Environmental health - Topics

Air pollution and lung cancer: the invisible risk Environmental carcinogens: asbestos and radon hiding at home Waterborne disease outbreaks in rich countries — how does the water still fail? Cancer rates in dogs are climbing — better diagnosis or something in the environment? Radon in basements is the second leading cause of lung cancer and almost nobody tests for it Wildfire smoke: at what particle level is it unsafe to go outside? Microplastics in the human body: what is actually known versus what is hyped Does growing up in a polluted city age the lungs faster? Extreme heat and mortality: how cities are preparing for hotter summers Is your tap water safe to drink and how do you check? Are burn pits the new Agent Orange for deployed service members? Air quality and noise: the environmental side of quality of life At high altitude the heart and lungs adapt in ways that can also harm them Does living next to a motorway shorten your life? PFAS forever chemicals in drinking water — which health effects are actually documented? Sperm counts are falling worldwide and the data is contested Community gardens and heat islands: the health claims that are hard to measure Lead in old paint and pipes: how much exposure is still too much for a child? Pet allergy when the pet already lives with you How much does ventilation cut indoor Covid transmission? Walkable neighbourhoods and health: does the built environment change outcomes? Water filters: what do pitcher and faucet models actually remove? Green burial vs cremation: what happens to the body and what it costs Redlining is still visible in today's asthma and heat maps Pesticide drift from farms into nearby schools Mould after flooding: the respiratory effects that linger for years Asbestos risk never really expires once the fibers are in your lungs Bed bugs vs dust mites: how to tell what is biting you Wildfire smoke raises lung risk in cities hundreds of miles downwind Living next to a highway shows up in a health risk score but not in the doctor's questions Lead in the water: how a neighborhood organizes after the test results arrive Asthma hospitalization maps trace highways and industrial zones almost exactly