New research strengthens the link between water pollution and rising male fertility problems. The study shows for the first time how a group of testosterone-blocking chemicals is finding its way into UK rivers, affecting wildlife and potentially humans. The study identified a new group of chemicals that act as ‘anti-androgens’. This means that they inhibit […]
Raw sewage and pollution from agricultural run-off polluted 83 percent of China’s coastal waters in 2008, state media said Saturday. China’s coastal waters last year witnessed 68 red tides, or algae blooms, which feed off nutrients found in excess pollution and sap water of oxygen, killing off large amounts of sea life, Xinhua news agency […]
Exodus of the resilient black crow follows flight of other wildlife from Iranian capital Robert Tait, guardian.co.uk Tehran’s notoriously bad air pollution has long been a health hazard for its 12 million people, but now the toxic mix of fumes has sent a different set of residents fleeing – the city’s black crows. Environmentalists say […]
Via Ocean Acidification: Increasing atmospheric CO2 is likely to cause a corresponding increase in oceanic acidity by lowering pH by 0.2-0.5 pH units by the end of the 21st century [Royal Society, 2005]. In light of increasing acidity, there are growing concerns about the future health of a variety of marine organisms, particularly shellfish, which […]
By David A. Fahrenthold, Washington Post Staff Writer Government administrators in charge of an almost $6 billion cleanup of the Chesapeake Bay tried to conceal for years that their effort was failing — even issuing reports overstating their progress — to preserve the flow of federal and state money to the project, former officials say. […]
Thilafushi receives hundreds of tonnes of rubbish from other islands in the Maldives every day. Sixteen years ago it was an unspoilt coral reef. But it is now growing by one square metre every day with rubbish. Elin Hoyland took these striking photographs that document the growing problem of waste disposal on these beautiful islands […]
Link to report (pdf): Effects of Pollutants on the Reproductive Health of Male Vertebrate Wildlife – Males Under Threat Evolution is being distorted by pollution, which damages genitals and the ability to father offspring, says new study. by Geoffrey Lean The male gender is in danger, with incalculable consequences for both humans and wildlife, startling […]
A persistent pollutant, tributyltin, has effects on gene activity in a wide range of animal species at concentrations of parts per billion. and its chemical relatives bind to nuclear receptors that in turn activate genes influencing the formation of fat storage cells. This and other evidence suggests a possible role for tributyl tin in the […]
ZHENGZHOU — A Chinese water resources official on Sunday called on people to improve the awareness of water saving and protection in a bid to curb pollution of rivers from spreading and worsening. Li Xiaoqiang, chief of publicity section with the Yellow River Conservancy Committee, made the remark over the phone while commenting on the […]
By Morgan Erickson-Davis, mongabay.com Caspian Seal populations have declined 90% in the past 100 years, prompting the IUCN to switch their designation from Vulnerable to Endangered. A team from the University of Leeds performed a series of surveys in 2007 and 2008 which revealed that the birth rate has decreased from around 17,000 pups born […]
