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Air pollution — on the rise in Asia and Africa — is a major health threat, corrodes buildings, kills vegetation and is a leading contributor to rising levels of greenhouse gas emissions and related climate change.
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Opinions and Analysis
Asia-Pacific Analysis: Easing megacity congestion
Science may be the only way to keep traffic moving in the region's huge cities as car numbers continue to rise, says Crispin Maslog.
29 April 2013
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Asia–Pacific Analysis: Safer path needed for e-waste
Instead of limiting imports of electronic waste, the Asia–Pacific region should set up a robust recycling system, says Crispin Maslog.
30 November 2012
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Mountain ecosystems get boost from Rio+20
26 June 2012
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Source: The Third Pole
News and Features
Aerosols confirmed rising over India
A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.
18 April 2013
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Air pollution ‘affects term birth weight’
A study in nine countries links maternal exposure to particulate air pollution during pregnancy to low birth-weight in newborns.
15 March 2013
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Nepal, Bhutan to closely monitor air pollutants
13 December 2012
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Oman's chemists use palm leaves for water treatment
3 December 2012
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