pollutants

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In 2009, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants banned its use worldwide.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

Pollutants, including particulates, ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur dioxide and lead, are the nasty cousins that travel with greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels and wildfires.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 14, 2024

Pollutants and pathogens can be carried on the surface of a particle, and the smaller a particle gets, the larger its surface area-to-volume ratio becomes.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Tadesse Amera, co-chair of the International Pollutants Elimination Network, worried that lobbyists could “divert science from independent science to industry-based science” and “prevent the treaty from protecting human health in the environment.”

From Washington Times • Nov. 20, 2023

"Pollutants make you more allergic in general and this can trigger eczema, being an allergic individual predisposes you to developing eczema compared with a non-allergic person."

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2023