Chemical Pollution Is a Rampant Threat to Humanity, Science Group Warns

Chemical pollution is a rampant threat to humanity, science group warns

This story was originally published by the Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities,” or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere betw…

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Chemical Pollution a Threat Comparable To Climate Change, Scientists Warn

Chemical pollution is "a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change" but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The Guardian: The industrial economy has created more than 100 million "novel entities," or chemicals not found in nature, with somewhere between 40,000 and 350,000 in commercial use and production, the report says. But the environmental and huma…

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Chemical Pollution a Threat Comparable to Climate Change, Scientists WarnAugust 6, 2025 | Source: The Guardian | by Damien Gayle Chemical pollution is “a threat to the thriving of humans and nature of a similar order as climate change” but decades behind global heating in terms of public awareness and action, a report has warned. The industrial economy has created more than 100 million “novel entities”, or chemicals not found in nature, with som…