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News reports and research on air quality in our homes, schools, and workplaces, the water we drink, and the dryer fires that make the local news across Southwestern Ontario. Each article links to its source.
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Indoor air quality
- Something in the Air: The Nature of Things Article & Episode (CBC)
- Teachers Say Air Pollution Worsens Students’ Concentration and Performance
- Study: Productivity Is Affected by the Air Quality in Offices
Drinking water
Water filtrationDryer fires
- “We Need to Start Over”: New Hamburg Family Displaced After Dryer Fire (CTV News Kitchener)
- Lint-Filled Dryer Vent Likely Cause of Townhouse Fire in London, Ontario
- Dryer Fire Causes Talbotville, Ont. Restaurant to Temporarily Close (CTV News)
Every article is in the list below, newest first. Our own guides are in Air & Water Education.
Scientists make alarming discovery about health impact of drinking bottled water
As more plastic waste is being released into the environment, microplastics in drinking water and food are being ingested by humans, causing damage to internal organs after being absorbed through the digestive system. That's most notably occurring in the kidneys, as found in a study published by Communications Biology.
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