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NASA Images Show 30% Decline In Nitrogen Dioxide Pollution Over Northeastern U.S.

NASA just released new images focusing on air pollution in the northeastern United States along I-95 from Washington, D.C. to Boston. As you might expect the air quality has improved dramatically. The images show average concentrations of atmospheric nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which primarily comes from human activities such as transportation...

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Air pollution linked to more severe mental illness – study

Exclusive: research finds small rise in exposure to air pollution leads to higher risk of needing treatment

Exposure to air pollution is linked to an increased severity of mental illness, according to the most comprehensive study of its kind.

The research, involving 13,000 people in London, found that a relatively small increase in exposure to nitrogen dioxide led to a 32% increase in the risk of needing community-based treatment and an 18% increase in the risk of being admitted to hospital.

The researchers said the findings were likely to apply to most cities in developed nations, and cutting air pollution could benefit millions of people.

“Air pollution is modifiable, and on a big scale as well, reducing population-level exposure,” said Joanne Newbury, of the University of Bristol, who led the research. “We know there are interventions that can be used, such as expanding low-emission zones. Mental health interventions at the individual level are actually quite difficult.”

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