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Common Plants Cleanse Indoor Air of Toxic Petrol Vapours

SYDNEY, Australia, May 30, 2023 (Maximpact.com Sustainability News) – Ordinary indoor plants can efficiently remove toxic gasoline fumes from indoor air new reseach conducted in Sydney has shown. University of Technology Sydney bioremediation researcher Fraser Torpy partnered with international plantscaping solutions company Ambius for the study; researchers from both organizations are excited about how quickly indoor plants can remove petrol vapors from indoor air.

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Woman Honored as Pesticide Workers’ Champion

“The millions of rural women on the ground that are in the frontlines of the struggle against highly hazardous pesticides in their daily lives as farmers, workers, and consumers,” are the inspiration that drives Sarojeni Rengam’s advocacy …

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EU Warns of Toxic Toys, Clothes

Buyers beware! The European Commission has published new figures showing that last year more than 2,000 dangerous products triggered EU-wide alerts. Coping with the threats involves stemming the rising tide of products bought online from outside the European Union.

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2/3 Food Cans Test Positive for Toxic BPA

ConAgra Foods beat them all to it. The American packaged foods giant last July completed the transition to cans with linings that don’t contain Bisphenol A, a hormone-disrupting chemical linked to increased risk of breast and prostate cancers, infertility and type-2 diabetes.

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‘Planet 50-50 by 2030’ Means Gender Equality

– “Women and girls are critical to finding sustainable solutions to the challenges of poverty, inequality and the recovery of the communities hardest hit by conflicts, disasters and displacements,” said Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka in her message for International Women’s Day.

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