The still distant promises of CO2 capture technologies
DECRYPTION – Bioenergy, storage of carbon dioxide in the basement or capture in the air are tried around the world with very contrasting results. Along ...
Tag: Pollution
Rivers around the world polluted by drugs
DECRYPTION – An unprecedented study reveals the extent of pollution by pharmaceutical residues, which spares no continent. The medicines that heal us poison the rivers. ...
Greece: the scourge of plastic waste in the Mediterranean
The country produces 700,000 tons of plastic waste per year, or 68 kg per inhabitant, of which 11,500 tons end up at sea. In Athens ...
Pollution worsens Covid-19 infections
After several months of study, researchers from the University of Insubria, in Varese in Italy, have established a link between an increase in the number ...
Why it is crucial to study the impact of pollution on health
DECRYPTION – Several studies have shown that air pollution has an impact on mortality from Covid-19. However, many questions remain unanswered. The environment is a ...
How pollution can drive us (literally) crazy
DECRYPTION – Atmospheric pollutants, global warming and urban density are real enemies of our mental health. 40,000 deaths per year in France linked to exposure ...
Air pollution promotes certain neurological disorders
DECRYPTION – Air pollutants seem to affect our brains, but the mechanisms at work remain poorly understood. Reproductive, respiratory or cardiovascular disorders, cancer, diabetes… The ...
Pierre-Alexandre Ludwig, the call of the sea to Greenland
PORTRAIT – Just graduated from Centrale Paris, he is at the origin of a one-year scientific and educational expedition on a sailboat, called Nerrivik. The ...
Micropollutants infest our rivers
An official report draws up a worrying inventory of the contamination of waterways in France. Micropollutants threaten the balance of our rivers. The impact of ...
Towards stricter standards for air pollutants
INFOGRAPHICS – To reduce the number of premature deaths worldwide, the WHO recommends lowering the alert thresholds for the finest particles and nitrogen oxides. For ...