Paola Bonfante è una delle più importanti studiose di simbiosi fra le piante, le loro radici, i funghi e la miriade di microrganismi che popolano il terreno. Con lei abbiamo parlato del suo libro "Una pianta non è un’isola" e abbiamo scoperto che sotto i nostri piedi le piante si "parlano", si scambiano messaggi chimici e nutrienti in una fitta rete che qualcuno ha voluto chiamare "Wood Wide Web", l’internet del mondo vegetale.
The European Parliament's vote (and subsequently the Council of Europe's) on the new European Directive on air quality is expected for September 13. This directive updates the allowed atmospheric pollutant limits, bringing them closer to those established by the WHO in 2021. Resistance to the new objectives, mainly coming from the industrial world and established economic interests in certain regions, makes the outcome of the vote uncertain. However, there are no serious scientific or political reasons to oppose or attempt to dilute the more ambitious limits proposed by the new directive.
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The new European Directive on air quality, currently under discussion in the European Parliament, updates the concentration limits of major air pollutants, bringing them closer to those set by the new guidelines of the World Health Organization (2021). The outcome of the vote, scheduled for September 13, is uncertain.
