Sentences with phrase «affect air pollution levels»

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The level of air pollution is the most shocking discovery, as dangerous chemicals simply evaporate into the atmosphere, creating harmful levels of pollution that affect the health of the residents.

More work is needed, he added, to understand how «hard driving» is having an affect on air quality and further evidence is required as to the impact the country's existing fleet of vehicles is having on pollution levels.

«Standards in the United States have gotten tighter because we've learned that ever - lower levels of air pollution affect health, especially in babies and the elderly,» Jaffe says.

Ambient levels of air pollution are known to be associated with a wide range of adverse health effects that particularly affect the respiratory and cardiovascular systems.

Given all the external costs of coal mining and coal - fired power generation in terms of water, coal ash, air and particulate pollution, this tax increase — which affects all thermal and lignite coal used in India — will help further level that playing field for non-polluting renewables.