Sentences with phrase «u.s. air quality standard»

«It reached approximately two - thirds of the U.S. air quality standard at several sites along the West Coast,» he reports.

And because this is just one study in one location, Wellenius says, the findings don't necessarily argue for tighter restrictions on U.S. air quality standards.

Not exact matches

ven so, during 2010 - 2014 people in parts of California, Arizona, Colorado, Texas, the Midwest and the Middle Atlantic still experienced more than 15 days a year in which ozone levels exceeded the U.S. health - based air quality standard of 70 parts per billion (ppb) averaged over eight hours.

The company also reports that its dyeing method is less polluting and requires less energy to produce than other flooring options, and that all of its carpets have been tested and meet indoor air quality standards set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

In the U.S. the legally required standard for air quality from 1971 to 1987 was 75 micrograms.

«Air quality in the U.S. has benefitted from more protective federal standards in response to evidence from health studies, and there are likely further benefits to be gained by standards even lower than those now recommended by the ATS,» said ATS President Marc Moss, MD, who is Roger S. Mitchell Professor of Medicine in the Division of Pulmonary Sciences and Critical Care Medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine.

Improving the Environment and Public Health: While air quality problems in China have received significant media attention, nearly half of the U.S. population lives in metropolitan regions that still do not meet federal ambient air quality standards.

By contrast, U.S. cities exceed air quality standards when PM10 concentrations reach 150 micrograms per cubic meter.

Whether the Baucus amendment is adopted or just blocks passage of Inhofe - Upton, the U.S. economy will be exposed to the risk that EPA will be litigated into establishing national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for GHGs, and to the risk that EPA will use BACT («best available control technology») determinations and NSPS (New Source Performance Standards) to restrict America's access to affordable, carbon - based energy.

Qidi provides comprehensive consulting services, providing advisory services on all aspects of the green building life cycle, including green building design, energy efficiency, energy audits, indoor air quality, and on green building standards such as the U.S. LEED system and China's green building evaluation standards.

The new green power standard in Illinois, unveiled by environmental and consumer groups in the state, is the greenest in the U.S. To qualify, green power in Illinois must be from new renewable sources, must be composed of at least two - thirds wind and solar power, and must create air quality benefits for the state.

U.S. air and water quality have improved dramatically during the past several decades because of the creation of reasonable federal standards for criteria pollutants, such as sulfur, carbon monoxide, and particulates, and allowing the affected companies to choose the most effective and least expensive means to comply.

The Particulate Matter Coalition is described in the 2005 annual report (PDF) of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce as being «made up of industries concerned with EPA's continued revision of the particulate matter air quality standards.

The U.S. would give Developing Countries (e.g., Southeast Asia other than China) special trade incentives (shoot, let's even immediately eliminate bans on exporting U.S. natural gas to just these Developing Countries)-- for products (like clothing) that have a verifiable Carbon and Air Quality Standard.