Sentences with phrase «also as air pollution»

Some water pollution starts also as air pollution, which settles into waterways and oceans, according to the United States» National Ocean Service.

Not exact matches

I also don't like the gas fumes, the noise or the air pollution they create, so I've somehow managed to get out of mowing the lawn both as a child and as an adult — in other words pretty much all of my life.

It also works to improve the quality of air so as not to add to an ever growing pollution problem.

There is also growing understanding of the links between atmospheric problems such as local air pollution, acid rain, global climate change and stratospheric ozone depletion.

Also road congestion pricing schemes have been implemented in a limited number of urban areas as a transportation demand management tool to try to reduce traffic congestion and air pollution.

As a nature enthusiast and bird - watcher who also is afflicted by asthma, she is concerned about air pollution and the impact humans are having on the global environment.

From parrot to peacock, a bird's feathers say a lot about it, but a new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that their plumage also may serve as a record of air pollution.

With many sources of pollution in some parts of the world, however, air pollution also can contain a mix of hazardous gaseous molecules, such as carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide and other volatile organic compounds.

«We spend a lot of time thinking about traditional risk factors for stroke such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and smoking — but our data underscore the possibility that everyday air pollution may also pose a significant stroke risk,» said senior investigator Jeffrey S. Berger, MD, an assistant professor in NYU Langone Medical Center in the Department of Medicine, Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology.

The pollution problem is not restricted to outdoor air, as families in developing countries also encounter pollution inside the home; according to Pinkerton, almost half the world prepares food with wood, charcoal or coal, all common sources of air pollutants.

«It also perhaps locates [other air pollution] emissions in a place where impacts might not be as harmful as where cars are driven today.»

Air pollution also affected mortality risk from cardiovascular diseases, such as heart disease.

Lower rates of asthma and other health problems are frequently cited as benefits of policies aimed at cutting carbon emissions from sources like power plants and vehicles, because these policies also lead to reductions in other harmful types of air pollution.

The current bill also revises earlier provisions that critics worried would have made it tougher for EPA to regulate products (or «articles») that contain a known toxic chemical, as well as murky language that might have inadvertently required EPA to keep considering costs in chemical assessments and blocked certain state air and water pollution laws.

In August, the EPA issued rules to limit air pollution by volatile organic compounds from «fracking» which should, as a by - product, also reduce emissions of methane.

The degree of air pollution in China exceeded that in most of the world, yet assessments of total health effects must also include other fossil fuel caused air and water pollutants, as discussed in the following section on ecology and the environment.

A second area includes trans - boundary issues, which are important because they sometimes involve the domestic priorities of a country, like air pollution, biodiversity conservation and others, but other times they involve also political issues, as well as issues that require technical skills.

Ambient levels of PM 2 days before submaximal exercise testing were significantly associated with increased ST - segment depression during the test.17 This finding suggests that air pollution exposure conveys a greater susceptibility to myocardial ischemia, as demonstrated in an experimental study of dogs exposed to CAP.175 These results also offer insight regarding the relationship between exposure to PM and the timing of AMI.11 Significant associations were identified between symptom onset and both acute (levels within 2 hours before symptoms) and subacute (previous - day average concentration) exposures to PM2.5.

Avoiding triggers — such as tobacco smoke, mold, pet dander and air pollution — also is important, the researchers noted.

Exposure to secondhand smoke, air pollution, and chemical fumes can also cause COPD, as can exposure to dust in the workplace or in the environment.

The body is also exposed to free radicals from environmental exposures, such as cigarette smoke, air pollution, and ultraviolet radiation from the sun.

In case you live under the rock: Air - pollution can damage your skin just as the sun's rays, affecting the mostly dried skin, but also drying the normal skin.

Released to launch the Big Pedal 2018, the UK's largest schools competition to encourage more young people to cycle, walk and scoot to school, the survey also revealed that the number of children concerned about air pollution rose to over half in London (53 per cent) and that 34 per cent stated that politicians were most responsible for bringing down levels of air pollution, while 29 per cent held drivers as most accountable.

These efforts also include reducing local irritants in the air, such as cigarette smoke, mold, air pollution and dust mites.

These are also signs that we are responsible members of our communities as we do not let our dogs contribute to land, air, and water pollution by simply dumping their wastes on open ground.

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.

RE # 39, Air pollution also aborts fetuses & causes fetal damage (as do pesticides — which also contribute to GW in their manufacture).

He also admitted that initiatives such as «Healthy Forests» and «Clear Skies» had led to excess logging and air pollution, respectively.

Similar negative effects occur with worsening air pollution — higher levels of ground - level ozone smog and other pollutants that increase with warmer temperatures have been directly linked with increased rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease — food production and safety — warmer temperatures and varying rainfall patterns mess up staple crop yields and aid the migration and breeding of pests that can devastate crops — flooding — as rising sea levels make coastal areas and densely - populated river deltas more susceptible to storm surges and flooding that result from severe weather — and wildfires, which can be ancillary to increased heat waves and are also responsible for poor air quality (not to mention burning people's homes and crops).

While the places where the SolSource stove can have the most impact are most likely to be in the developing world, especially where deforestation and indoor air pollution are major issues (or just air pollution, period), this solar device could also be a great backyard addition (replacing a charcoal grill, for example) or as an off - grid accessory.

Due to air pollution, the city also has higher fallout of airborne nitrogen — a fertilizer — which could have helped the trees as well, said Searle, but temperature seemed to be the main factor.

The researchers» findings suggest that population - congested parts of the Western United States are also expected to suffer worsening bouts of air pollution as the climate changes.

Air pollution risks have also been a concern, as well as methane leaks that contribute to climate change.

Today's actions will also provide a significant benefit to the Chesapeake Bay as approximately one - third of its nitrogen issues are caused by air pollution.»

Just as cleaning up air pollution may actually add up to 1 degree of warming, it may also increase the risk of skin cancers and blindness from UV radiation.

«since the mid 1980s a significant increase in visibility has been noted in western Europe (e.g. Doyle and Dorling, 2002), and there are strong indications that a reduction in aerosol load from anthropogenic emissions (in other words, air pollution) has been the dominant contributor to this effect, which is also referred to as «brightening».»

Many of the world's cities are suffering from the concentrated use of energy services that emit air pollution, in particular from transport (but also industry, power generation etc.), while many of the poorest rural communities are particularly exposed to toxic fumes as they use polluting solid fuels to cook food and boil water.

Mitigation can also lead to job creation and wider environmental gains such as reduced air and water pollution and reduced extraction of raw materials which in turn leads to reduced GHG emissions.

As stated before I would like to see subsidies for fossil fuel removed and also external costs such as healthcare due to air pollution factored in as that would give a true cost of power generatioAs stated before I would like to see subsidies for fossil fuel removed and also external costs such as healthcare due to air pollution factored in as that would give a true cost of power generatioas healthcare due to air pollution factored in as that would give a true cost of power generatioas that would give a true cost of power generation.

The nexus between energy and air quality is also a cornerstone of the plan as the state continues to combat its air pollution problems.

Just as a Passivhaus protects the occupants from thermal discomfort, draughts, condensation and mould, it also protects them against the statistically more relevant hazard of air pollution.

The mooted possibility of higher taxes on coal as a result of air pollution could also hasten its decline, he added.

Accidents such as oil spills occur; there are also health risks caused by air pollution, for example.

In doing so we'll also prevent some 1.5 million premature deaths annually due to improved air quality.Soot Comes Out of the Atmosphere in Weeks, Not Decades Since soot — which in this context comes from older diesel engines and burning other fossil fuels, industrial sources, inefficient biomass cookstoves used in many developing nations — comes out of the atmosphere in a matter of weeks, not decades or centuries like carbon dioxide or other greenhouse gases, removing the source of pollution is highly effective in both stopping the warming effects as well as improving air quality.

Stopping 100 new coal plants has also kept thousands of tons of asthma - causing soot and smog pollution, as well as toxins like mercury, out of our air and water.

As part of its battle against air pollution, China is putting hundreds of thousands more electric vehicles on the road each year — and also putting a...

This dependence on vast amounts of coal - fired power, on top of adding to our climate woes and air pollution issues, also has an impact on the communities surrounding coal plants, thanks to the insidious effects of coal ash (the leftover material from burning coal as a fuel) in disposal ponds, which often leak slowly into groundwater or which can «spill» into nearby rivers or lakes, polluting a natural resource that we all rely on.

Policies such as China's three - year moratorium on new coal mine approvals could also help reduce black carbon air pollution.

However, sustainable transportation also comprises equity and accesssibility, public heat, such as air pollution and noise but also effects related to physical activity, and time and monetary cost of transportation.

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