Sentences with phrase «as pollutant finding»

«The Most Important Decision in the History of Environmental Decisions»: Ed Markey On CO2 As Pollutant Finding [Video]

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This nutrient (also found in other berries, red onions, red cabbage, etc.) is also very protective for the body as it helps reduce oxidative stress from environmental radiation from EMF's and pollutants.

TBT, tagged as being one of the most harmful pollutants ever made, has been found in both the inner and outer layer of some disposable diapers!

Finding high levels of fibers in the fish is significant, as some studies investigating microplastics in fish have dismissed such fibers as contaminants from the lab environment, meaning their role as a pollutant may have been underestimated.

Higher blood levels of pollutants such as bisphenol A (BPA), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and hexachlorobenzene (HCB) have been found in mothers with failed IVF attempts, according to a handful of recent studies.

He said he remembered them vaguely, and then I found in fact the Geiger counters stayed in the field for about a month before we realized the Germans were not going to use their uranium — of which they had over 150 tons — as essentially a pollutant, a crude terror weapon.

In 1997, CACAR I found that a bevy of pollutants — including the pesticides DDT and chlordane, as well as PCBs and other industrial chemicals — are building up in the Arctic.

Other studies have found that microplastics in the ocean absorb pollutants such as DDT.

In 2010, Duke University researcher Robert Jackson found that, in theory, carbon dioxide leaking from underground storage sites — including in central Illinois — could contaminate drinking - water aquifers with pollutants such as uranium under the wrong conditions.

The indoor environmental quality measured in green buildings is better compared to typical buildings and, as a result, occupants have less exposure to allergens, pollutants and environmental contaminants such as the harmful gas formaldehyde found in some building materials.

A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, collectively known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

The study finds that titanium dioxide coatings, seen as promising for their role in breaking down airborne pollutants on contact, are likely in real - world conditions to convert abundant ammonia to nitrogen oxide, the key precursor of harmful ozone pollution.

A range of dangerous pollutants have been found in this water, including bacteria like e. coli, toxic algae, lead, sulfur, excess iron, and general dirt and grit, that are known to lead to a host of health issues from gastrointestinal problems to neurological disorders, as well as reproductive issues.

Unfortunately, eliminating the source isn't possible for most other pollutants that we breathe, eat, drink, and absorb through our skin whether we want to or not, including man - made chemicals such as phthalates and perfluorooctanoic acids, which are found in Teflon and other widespread products.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

The finding wasn't surprising, Fallin explains — numerous studies have identified abnormal gene expression of immune genes in autism samples and environmental experiences such as prenatal infection or prenatal exposure to pollutants that can ramp up immune responses are risk factors for ASD.

Environmental pollutants that were banned decades ago, such as PCBs, are still found in older products and materials — such as the old ships.

The researchers found «old» pollutants such as PCBs and DDT, but also «newer» pollutants such as chlorinated paraffins and tars (PAHs).

Pollutants such as polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, compromise the immune system of the animals, and several have been found to have developed deformities.

Phytonutrients found in certain foods may protect against the toxic effects of industrial pollutants such as dioxin and DDT, suggesting a dual role for plant - based diets to reduce both exposure and subsequent damage.

These include: chemicals released during the preparation of food...; a growing plethora of man - made chemicals found as environmental pollutants (dioxins, certain PCBs and pesticides); those used in cosmetics and some synthetic fragrances.»

Numerous studies have shown that industrial pollutants such as flame retardant chemicals and mercury found in fish (such as tuna) may impair a baby's cognitive development, and is associated with reduced cerebellum size in newborns; methylmercury contamination in fish generally outweighs DHA benefits on brain development measured as children IQ.

Additionally, this air is mostly untouched by pollutants such as those found near a busy street, highway or industrial factories.

The studies have identified important health risk factors including: persistent organic pollutants consumed through contaminated food may be linked to diabetes; eating meat or eggs before pregnancy may raise gestational diabetes risk; taking in less than a single alcoholic drink per day may still raise the risk of breast cancer; daily consumption of the amount of cholesterol found in one egg may shorten a woman's lifespan as much as limited smoking; meat intake may be an infertility risk factor; there's a positive association between teen milk intake, especially skim milk, and teen acne; and nut consumption does not lead to expected weight gain.

Heme iron found in the blood and muscle tissue of animal foods may also increase risk of cancer, as may the chemical pollutants in meat, which can lead to premature puberty, putting children at higher risk for cancer later in life.

Glutathione can help your body deal with toxins and pollutants, as it's found in high concentrations in the lungs, liver, kidneys and digestive tract.

They are known as «persistent organic pollutants» (or POPs), and they can be found in a variety of products ranging from pesticides to solvents to pharmaceuticals and industrial chemicals and more.

Eating wild - caught salmon can help protect you from contamination such as pesticides and persistent organic pollutants found in farm - raised salmon.

The EPA has found that the defeat devices allowed real - world emissions for nitrogen oxide, a pollutant that's been linked to asthma and other respiratory problems, to reach as high as 40 times the legal limit under the Clean Air Act.

I view CO2 as one of the essential ingredients of life, in no way a pollutant; I find the thermostat hypothesis compelling, such that claims against it must be considered extraordinary — requiring extraordinary evidences; and I knew nothing of Lew's survey and didn't participate.

As glaciers in the Himalayas melt faster due to global warming, pollutants buried under them are finding their way down to the north Indian plains.

They point to recent scientific findings that black carbon has recently been identified as having twice the climate impact than was previously understood and now ranks as second most important climate pollutant.

The EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding has identified carbon dioxide as a dangerous pollutant carrying significant risks to human health and the environment.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

As a member of the large plaintiff group in Massachusetts v. EPA, we celebrated the Supreme Court's April 2007 decision declaring CO2 a pollutant under the Clean Air Act and ordering the Environmental Protection Agency to take the next step toward regulation by making what's called the «endangerment finding» — an agency determination that a pollutant «endangers public health and welfare,» leading directly to controls on that pollutant.

Once that determination has been made and a positive Endangerment Finding has been published — and after the substance has been labeled a «pollutant» and its emissions labeled as «pollution» — it is the EPA's responsibility to act as the lead agency of government in developing and implementing a strategy and a plan for reducing emissions of the pollutant and for mitigating its dangers.

Moonbats: «Jacobson found that domes of increased carbon dioxide concentrations — discovered to form above cities more than a decade ago — cause local temperature increases that in turn increase the amounts of local air pollutants, raising concentrations of health - damaging ground - level ozone as well as particles in urban air.»

Ethanol reduces c02 slightly but burns with a lot more polluting solids as found by testing recently, it also clogs motors and catalyic converters and produces nitros oxide which is a lot worse and that is smog, more lies, c02 is essential for every living thing on the planet not a pollutant.

The emissions in urban areas are found to improve across all pollutants and regions as the emission sources shift from million of tailpipes to a small number of large power plants in less - populated areas.

Nearly three years after the US Supreme Court found that carbon dioxide could be defined as an air pollutant subject to regulation under the Clean Air Act, the US Environmental Protection Agency has completed a key prerequisite to opening the door to regulating emissions of six different greenhouse gases (CO2 being the primary one).

When an air pollutant is identified as endangering public health or welfare, that's an «endangerment finding.»

In the case of this and related articles, the «Endangerment Finding» is the EPA's finding that a combination of six greenhouse gases in particular qualify as an air pollutant as defined by the Clean AFinding» is the EPA's finding that a combination of six greenhouse gases in particular qualify as an air pollutant as defined by the Clean Afinding that a combination of six greenhouse gases in particular qualify as an air pollutant as defined by the Clean Air Act.

Further, as the CI metric is based on (gCO2e / MJ)- this provides an opportunity to question the entire EPA CO2 is a pollutant «finding.»

PNNL scientists found that secondary organic aerosols formed in the presence of the toxic pollutant known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) trapped the PAH molecules inside, shielding them from degradation.

In his speech, Michaels spoke about the need to vacate the Endangerment Finding, a piece of legislation which classified carbon dioxide as a pollutant and allowed the EPA to regulate it under the clean air act.

No need, and yes, rather dumb * of me to forget the decay products (* or perhaps just evidence of lack of time on my part), although the broader point I made still stands, which is that some sources of radiation are otherwise chemically benign and others are not, though I admit much ignorance on the relative importance of chemical toxicity and wouldn't be surprised to find out it is generally quite small in such incidents like Fukushima and Chernobyl — but I don't actually know it; I thought perhaps it deserved clarification (and maybe — note that I'm not justifying this — that's why some people may see radiation from a pollutant as worse than radiation from natural source?).

«Synthetic fibers are problematic because they do not biodegrade, and tend to bind with molecules of harmful chemical pollutants found in wastewater, such as pesticides or flame retardants.

Calling for a carbon tax on polluters could, feasibly, even become a political winner (the Yale study also finds astonishingly high support for regulating CO2 as a pollutant), as anger percolates at the GOP's intransigence to raising taxes even on the wealthy and corporations.

I dig clean air, and most of the actual pollutants (not silly CO2) end up as water pollution that water - geeks like myself have to find a way to remove anyway.

As a result, not only are the pollutants that developed countries have tried to reduce finding their way into the atmosphere anyway, but ships chugging halfway around the globe are spewing still more.