Particulates
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Including dust; silica; particulate matter 2.5 and 10; diesel particulate matter; smog; microfibres; microplastics; and asbestos.
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Pollutants in Air and Water: A Getting Started Guide
Pollutants in Air and Water: A Getting Started Guide
Unmanaged and improperly managed pollutants are having a dire impact on human health and are major contributors to the global climate and nature loss crises. Increasing levels of pollution also have significant economic impacts and reduce the productivity, cleanliness, liveability, and overall resilience of communities.
Businesses have a crucial role to play in protecting people and nature. Anchored in research, our Pollutants in Air and Water: A Getting Started Guide aims to support your company as it develops a strategy to eliminate pollutants from its own operations and in its value chain.
Microplastics
Microplastics: A Real Global Threat for Environment and Food Safety: A State of the Art Review
This comprehensive article can help you to build a deeper understanding of microplastics. It explains key sources of microplastic particles; humanity's problematic management of plastic waste; the potential effects of microplastics on human and animal health; and solutions for reducing microplastic pollution. This resource will be especially beneficial to sustainability professionals responsible for highlighting impacts and material risks, as well as for educating senior leaders.
Other Resources
WHO Global Air Quality Guidelines
This comprehensive guide was created by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for policy-makers, lawmakers, and technical experts, including industrial stakeholders and environmental impact assessment practitioners. It was created to offer quantitative, health-based recommendations for air quality, with the ultimate goal of providing guidance that can help to reduce the burden of pollutants on health worldwide. It provides specific recommendations on a range of air pollutants, including particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen and sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and more. It also provides recommendations for implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the guidelines.













