Andreas Gies
@giesandreas
Former Director and Professor at German Environment Agency •Umwelt & Gesundheit - •Environment & Health •my views
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22-04-2013 15:28:28
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4.5 trillion cigarette butts are littered yearly, releasing toxins and microplastics. It’s time to #BeatPlasticPollution. Learn more as negotiators work on a #PlasticsTreaty: unep.org/beatpollution/… #INC5 #PlasticsTreaty via UN Environment Programme
A new Tufts University study in Nature Medicine highlights the global health impact of sugary drinks, linking them to 2.2 million new #Diabetes cases and 1.2 million new cardiovascular disease cases each year. #HeartDisease eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
Baby admissions to neonatal intensive care units (NICU) soar due to late pregnancy air pollution exposure via U.S. Right To Know usrtk.org/healthwire/neo…
Jährlich sterben in Europa 250.000 Menschen vorzeitig wegen schlechter #Luftqualität und #Lärm – trotz Fortschritten. Der EU-Rechnungshof schlägt in einem Sonderbericht Alarm. Was braucht es, um Städte gesünder zu machen? Hintergründe von Thomas Krumenacker riffreporter.de/de/umwelt/luft…
Lead poisoning is endangering the health of millions in Africa, with children being the most affected. The world needs to #BeatWastePollution and safeguard public health and the environment for current and future generations. Africa Renewal, UN info: tinyurl.com/2kaf4mpc
🍩 Young boys who ate large amounts of #ultraprocessedfoods were at higher risk for #overweight or #obesity by age 5, according to researchers at University of Toronto. Endocrine Today Healio healio.com/news/pediatric…
Lack of commercially available standards for chemical analyses prevents adequate protection of environment and health.The Critical Role of Commercial Analytical Reference Standards in the Control of Chemical Risks: Environm. Health Persp. | Vol.133, No. 1c ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/EH…
Invisible, toxic… and everywhere. Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) poison air, water, and soil—harming humans and ecosystems. No border stops these “forever chemicals“. It’s time to #BeatPollution. via UN Environment Programme