Although air pollution levels are generally higher in large, urban areas like Detroit, its generally safe to run anywhere unless theres a smog alert, says Dr. Roberts.
The researchers say that
although air pollution levels in Western Europe are relatively low when compared to cities in Asia or Latin - America, study participants were still exposed to pollution levels that exceed the values recommended by the World Health Organization.
Not exact matches
Although the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reported that
air is cleaner today than it was in the 1970s, more than 130 million people in the U.S. still live in places where smog or particle
pollution rises to unhealthful
levels.
«This study shows that
although we think
air quality in the United States is good enough to protect our citizens, in fact we need to lower
pollution levels even further,» said Schwartz.
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Although not the direct cause of allergies, a higher
level of fur can cause
air pollution and provoke sneezing or skin irritation.
Although a different scenario to deforestation described above, our desire to concrete over natural land cover (including all important trees) causes local temperature increase that have been linked to
air pollution levels and illnesses.
Although the data in this particular experiment may not be of much added value for modelling
air quality, and the bird -
level data is not relevant for humans breathing at ground -
level, the UCI
air pollution research laboratory has shown interest in the technology being tested.