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Minority communities face higher environmental risks for cancer: Report

minorities · health · pollution · cancer

January 25, 2024 at 1:07:36 AM EST * · permalink

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https://thehill.com/homenews/race-politics/4426534-minority-communities-cancer-risk/

Investigators have developed an environmental risk score that assesses a person’s risk for developing ALS, as well as for survival after diagnosis, using a blood sample.

health · environment · pollution · ALS · research

November 2, 2023 at 12:47:24 AM EDT * · permalink

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https://www.healthday.com/health-news/blood-test-measures-als-risk-from-environmental-toxins

Small Minnesota town turns to bacteria to remove toxic nitrates from its water supply

$6.5 million biological nitrate reduction plant in Cold Spring, Minn., is state's first.

technology · biology · pollution · minnesota

August 1, 2023 at 3:15:31 AM EDT * · permalink

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https://www.startribune.com/nitrate-farming-water-cold-spring-brewery-minneapolis-bacteria-health-environment-nitrogen/600293654/

Wildfire Smoke May Carry Deadly Fungi Long Distances

Pathogens in soil are a danger to firefighters, but smoke may transport spores that cause valley fever and other infections into cities too.

wildfires · pollution · public-health · InfectiousDisease · ClimateChange · health · environment

October 11, 2022 at 3:22:12 AM EDT * · permalink

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https://www.wired.com/story/wildfire-smoke-may-carry-deadly-fungi-long-distances/

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