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IARC: Outdoor air pollution carcinogenic to humans
2013-10-17 19:31:03| Green Car Congress
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Air pollution should be classified as carcinogenic: WHO cancer agency
2013-10-17 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The air we breathe is laced with cancer-causing substances and should now be classified as carcinogenic to humans, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) cancer agency said on Thursday. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) cited data indicating that in 2010, 223,000 deaths from lung cancer worldwide resulted from air pollution, and said there was also convincing evidence it increases the risk of bladder cancer. The WHO is a Geneva-based agency of the United Nations focused...
Air pollution can cause cancer, says World Health Organisation
2013-10-17 13:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Outdoor air pollution has been officially classified as carcinogenic by the cancer arm of the World Health Organisation. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), said air pollution from traffic and industrial fumes was a definite cause of lung cancer and also linked to bladder cancer. The strong verdict from IARC, a cautious body that pronounces only when the evidence is strong, will put pressure on governments to take action. "The air we breathe has become polluted with a mixture...
Air pollution causes cancer - WHO
2013-10-17 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Pollutants in the air we breathe have been classed as a leading environmental cause of cancer by the World Health Organization. It said the evidence was clear they cause lung cancer. Sources of pollution include car exhausts, power stations, emissions from agriculture and industry - as well as heating in people's homes. The WHO said the classification should act as a strong message to governments to take action. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a part of the WHO,...
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Russia-Greenpeace furor animated by Arctic oil pollution
2013-10-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate News: An environmental organization with a $350 million war chest, a giant protest vessel, 28 activists and a rubber raft have succeeded in drawing Russian President Vladimir V. Putin into a very public global dispute. Attention is now focused on the Greenpeace activistswho were arrested last month by Coast Guard agents for trying to hang a protest banner on an Arctic Ocean oil platformand whether they will languish in prison for up to 15 years each on dubious piracy charges. "They are obviously not...
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