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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

🔬 New study in #EnvironmentalPollution! 🫁 #ParticulateMatter and #AircraftNoise produced the strongest acute pulmonary immune response, with immune, macrophage & redox markers peaking under combined exposure. 🧬🦠 📖 Read the full publication: lnkd.in/eu-sXSGD.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

#FEBS2026: Last week, MARKOPOLO coordinator Andreas Daiber presented on stress response pathways, redox changes and the #BrainHeartAxis in #CardiovascularHealth. Proud to see our project contributing to the international scientific community! 🔬🌍 #MarkersOfPollution #EUfunded

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

🌡️ How do heat and cold affect our heart health? 🫀 A new #publication 📢 explores the links between non-optimal temperatures and chronic cardiovascular diseases. 🌍 Another piece of the #MARKOPOLO research puzzle: understanding how our environment affects heart health. 📖 lnkd.in/eeZ_qEHW

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

❤️🌍 Healthy hearts need healthy environments! #AirPollution and #TrafficNoise can affect our brain and heart health. 🔬The #MARKOPOLO project investigates these environmental risks to improve understanding, prevention and public health. #WorldHeartDay

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

📢 #PUBLICATION #ALERT 🌍 No pollutant acts alone: #AirPollution, noise, heat, chemicals and micro- and nanoplastics can interact and affect #CardiovascularHealth – a new review highlights the importance of the #EnvironmentalExposome. ❤️ 🔗https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag617

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concentris research management gmbh @concentris.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

🧠 Heading to #ECNP2026 in Munich? Meet us at Booth B0.33! 🥳 We showcase your research: ✍️ Proposal Writing 📣 Science Communication 📊 Project Management 🎤 Conference Services 📅 10–13 Oct | 📍 ICM Munich, Hall B0 (Level 0) Say hello & spin ideas with us! 🤝 #EUResearch #HorizonEurope #IHI @ecnp.eu

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! Could artificial light at night be harming our heart? 💡 New research discussed by MARKOPOLO researchers links nighttime light exposure 🌃 to changes in heart health, shorter sleep 😴 & increased cardiovascular risks. 📖 academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad... #MARKOPOLO #HorizonEurope

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

🎥 New lecture in our MARKOPOLO Mini Masterclass Series! Dr. Omar Hahad explores how heat & cold affect #CardiovascularHealth, and why cold currently accounts for more temperature-related deaths than heat. ▶️ Watch the full lecture: youtu.be/fWWGgXRi_9U #ClimateHealth #EnvironmentalHealth

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❄️ 🔥 Non-Optimal Temperatures and Cardiovascular Health by Omar Hahad | EXPOHEALTH symposium

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

🌍 MARKOPOLO featured as an Impact Success Story by HNN 3.0 🥳: www.healthncp.net/pdf/success-... Discover how the project studies the effects of traffic noise & air pollution on brain + heart health, translating research into tools and policies for a healthier Europe. #MARKOPOLO #HorizonEurope

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

🎥 New lecture in our MARKOPOLO Mini Masterclass Series! Dr. Berkemeier explains how #computationalmodels reveal the chemistry linking #airpollution to #oxidativestress and disease, and why some pollutants are more harmful than others. ▶️ Watch here: youtu.be/YZ_0Vodhrn4 #EnvironmentalHealth

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Modelling the chemistry behind air pollution health effects | Thomas Berkemeier

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

🎥 New MARKOPOLO Mini Masterclass How does aircraft noise affect #cardiovascularhealth? Prof. Thomas Münzel shows the mechanisms linking noise, oxidative stress, inflammation, and vascular dysfunction, and why nighttime noise is particularly harmful. ▶️ youtu.be/WmUqtSylwFw #NoisePollution

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✈️📣 Noise pollution health impact and redox considerations | Prof. Thomas Münzel

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

🎥 Our new MARKOPOLO Mini Masterclass Series begins with Prof. Andreas Daiber introducing “The #Exposome Concept” and how environmental and lifestyle exposures interact with our biology to influence health and disease. ▶️ Watch the full lecture: youtu.be/OBRqZJ-5Dpc #EnvironmentalHealth #EUfunded

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🌁 The exposome concept by Andreas Daiber at EXPOHEALTH | MARKOPOLO

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

🚨 #PUBLICATION #ALERT! Changes of Long-Term Exposure to Ultrafine Particles From 2010 to 2019 in High Income Countries in Relation to #CardiovascularDisease 📰 Read the article here: agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/... #MarkersOfPollution #EUfunded #UltrafineParticles #AirPollution

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

🚨 #PUBLICATION #ALERT! Cold Exposure, Sunlight, and Particulate Matter in Acute Heart Failure: Signals and Uncertainties by Muenzel, Kuntic, Daiber 📰 Read the article: academic.oup.com/ehjacc/advan... #MarkersOfPollution #EUfunded #HeartFailure #ColdExposure #AirPollution @unimainz.bsky.social

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

🆕 publication in #EUHeartJ: doi.org/10.1093/eurh... 🧬 Nano- & #microplastics emerge as cardiovascular #riskfactor 🔬 Plastic particles may damage cardiovascular system by promoting oxidative stress, inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, thrombosis, and vascular injury @escardio.bsky.social

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

📢 #PUBLICATION #ALERT 𝗔𝗶𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 by Jos Lelieveld et al. 🔗 academic.oup.com/cardiovascre... 🎯 Highlights substantial health burden posed by ultrafine particle pollution 🎯 Targeted measures to reduce emissions #MarkersOfPollution

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

MARKOPOLO at the 5th International Workshop on Public Policy by International #PublicPolicy Association (IPPA) in Ottawa! In the Workshop " #WickedProblems and Evidence-Based Policy", Ulrike Zeigermann and Christoph Mohamad-Klotzbach presented the study "Boundary spanning in #EnvironmentalHealth"

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

New #PUBLICATION on #airpollution and adverse birth outcomes. 🌁🤰 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Impressions from this week's 15th #ICBEN Congress on Noise as a Public Health Problem! Our highlight, of course, has to be the MARKOPOLO symposium with Andreas Daiber, Martin Röösli, and Adelina Rogowska-Wrzesinska 🙌 #MARKOPOLO #NoiseExposure #MarkersOfPollution

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

#NEW #PUBLICATION highlighting the importance of stress-targeted interventions for mitigating noise effects on cardiovascular/neuronal health. 🫀🧠 🔗 bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

“What surprised us most is how little it takes,” says Omar Hahad, lead researcher of the study. “Even a single night of what many people would consider ‘normal’ road noise was enough to measurably stress the cardiovascular system.” 🫀 🔗 superage.com/noise-is-an-...

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Noise Is an Overlooked Longevity Factor | Super Age

You probably don’t think much about nighttime noise. A new study reveals why you should, for the sake of better heart health.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

🔊 Today is International #Noise #Awareness Day Noise is a global environmental risk factor affecting our hearing and health. Across Europe, traffic noise alone is linked to the loss of millions of healthy life years, highlighting how deeply it impacts public health and well-being.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Our first #Masterclass is now published! 📽️ Andreas Daiber provides a clear, evidence-based perspective on how chronic #noise #exposure contributes to cardiovascular disease. 🫀 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rdbz... Recorded at the 45th annual conference of the Belgian Society for Cardiology.

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MARKOPOLO: Noisy World, Silent Killer - How Noise Drives Cardiovascular Disease by Andreas Daiber

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

The latest commentary by Omar Hahad et al., now published in #ScienceDirect, responds to recent findings by Xue et al. in #JACC and highlights a critical shift in how we understand hypertension-related mortality. 🫀🏥 🔗 Full editorial comment: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Hypertension as a Vulnerable Disease State Under Environmental Stress

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Two productive days of our 2nd General Assembly Meeting have come to a close. 👏 Thank you to everyone who joined us in Cyprus and online. Safe travels home, and we look forward to the next meeting. 👋 #MarkersOfPollution #EUfunded

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

We just started our 2nd General Assembly Meeting this morning with a warm welcome from scientific coordinator Andreas Daiber and local host Jos Lelieveld at #TheCyprusInstitute. 🌺 Over the next two days, our hybrid meeting will focus on the latest MARKOPOLO research updates.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Just published by KLUG - Deutsche Allianz Klimawandel und Gesundheit - a new #position #paper on ground-level air pollution from air traffic caused by UFPs. 🔗 Full read (𝘪𝘯 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯): www.gpau.de/media/2015/p...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 𝗔𝗶𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗻𝗲 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀: 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝘁𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 by Marloes Eeftens, Eric P. Twomey, Fiona Streit and @martinroosli.bsky.social from @swisstph.ch 🔗 Full text: www.chimia.ch/chimia/artic...

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Martin Röösli @martinroosli.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

All you want to know about airborne ultrafine particles: real-life exposure patterns, epidemiological evidence and regulatory responses in Switzerland and beyond. #UFP From my first paper in 1999 to the on-going #Markopolo study. @markersofpollution.bsky.social www.chimia.ch/chimia/artic...

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Airborne Ultrafine Particles: Real-life Exposure Patterns, Epidemiological Evidence and Regulatory Responses in Switzerland and Beyond | CHIMIA

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

We’re counting down the days until our consortium comes together for our 2nd General Assembly Meeting - and this time it’s in beautiful Cyprus, hosted by #TheCyprusInstitute! 🌺 1 month to go - see you soon, Cyprus! ✈️🌞 #MarkersOfPollution #EUfunded

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 by Omar Hahad et al. published in Nature Review Cardiology! The review shows how environmental and living conditions shape the development and course of heart failure. 🫀 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

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The environmental exposome in heart failure risk and progression - Nature Reviews Cardiology

The environmental exposome, which includes pollution, contamination, climate and social determinants of health, is intricately involved in the pathophysiology of heart failure. In this Review, Hahad a...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

We are pleased to share the latest issue of our newsletter! 📧 Read a concise review of our first project year, recent scientific publications & other project news and events! 📬 Read the full newsletter here: mailchi.mp/8a58313df2dd... @martinroosli.bsky.social @swisstph.ch @eea.europa.eu

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Martin Röösli @martinroosli.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Für unsere @markersofpollution.bsky.social Studie zu Ultrafeinstaub suchen wir Haushalte in der Region Basel zur Teilnahme an Messungen. V. a. von Interesse sind Häuser - mit Holzheizungen - in Strassennähe - mit Minenergie Zertifizierung. Weitere Info & Anmeldung: www.swisstph.ch/de/projects/...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗻-𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗻𝘇𝘆𝗺𝗲 (𝗔𝗖𝗘) 𝗜𝗻𝗵𝗶𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝘂𝗹𝗺𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗠𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 by Tristan Junglas et al, Antioxidants, 2026. 🔗Summary & full text: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/research/pub...

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Our next #newsletter will be sent out on Monday! 📨 Not on the subscription list yet? 👉 Sign-up now to not miss any news: eepurl.com/i_oOew

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

In their recent report, the European Environment Agency’s (@eea.europa.eu) Environmental Noise in Europe 2025 report delivers an urgent message: transport noise is a major cardiovascular risk factor with significant public health, environmental, and economic consequences.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲: 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 by Thomas Muenzel, Eulalia Peris and Mette Sørensen 📰 Full text: academic.oup.com/eurheartj/ad... @eea.europa.eu

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From noise to heart disease: European Environment Agency sounds the alarm for Europe 2025

In their recent report, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) Environmental Noise in Europe 2025 report delivers an urgent message: transport noise is a

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

‼️In their recent report, the @eea.europa.eu Environmental Noise in Europe 2025 report delivers an urgent message: transport noise is a major cardiovascular risk factor with significant public health, environmental, and economic consequences.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

As the year begins and calendars are not 𝘺𝘦𝘵 full, we invite you to pause for a read. Take a moment to explore this multimedia article by @thestraitstimes.bsky.social: 𝗡𝗼 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗲𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 - 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 🔗Full article here: www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/g...

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No quiet at home: The reality of living with Singapore’s traffic noise

We went inside residences near airports, busy roads and the MRT to experience the commotion.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

As 2025 comes to an end, we look back at a productive and inspiring first project year. ✨ Read our full reflection on the website: markersofpollution-markopolo.eu/newsroom/pro... We extend our sincere gratitude to everyone who contributed to the project’s accomplishments!

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A Year in Review: MARKOPOLO in 2025 - MARKOPOLO

As 2025 comes to an end, we look back at a productive and inspiring first project year.

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

🔬 #PUBLICATION Alert! 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘀𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿: 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 by Thomas Muenzel, Marin Kuntić, Michael Molitor, Mette Sørensen and Andreas Daiber

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

The cluster unites cutting-edge research projects set to investigate how environmental stressors contribute to non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as respiratory, cardiovascular, and immune-mediated conditions. @envesome.bsky.social @climair.bsky.social @eea.europa.eu

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MARKOPOLO EU Project @markersofpollution.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Last focus topic from the spotlight series: 7️⃣ 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 & 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵: 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 To maximise synergies, prevent overlaps and enhance impact, seven Horizon Europe projects form a collaborative cluster – ExpoHealthNet. ➡️ expohealthnet.eu

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