Sentences with phrase «airborne pollutants in»

This behavior is typical of the SoCAB and is due to the sea breeze flowing inland in a NE direction during the day (6:00 — 20:00 h) and back at night, which typically concentrates airborne pollutants in that region of the domain (22).

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A report of the findings, published Dec. 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, highlights the long - term negative effects of such relatively large airborne pollutants — a common fact of everyday inner - city life — on lung health, especially in children under 11 years of age.

They also play a role in the formation of secondary organic aerosols — air pollutants produced when sunlight, organic molecules and airborne chemicals come together and interact.

Raised lowland bogs contain the mummified remains of everything from plants, pollens and airborne pollutants to archaeological remains and human bodies, all filed in layers, by date.

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.

The analysis shows that airborne concentrations of so - called «old» environmental pollutants are high compared to other sites in Asia and Europe.

The stagnant air caused by heat and humidity tends to trap airborne pollutants, such as car exhaust, which react in the presence of sunlight to form ozone, a main ingredient in smog.

These are generated in our body by its essential use of oxygen and on the skin by exposure to sunlight, airborne pollutants and some synthetic sunscreening agents.

It plays a role in the detoxification of most every toxin that enters your body, from alcohol [32] to BPA [33] to airborne pollutants.

A daily broccoli sprout drink [21] was able to quickly and sustainably nullify airborne pollutant - derived oxidative stress in a group of Chinese adults.

We accumulate free radicals from eating processed foods, airborne and waterborne pollutants, too much exposure to the sun, and the common stresses found in our daily lives.

Not only are we exposed to free radicals in the air from sunlight and other ionizing radiation, but they are also found in airborne and chemical pollutants.

The area of He - He Township, Qidong, in the Yangtze River delta region of China, which had substantial levels of airborne pollutants.

Fog forms around airborne particles, including pollutants, Dave Britton of the UK Met Office explains to the Guardian: «Go back to the 1950s and the big pea - soupers in London came from the amount of crap that people were putting out of their chimneys from coal fires.»

That peak likely is a result of airborne delivery of the pollutant, either by way of dust or precipitation depositing the pollution in the lake and surrounding land directly.