Sentences with phrase «air pollutants released»

Lung cancer and asthma hospitalization rates for children and adults are higher for the Duwamish Valley compared to King County as a whole, with asthma rates 67 percent higher for children and 60 percent higher for adults due to air pollutants released with the burning of fossil fuels.

The new study, published last week in the journal Environmental Research Letters, showed that emissions of sulfur dioxide, a common air pollutant released during coal and fossil fuel combustion, increased from 2000 to 2006, after which they started to decline.

Not exact matches

Breathing in pollutants released into the air isn't healthy for developing lungs, but a new study says it's harmful for developing brains too.

Harmful gaseous pollutants in the form of volatile organic compounds are often released into the air when chemicals are used, for example in cleaning products.

«These releases could lead to a higher short - term concentration of certain pollutants in the air, soil and surface water bodies where the meltwater runs to,» worries Nazarenko.

After the Donora tragedy, the federal government began to clamp down on industries that release pollutants into the air.

For the coal system, the study estimates the toxicity associated with air pollutants emitted during power generation, as well as toxic chemical releases during the coal - mining process from acid - mine drainage and coal - ash impoundment.

But the E320 is the vanguard of a new wave of diesel cars, SUVs and pickups that release far fewer air pollutants without compromising the engine's traditionally excellent fuel economy.

This burning off of uncaptured methane in addition to simply letting it escape into the air — a process called venting — releases pollutants and the greenhouse gases carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere.

An automated gas chromatography apparatus then extracts a puff of air from each bottle and quantifies the type and concentration of pollutants released.

The release of these pollutants is mainly due to the unregulated or inefficient production and use of energy, the IEA said in a special report on energy and air pollution.

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And when these ships are dismantled under primitive conditions, like on the beaches outside Chittagong, a number of pollutants are released into the air.

Melting glaciers and ice sheets are releasing cancer - causing pollutants into the air and oceans, scientists say.

When we burn these fuels we release a toxic soup of pollutants into the air.

Conventional cleansers contain toxic materials that release air pollutants through evaporation and pollute water when residual matter is rinsed down the drain.

In the event of a major eruption, areas beyond the current exclusion zones may be affected, and the resulting ash plumes and release of particulate and gaseous pollutants into the air may have an impact on health.

Many of these small internal combustion engines used for yardwork can release as much as 30 % of the fuel / oil mixture as unburned pollutants into the atmosphere due to incomplete combustion, which not only wastes fuel and money, but also contributes to air pollution.

Another recent video by Clean Air Task Force is aimed at policy makers, and highlights the industry's release of 9 million tons of invisible pollutants every year, including footage of methane and volatile organic compounds shown escaping from a hydrocarbon storage tank.

Cutting down on the amount of air pollutants being released every day is the best approach for a cleaner local atmosphere, but in areas where massive amounts of smog are produced, finding an efficient way to clean the air is taking center stage.

Image: IES Knowledge is Power The European Environment Agency and the European Commission have release new set of 32 online maps that show where air pollutants are present in high concentrations.

Whats even more frustrating is that those generations are still in power and are doing little, if anything, to stop the release of pollutants into the air.

According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, the machinery and equipment that workers use for drilling oil release an array of harmful air pollutants, including methane, particulate matter and nitrogen oxides.

«The funding limitation will allow Congress to carefully and thoroughly debate a permanent clarification to the Clean Air Act to ensure it remains a strong tool for protecting public health by regulating and mitigating air pollutants, and that it is not transformed into a vehicle to impose a national energy tax,» explains Chairman Whitfield's press releaAir Act to ensure it remains a strong tool for protecting public health by regulating and mitigating air pollutants, and that it is not transformed into a vehicle to impose a national energy tax,» explains Chairman Whitfield's press releaair pollutants, and that it is not transformed into a vehicle to impose a national energy tax,» explains Chairman Whitfield's press release.

A major concern among scientists has been the environmental effect of pumping pollutants directly into the Arctic region, where exhaust impurities released by the burning of ships» bunker fuel are known to elevate ambient air and ice temperatures.

Coal - fired power plants release nearly 400,000 tons of hazardous air pollutants every year, including more than 40 percent of all man - made mercury emissions in the U.S..

Chemical Companies Have Already Released 1 Million Pounds of Extra Air Pollutants, Thanks to Harvey

In landfill, clothes can leach chemicals into the soil, and incineration releases CO2, toxins and pollutants into the air — even after filtration.

In December 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency released new Clean Air Act «National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants.»

Fossil fuel burning also releases hazardous and toxic air pollutants; for example, coal - fired electricity generation accounts for over half of mercury emissions in the United States.

Air pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the air that are detrimental to human health and the planet as a whoAir pollution refers to the release of pollutants into the air that are detrimental to human health and the planet as a whoair that are detrimental to human health and the planet as a whole.

That's ozone as in smog, a common pollutant floating around in homes and offices, released by copy machines, laser printers and even some indoor air purification systems.

Releases of dioxin, pthalates, furans, and other persistent organic pollutants are released into the air and find their way into drinking water.

Commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate pollutants into the air globally as the total amount released by the world's cars, according to a new study led by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the University of Colorado at Boulder.

«The EPA estimates the oil and gas industry releases 127,000 tons of hazardous air pollutants every year, second only to power plants and more than any of the other industries already reporting» it, Eric Schaeffer, director of the Environmental Integrity Project, said in a statement.

A recently released total fuel cycle analysis for maritime case studies shows that natural gas fuels reduce some air quality pollutants substantially, and reduce major greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions slightly, when compared to conventional petroleum - based marine fuels (low - sulfur and high - sulfur).

[132] Policies implemented by governments have included [133][134][135] national and regional targets to reduce emissions, promoting energy efficiency, and support for renewable energy such as Solar energy as an effective use of renewable energy because solar uses energy from the sun and does not release pollutants into the air.

Top multinational and Chinese companies are not reporting what pollutants they are releasing into China's air and water, as a new law requires, according to a report by Greenpeace.