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  • Wind farm sickness: anedcotes versus evidence (published 7 May 2013 by ABC News)

    "A family's experience of illness they attribute to a local wind farm is concerning, but is no substitute for medical research and hard evidence..."

  • Dust in the clouds (published 9 May 2013 by MIT)
    "Cirrus clouds form around mineral dust and metallic particles, study finds..."

  • An electronic nose can tell pears and apples apart (published 8 May 2013 by Platforma SINC)
    "Swedish and Spanish engineers have created a system of sensors that detects fruit odours more effectively than the human sense of smell. For now, the device can distinguish between the odorous compounds emitted by pears and apples..."

  • PCBs are everywhere (published 2 May 2013 by University of Iowa)
    "Since polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are produced through industrial processes or activities, it is assumed that people living in industrial cities will have higher concentrations of these toxic chemicals in their blood than people in rural communities..."

  • Researchers pinpoint how trees play role in smog production (published 25 April 2013 by University of North Carolina)
    "After years of scientific uncertainty and speculation, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill show exactly how trees help create one of society’s predominant environmental and health concerns: air pollution..."

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The adage ‘a chain is as strong as its weakest link’ is well applied to the need for harmonised maritime standards across a region as diverse as the Mediterranean. As one of the world’s major shipping areas, the Mediterranean Sea comprises some 450 ports and terminals, handling more than 300,000 port calls per annum. Progress towards improved enforcement of maritime standards for safety and security must therefore be achieved on a regional level, through coordinated efforts.