-news-is-worse-than-expected-153797Lettoof et al, 2021, Snake scales record environmental metal(loid) contamination, Journal of Environmental Pollution, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0269749121001251Lettoof et al, 2021, The Broad-Scale Analysis of Metals, Trace Elements, Organochlorine Pesticides and Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Wetlands Along an Urban Gradient, and the Use of a High Trophic Snake as a Bioindicator, Journal of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00244-020-00724-zThis is the first of our two-part chat with Damian with the second (and final) part released next week.For further information about Ocean Protect, check us out at www.oceanprotect.com.au See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Coral reefs around the world have been suffering from warming seas and increasing acidification, both a result of human activity.  In the Caribbean, a new threat has emerged in the form of invasive algae. New research published in Scientific Reports explains how an aggressive, crust-like alga is overgrowing shallow reefs and taking the place of […]

Pollution and illegal deforestation in Kosovo’s Sharr Mountains National Park are making life tough for rare species like lynx and bears. Beekeeper Shqipe Shala makes organic honey and is raising awareness for climate protection.

Spanish authorities have been fighting for years to get plastic litter under control. But due to the coronavirus crisis, the little progress they had made in raising awareness among consumers has been reduced to nothing.

The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation, Professor Frimpong Boateng, has given a one-week ultimatum to some steel manufacturing companies within the Tema Free Zones enclave to come out with a road-map on how they intend to deal with environmental pollution in their areas of operation. The Minister’s warning comes in the wake of several complaints from some adjoining companies operating within the Free Zones enclave as well as residents living nearby regarding pollution from the steel companies in the area. Among the steel manufacturing companies visited were United Steel, Rider steel, MND Metal and Success Aluminum Company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's episode, we spend an hour speaking with Dr. Shahir Masri, an Environmental Pollution Scientist at the University of California Irvine. Dr. Masri's work involves air pollution exposure modeling and climate change communication research. We spoke about his long road of academia, field experiences, and what it means to be a science communicator in the age of social media. He takes us through his fascinating grassroots project called "On the Road For Climate Action," as well as his work as an author of his book, Beyond Debate: Answers to 50 Misconceptions on Climate Change. He also gives hints as to what his next book entails in the episode! Find Dr. Masri on his website and Instagram page.

We talk with co-author Nil Basu to find out what their critical review A State-of-the-Art Review of Indigenous Peoples and Environmental Pollution reveals.

Even in Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of Argentina, the environment is polluted with plastic. Biologist Andrea Raya Rey, who studies penguins there, finds nests full of plastic trash. With the help of supporters she is hoping to change that.

Twenty years ago, Vimlendu Jha set up the environmental organization Swechha. It collects garbage from the streets of Delhi. Now its for-profit arm is upcycling some kinds of waste. The proceeds help fund other environmental projects.

De que maneira os gases poluentes poderiam afetar o ciclo reprodutivo das mulheres? Esta foi uma das questões levantadas no estudo dirigido pelo pesquisador francês Remy Slama, do Instituto para o Avanço da Biociência, situado em Grenoble, no sudeste do pais. A pesquisa analisou amostras de urina de 184 mulheres vivendo em grandes cidades, durante um ciclo menstrual completo. Em seguida, a equipe associou os resultados aos níveis de exposição à poluição nos 30 dias que precederam o ciclo. A conclusão dos cientistas é que existia uma ligação entre a concentração de partículas finas e a duração da fase folicular, anterior à ovulação, que tende a ser mais longa. As partículas finas penetram nos alvéolos pulmonares e podem atingir a circulação sanguínea e certos órgãos, como os ovários ou o cérebro. Esses elementos microscópicos são formados por um núcleo de carbono e materiais que “queimaram”: metais, gases ou outros componentes voláteis. Há também a poluição gasosa, que gera, por exemplo o dióxido de azoto, emitido pelos automóveis em circulação. A pesquisa francesa, publicada recentemente no jornal científico Environmental Pollution é inspirada nos resultados obtidos por uma equipe brasileira do Hospital das Clinicas, que analisou a exposição de ratos fêmeas à poluição da avenida Dr Arnaldo, uma das mais movimentadas de São Paulo. A duração do ciclo menstrual dos roedores mais atingidos pelas partículas finas foi afetada. Esse resultado levou o pesquisador Remy Slama e sua equipe a verificar se o mesmo efeito poderia ser observado também nas mulheres. “O recrutamento foi complicado porque, na França, muitas mulheres utilizam a contracepção hormonal, que vai perturbar os parâmetros do ciclo menstrual. Procuramos aquelas que não usavam pílula. Para isso, foi preciso recrutar pessoas na população em geral”, explica o cientista francês. Para escolher as participantes da pesquisa, a equipe de Remy Slama utilizou os dados obtidos em um estudo realizado entre 2007 e 2009 pelo Observatório Epidemiológico de Fertilidade na França, também ligado ao Inserm (Instituto de Pesquisas Médicas da França), que entrou em contato com 50 mil lares. Cerca de mil mulheres em idade reprodutiva que tentavam engravidar foram selecionadas e 184, com idades entre 18 e 45 anos, aceitaram participar da pesquisa fornecendo amostras de urina. A equipe então realizou dosagens hormonais que permitiram quantificar a duração de cada uma das fases do ciclo menstrual – principalmente a folicular, quando os folículos ovarianos se desenvolvem, e a lútea, quando o corpo se prepara para uma possível gravidez. Eixo hormonal As partículas finas, explica Remy Slama, têm influência direta na atividade da enzima conhecida como aromatase, relacionada à produção do estradiol, hormônio responsável pela liberação de óvulos pelos folículos ovarianos. Os gases poluentes também atuam no eixo hormonal do stress e do cortisol, ressalta o pesquisador, implicados no controle da função menstrual. "É possível que esse efeito da poluição atmosférica sugerido em nosso estudo sobre o ciclo menstrual seja explicado por uma perturbação desse eixo hormonal hipotálamo-pituitária-adrenal ou eixo hipotálamo-hipófise-ovariano." Esse sistema neuroendócrino regula processos orgânicos diferentes, entre eles a sexualidade, por exemplo. O trabalho da equipe francesa não mostrou, entretanto, se os efeitos observados eram fruto da atividade das partículas finas, dos gases poluentes ou de uma ação combinada dos dois. Poluição e gravidez O estudo demorou vários anos para ser concluído, explica o pesquisador, mas por enquanto não há conclusões sobre como a poluição pode influenciar diretamente a fertilidade feminina. Ele cita, entretanto, dados de uma pesquisa realizada na República Tcheca, onde há níveis de poluição bastante elevados. “Os pesquisadores observaram que quando os níveis de poluição estavam elevados, a possibilidade de obter uma gravidez para as mulheres que buscavam ter um filho diminuía no ciclo seguinte”, explica. Outros trabalhos também mostram que a qualidade dos espermatozóides pode ser afetada pela poluição atmosférica e que ela pode também provocar uma diminuição do peso das crianças no nascimento, favorecendo a pré-eclâmpsia. A patologia provoca hipertensão arterial, provocando o aparecimento de outras complicações. “Nosso estudo se une a uma série de outras pesquisas que nos permitem dizer com certeza que a poluição atmosférica é dos principais fatores que podem ser controlados e que influenciam a saúde humana se tiverem seus níveis diminuídos, permitindo uma verdadeira melhoria ”, ressalta Remy Slama.

Follow Clwstwr on Twitter @ClwstwrCreu. Created by Eray/Carbajo, this podcast is part of the studio's "Future of X,Y,Z" research, where the collaborative discussion outcomes serve as the base for the futuristic concepts built in line with the studio's mission of solving urban, social and environmental problems through intelligent designs.Find out what today’s guest and former guests are up to by following What's Wrong With (www/) on Instagram and on Twitter.

Professor Sir John Lawton is a fellow of the Royal Society, president of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and chair of the Endangered Landscapes Programme. Previously a trustee of the WWF, head of the Natural Environment Research Council and the most recent chair of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, there are seemingly few environmental organisations that John hasn’t been involved with. That said, it is birds that have driven John’s lifelong obsession with the natural world. Sitting in John’s back garden amidst the sound of birdsong, this conversation flows from a childhood obsession of brilliant blue hedge sparrow eggs tucked away in his nan’s back garden to following in the shoes of Darwin with a (now frowned-upon) fascination for collecting specimens. John explains how he helped to set up nature protection areas across the world, how he visited Chernobyl in the hopes of persuading the Belarus government to turn the exclusion zone into a national park, and what he got up to with a dolphin in Durham with David Bellamy. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

A very special guest joins us in this week’s episode! Rights of Nature state wide coordinator, Chuck O'Neal, speaks about natural resources and wildlife conservation in the state of Florida. Tune in to learn about the most pressing issues threatening Florida’s ecosystem and what you and your community can do to fight back! It doesn’t matter if you are a kid or an adult, everyone is needed to keep Florida alive!Fresh Take is your weekly roundup of all things related to organic and sustainable living. Join Florida Organic Growers staff and guest experts as we discuss everything you need to know about sustainable living, organic agriculture, and how to make the best lifestyle choices that benefit you and the environment. So, if you’re an eco-warrior, a dedicated farmer, or just someone looking to make more conscious decisions, tune in every Friday to get your Fresh Take. Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 1987 as a grassroots organization, formed by those who believe in organic, sustainable, and regenerative agriculture. Our vision is to create a more sustainable and just food system that benefits both consumers and the environment. Quality Certification Services (QCS) has been an industry leader in providing organic, food safety, and ethical certifications since 1989. As an accredited certifying agency, QCS has been meeting the demands of a growing food industry for more than 30 years. QCS is proud to offer organic and food safety certification for crop production, livestock, retail, restaurants, processing and handling, and importer and exporter operations of all sizes. As the largest US-based certification agency on the eastern seaboard, QCS and our staff of highly qualified and dedicated food and agricultural scientists, educators, and regulators, is capable of meeting all certification needs with expertise.Support the show (https://foginfo.org/donate/)

A very special guest joins us in this week’s episode! Rights of Nature state wide coordinator, Chuck O'Neal, speaks about natural resources and wildlife conservation in the state of Florida. Tune in to learn about the most pressing issues threatening Florida’s ecosystem and what you and your community can do to fight back! It doesn’t matter if you are a kid or an adult, everyone is needed to keep Florida alive!Fresh Take is your weekly roundup of all things related to organic and sustainable living. Join Florida Organic Growers staff and guest experts as we discuss everything you need to know about sustainable living, organic agriculture, and how to make the best lifestyle choices that benefit you and the environment. So, if you’re an eco-warrior, a dedicated farmer, or just someone looking to make more conscious decisions, tune in every Friday to get your Fresh Take. Florida Certified Organic Growers and Consumers, Inc. (FOG) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit established in 1987 as a grassroots organization, formed by those who believe in organic, sustainable, and regenerative agriculture. Our vision is to create a more sustainable and just food system that benefits both consumers and the environment. Quality Certification Services (QCS) has been an industry leader in providing organic, food safety, and ethical certifications since 1989. As an accredited certifying agency, QCS has been meeting the demands of a growing food industry for more than 30 years. QCS is proud to offer organic and food safety certification for crop production, livestock, retail, restaurants, processing and handling, and importer and exporter operations of all sizes. As the largest US-based certification agency on the eastern seaboard, QCS and our staff of highly qualified and dedicated food and agricultural scientists, educators, and regulators, is capable of meeting all certification needs with expertise.Support the show (https://foginfo.org/donate/)

In this episode, your host and Co-Founder of PADT, Eric Miller is joined by PADT's CFD Team Lead Engineer Clinton Smith for a discussion on how Ansys fluids tools are being used to help predict and control environmental pollution. This information is helping engineers in a variety of ways, such as understanding the formation and dispersion of pollutants such as NOx, SOx, CO and soot.  If you would like to learn more about what this application is capable of, check out our webinar on the topic here: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/15747/374571   If you have any questions, comments, or would like to suggest a topic for the next episode, shoot us an email at podcast@padtinc.com we would love to hear from you!

You can help support this podcast, securely via PayPal Or just paste this text into your browser: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DSL9A3MWEMNBW&source=url My heart was as heavy as a field of butterflies in spring when the news lobbed on Monday that high-level [LOOK LEFT] cocks in Wolfsburg had signed off on allowing their inconsequential Arse-tra-alien subordinates to bend and stretch their way to a class-action settlement in the time-honoured game of prison shower Twister. Yesssss! Ze Chermans will kick the tin for up to $127.1 million for Dieselgate class action victims, who own (or owned) the company’s disgraceful, filthy shitheaps. If you’ve been dead from the neck up since about 2015, Dieselgate was, of course, the board-level criminal conspiracy, in which a decision was taken to kill people prematurely in the name of profit, by cheating emissions regulations and pumping up oxides of nitrogen in Volkswagen dung-box diesel exhausts. Oxides of nitrogen kill about 50,000 people annually in Retardistan. If you read the peer-reviewed study in respected academic journal, Environmental Pollution, you’d see they estimated fraudulent Dieselgate emissions causing 45,000 disability-adjusted life-years to be lost, at a cost of $39 billion US dollars (and that’s just in ‘Murica). Dieselgate has now cost Volkswagen more than 30 billion Euros, in total, and several high-level Volkswagen and Audi arseholes have gone to prison. Others, of course, parachuted out onto their wallets, fortuitously to live happily ever after, presumably in a hot tub full of Veuve Cliquot. And high-class hookers. In countries that don’t extradite. And, let’s face it - if you’re going to be in prison, that’s how to do it. Even more of a side-splitter for me: Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda are doing this “without admission of liability”. I ask you: Could they actually harbour some hope against hope of looking any less like morally adrift mother-lovers? In fact, those disingenuous Volkswagen ‘Straya arseholes said, in a statement, that the $40 million (wriggle room) settlement would be a: “...significant step towards fully resolving the diesel lawsuits in Australia.” I guess that’s true - except for the people who became disabled because the excessive NOx gave them some life-limiting cardiovascular disease. But, really, who cares about them? The company droned on, seemingly without end: "The settlement, on a no-admissions basis, concerns five class-action lawsuits covering all affected vehicles in Australia. Volkswagen expects the proceedings will be concluded in 2020." If only Volkswagen, Audi and Skoda cars were as reliable as their corporate bullshit. Here’s my problem with this ‘zero admission of liability’ caper: If the cops kick in your door at 3am, they zip-tie you at gunpoint and tell you they think you really did kill all those children, and the Department of Public Prosecutions agrees, you get two basic options: One: Plead ‘guilty’ and go straight to sentencing. Two: Plead ‘not guilty’ and go to trial, where your guilt (or not) is established. What you specifically don’t get to do, when some dude in a wig says: “How do you plead?” Is get in wig-man’s face and argue: “Maaaate, look, I’m not sayin’ I killed all those schoolgirls, right - but just gimme … I dunno ... 8.7 to 12.7 years, we’ll sort that out, and that’ll be the end of it. I think you’d agree that’d be a significant step towards fully resolving this mutually inconvenient issue.” And yet - that’s kinda what’s happening here.

Joining us today is Dr. David Carpenter, one of the worlds leading researchers on environmental pollution and an environmental advocate.  Dr. Carpenter warns of the dangers of EMF pollution and upcoming 5G towers.  From there we dive into more traditional environmental pollution and how to minimize your exposure to toxins such as PCBs which have contaminated most foods and are highly present in animal fats.  Listen through to the end to hear David’s take on how to best minimize your exposure and live a long and healthy life.  Please reach out to Ben on social media if you would like to join the Muscle Intelligence movement to reduce pollution and live your greatest life! This episode is presented by Organifi.  We highly recommend Organifi juices to supplement micronutrients such as polyphenols.  Use code MuscleIntelligence to get 20 percent off your Organifi order!  Visit BenPakulski.com/podcasts/carpenter for timestamps and resources.

Environmental pollution can harm more than your lungs. It can disrupt your entire endocrine system and damage you deeply. Kung fu master and Chinese medicine doctor Clayton Shiu describes his brilliant botanical biohacking strategies for overcoming the unavoidable poisons which surround us in the modern world.

I had a very difficult time passing the science courses in college.  In fact I struggled so much that I had to drop it twice and failed a third attempt.  I knew that it was impossible; and certainly wasn’t for lack of trying.  I was so pleased when I learned, that as an alternative, there was an Environmental Science class that could substitute the biology requirement; and an Environmental Pollution class that substituted the chemistry requirement.  I knew that was my way out.  Those classes were by far the most enjoyable classes I had taken.  Not only did it provide me with a thorough understanding of the natural environment in South Florida it also gave me a new appreciation for our environment.  So for this week’s podcast, I invited Henry Mayer of the UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension to join us and talk about how the environment impacts our condominium and homeowner associations and what we need to do to safeguard them.  In particular there is a great concern that there is too much development and construction in South Florida and that it can have a detrimental impact one of our most valued resources, water.  Per Henry, we have 5 million acres of lawn in the State of Florida and we need to manage our resources carefully to ensure that we are not wasting water.  Water of course has a tremendous impact on our lives and provides a lot of the nutrients plants need to keep their cell content.  It is important for those of us managing irrigation systems in our communities, be extra careful that we do not over water our plants.  In conjunction to water, plants need good soil to provide plants with additional nutrients they need to grow.  Henry further adds that non-native plants, such as Ixoras, Magnolias, Foxtails, and Gardenias tend to do very poorly in South Florida because our soil is very alkaline.  He then clarifies that compacted soil, which means that the soil has lost all of its nutrients is caused by machinery, when you park your vehicle on the grass, or you regularly walk on a trail. In addition to water, nutrients and soil, a tree’s root system plays a major role.  When seeds germinate, early in plant’s life cycle, they produce roots going down; but those roots in South Florida tend to die very soon because our water table is very high and they do not have enough oxygen.  When this happens the lateral roots grow.  Lateral roots are very close to the surface and are very important as they provide anchorage to the tree, allow for storage of nutrients, and help absorb water with additional nutrients.  Henry adds that most roots are in the top 2 to 3 feet of soil.  There are some roots that often times grow above the surface.  Henry informs us that this happens because the tree is looking for oxygen. Unfortunately, in communities, lateral roots are a major tripping hazard.  This is especially true in older communities built many years ago where developers installed Black Olives because they grew fast and provided a lot of shade.  A Black Olive’s root system is extremely invasive and can often times cause damage to the plumbing lines, lift up pavement or sidewalks that can cause a tripping hazard, and, in some extreme cases, the roots can cause structural damage.  To help reduce liability in your community, you can cover the roots with either 1” to 2” of gravel or with no more than 2” to 3” of mulch.  Because mulch decomposes it should be reapplied every 6 months.  If the roots are so invasive that you must cut them, he recommends that you stay away more than 5 times diameter the trunk.  He provided an example:  a tree with a 20” diameter multiplied by 5 equals 100” or 8 feet.  You should not cut any roots within those 8 feet that are close to the trunk.  Those roots are anchorage roots and they help stabilize the tree.  If these roots are cut the tree’s stability is compromised, especially with Tropical Storm or Hurricane winds.  And while we are discussing Tropical Storms and Hurricanes, Henry recommends that trees be trimmed before Hurricane Season.  He stated that the general guidelines require that not more than 25-30% of canopy be trimmed in any one event.   There are different techniques used by arborists to reduce the canopy but one cannot “hat-rack” the tree.  He adds that arborists should provide specific information as to how the branches are going to be cut.  We all know that landscaping is one way to miss a big impact on a community’s value.  In order to have a successful landscaping project, the way your trees are planted play a big role.  I know I have never had a green thumb; and have killed every plant I’ve ever received.  I now know that it is because I was making my planting holes too deep.  Henry informed us that you cannot plant trees too deep because this prevents the tree from getting the nutrients it desperately needs and the roots do not develop.  The other consideration is the planting hole has to be three times wider than the root ball.  In addition, new plants need a lot of water for the plant to really grow. The team at the UF/IFAS Miami-Dade County Extension is able to come out to your community free of charge to conduct an assessment of your common area and help you learn what you can do to improve the landscaping plan in your community.  For additional information you may visit http://miami-dade.ifas.ufl.edu/.  There is so much more information provided in this podcast, click here to listen to it in its entirety.  For more information on how Allied Property Group can help your community, call us today at 305-232-1579.

Misinformation from the medical community; from BigPharma, Vacinne manufacturers and the CDC who withhold information, to bought and paid for researchers who "spin" the information according to the sponsors wishes, to dangerous byproducts of food and environmental processes;  how they all work collectively to get in your pocket and control your health freedom. The Insitute of BioAcoustic Biology provides tools and solutions in support of SELF HEALTH.  Who should you believe? Download the FREE software, Radiation Exposure, under DOWNLOADS that we have reserved for the public;  includes a video, charts and a textbook -  web site WWW.SoundHealthOptions.com. How does BioAcoustics fit in?  Buckminister warned, “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."     SoundHealthOptions.com. Dr. John Apsley  

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"Lecture on “The Role of Nutrition and Environmental Pollution in Cancer Prevention and Treatment” by Mitchell L. Gaynor, M.D., founder and president of Gaynor Integrative Oncology and Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College. Dr. Gaynor is introduced by David Birdsell, Dean of the School of Public Affairs; Stan Altman, former SPA Dean; and Ted Kheel, noted labor organizer and advocate for sustainable economic development. The lecture is co-sponsored by Nurture New York's Nature and by the Baruch College Graduate Student Association. The event takes place on September 21, 2005 at the Newman Conference Center"

Next summer's Olympic Games have focused attention on China's economic expansion and the environmental pollution that's going along with it. Also, UAW picket lines go up at Chrysler, and an unlikely apology from Los Angeles' Chief of Police.

Leuren Moret, a geologist, is an Environmental Commissioner of Berkeley, and Past President for Women Geoscientists to name just a couple of responsibilities she has and has had. Moret worked for the Lawrence Berkeley Lab (Moret refers to it as a "bomb factory") for five years and ultimately blew the whistle on the fraud and corruption, etc. at the lab. Since then she has devoted herself to activism-- speaking up with information and organizing others to also take a stand for the environment and the health of it and us on the earth.. One of her particular areas of focus and expertise is educating people about the horrors of "depleted uranium"-- i.e., exposure to radioactive waste which, since the beginning of the Manhattan Project atomic bomb testing from 1957-1963, we have all been exposed to some degree as it blows around as fine dust and there is no getting rid of it or avoiding it for thousands of years. It comes from nuclear power plants as well. DU, as it is called for short, is a neurotoxin and is responsible for the rise in autism, cancer, ms, and other neurological diseases. She goes into some detail about the evidences for the extremely horrible effects of DU on children, fish, many living things and especially people who are exposed to weapons utilizing DU -- such as the people of Afghanistan who were recently bombed, the Iraqi people and the US military who were there. The results are obvious in not only their own cancers, sickness, but that of their spouses and children. DU exposure doesn't go away and it's everywhere. It was introduced as a weapon for the first time in 1991 in the first Gulf War and is the cause of Gulf War Syndrome -- yet another cover-up. The San Francisco Bay Area, where Moret lives, is especially toxic and she says the reason for Marin County (near the Golden Gate Bridge) having the highest breast cancer rate in the US..When asked how she is so seemingly fearless and motivated -- and even cheerful-- Leuren Moret says that it is we, the grassroots folks, that are paying for all these toxic horrors -- paying with our money and our children's future-- and it is we who can stop it by standing up. She feels good about her truth telling and encourages other to do the same.