Sentences with phrase «as pollutants by»

Last Thursday, in town hall held in Derry, New Hampshire, Romney argued that carbon emissions shouldn't be regulated as pollutants by the Environmental Protection Agency.

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In the case of the U.S., our own Supreme Court has already defined greenhouse gases under the Clean Air Act as dangerous pollutants that must be regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency.

It can be difficult to determine whether such pollutants were released as a result of the storm's damage to facilities, or were voluntarily released by refinery operators themselves in the course of shut - down activities.

An asthmatic attack can be brought on by allergens, such as pollens, mold spores, and animal danders; airway pollutants (including cigarette smoke and paint fumes); viral respiratory infections; and occasionally exercise or inhaling cold air.

By using products bearing the GREENGUARD Children & SchoolsSM or GREENGUARD Gold Certification mark, parents, teachers and school officials can rest easy knowing these products have been independently tested and verified to meet strict emission levels of pollutants, such as volatile organic compounds (VOCs), formaldehyde and phthalates.

Subsequently, the Clean Air Task Force of the DEC reports that since this time, illnesses such as asthma, bronchitis, heart attacks, hospital visits, and death related to these pollutants have decreased statewide by 87 percent.

The 50 MW is enough to power 6,500 households and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 45,300 tons per year as well as reducing other environmental pollutants.

Frank Gilliland, an environmental epidemiologist at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, became intrigued when laboratory studies suggested that certain pollutants in the environment might function as «obesogens,» contributing to weight gain by mimicking or disrupting the action of hormones, or having other effects.

In communities with the greatest drop in pollutants during the study period, bronchitis prevalence fell by as much as 30 percent in children with asthma.

As a result, combined emissions of six common air pollutants have dropped by about 70 percent nationwide since the 1970 passage of the Clean Air Act, which regulates U.S. emissions of hazardous air pollutants.

Pollutants such as tobacco or aluminium from drink cans can stop the enzyme working, but now Johannes Hedman and colleagues at the Swedish National Laboratory of Forensic Science have come up with some alternatives to the AmpliTaqGold enzyme, which is preferred by forensic labs.

China has a plan designed to reduce pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, linked to climate change and breathing problems, by as much as 10 percent over the next five years.

The study, aimed at quantifying the small - scale circulation that can not be captured by satellite - based altimeter measurements or general circulation models, has immediate practical applications to help better predict the path of catastrophic pollutant events, such as from future oil spills or nuclear disaster events.

By oxidation or reduction, i.e. the donation or acceptance of electrons, the catalysts convert combustion pollutants, such as carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides and hydrocarbons, into carbon dioxide, water, and nitrogen.

Aggressive measures to curtail the use of fossil fuels and emissions of so - called short - lived climate pollutants such as soot, methane and HFCs would need to be accompanied by active efforts to extract CO2 from the air and sequester it before it can be emitted.

(He will also track participants» exposure to indoor air pollutants, such as the volatile organic compounds emitted by paint and furniture.)

The results estimate that lifelong exposure to 100 micrograms of «total suspended particulates,» or TSPs, (minuscule solid particles floating in the air, such as pollutants) per meter of air cubed will shorten a person's life by three years, on average.

But in a world which does not place a cost on environmental degradation, but sees the environment as a free resource, it is not surprising that a market - led energy policy lets industry dump sulphur dioxide, carbon dioxide and other pollutants indiscriminately into the atmosphere unless prevented by legal regulation.

The result: The air, as measured by a class of fine particulate pollutants at those locations and based on an annual average, fell within federal cleanliness guidelines.

Frustrated by failure to agree a broad international deal to limit global warming, about 30 nations have joined the U.S. initiative to limit short - lived air pollutants as a new way to curb temperature rises, protect health and aid crop growth.

Once emitted into the air, key nitrogen pollutants — ammonia and nitrogen oxides — can be transformed to secondary pollutants such as ammonium and nitrates, and then washed to Earth by rain and snow.

«Soil that has been polluted by organic pollutants such as oil can be treated by composting.

Short - lived climate pollutants (also known as Short Lived Climate Forcers or SLCF) caused by human activities include methane and sulphur dioxide, and to a lesser extent fluorocarbons.

But in recent years chemists have been increasingly concerned that the atmosphere's reservoir of the hydroxyl radical, and hence the efficiency of its «cleansing service», has been overstretched by the build - up of pollutants such as methane, carbon monoxide and sulphur dioxide.

But a 2001 study led by atmospheric scientist Mark Jacobson of Stanford University in California suggested that if soot is coated with other pollutants, such as sulfuric acid, its effect could be drastically greater.

Ozone levels have increased in the west, as indicated by the red circles, despite a 50 percent reduction in the emission of smog - forming pollutants.

At Argonne it will give way, over the next 20 to 30 years, to ecological restoration, as the pollutants are removed and the worker trees replaced by bur oaks and other hardwoods native to the Great Lakes region — trees that grow slowly and draw only a fraction of the water taken up by the hasty, thirsty poplars and willows.

As Vernier's team was capturing pollutants, Lau and his colleagues tracked down the sources by feeding years of satellite measurements of pollution and meteorological conditions — taken as frequent as every few hours — into a new computer program developed by NASA called MERRAAs Vernier's team was capturing pollutants, Lau and his colleagues tracked down the sources by feeding years of satellite measurements of pollution and meteorological conditions — taken as frequent as every few hours — into a new computer program developed by NASA called MERRAas frequent as every few hours — into a new computer program developed by NASA called MERRAas every few hours — into a new computer program developed by NASA called MERRA2.

«But these single factors don't paint a comprehensive picture of what a person is exposed to in their environment — and may not be as helpful in predicting cancer risk, which is impacted by multiple factors including the air you breathe, the water you drink, the neighborhood you live in, and your exposure to myriad toxins, chemicals and pollutants.»

Lately, as envirogenomics has taken off, scientists have begun to test for genetic markers in humans who are most heavily exposed to pollutants, an effort that got a huge boost in 2006 when Congress approved the $ 40 million Genes, Environment, and Health Initiative, a program administered by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

• Lung function, as measured by spirometry, was unaffected by increasing temperatures or higher levels of indoor air pollutants.

A researcher at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (UWM) has added to a growing body of evidence that links autism to air pollutants such as those generated by cars and trucks.

Innovative urban design could create increased access to active transport.99 The compact geographical area found in cities presents opportunities to reduce energy use and emissions of heat - trapping gases and other air pollutants through active transit, improved building construction, provision of services, and infrastructure creation, such as bike paths and sidewalks.303, 318 Urban planning strategies designed to reduce the urban heat island effect, such as green / cool roofs, increased green space, parkland and urban canopy, could reduce indoor temperatures, improve indoor air quality, and could produce additional societal co-benefits by promoting social interaction and prioritizing vulnerable urban populations.311, 303

«Feathers as a matrix to assess stress response in birds and biomonitor environmental pollutants: an integrative approach», by Laura Moncús Anglada

I won't argue that our added gases may contribute to the warming to some very, very small degree, but keep in mind, the ash plume from a good volcanic eruption such as the last big Pinatubo eruption eclipses into insignificants the amount of pollutants added to the atmosphere by human activity.

Pallas also serves as one of the sites of the Finnish network for monitoring the concentrations of mercury and other heavy metals, benzo (a) pyrene, O3 and other air pollutants as required by the European legislation on ambient air quality assessment and management.

Both are pollutants, but the first is dominated by sulphate emissions from coal burning power plants, the second from ozone precursors such as NOx, volatile organic compounds, and carbon monoxide mainly emitted from vehicles.

The nucleases were capable of pushing out an undesirable trait in a plant — such as a gene for a chemical that acted as an environmental pollutant when consumed by livestock — and replacing it with a desirable trait, such as herbicide resistance, in a single shot.

Pallas is one of the sites of the Finnish network for monitoring the concentrations of mercury and other heavy metals, benzo (a) pyrene, ozone and other air pollutants, as required by the European legislation on ambient air quality.

It is generally accepted that this program can be perturbed by environmental factors such as chemical pollutants; however, the precise molecular mechanisms remain unknown.

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.

It is clean by the virtue of it being naturally protected as it runs deep underground and away from the surface pollutants, natural or man - made.

Fatty fish like salmon and sardines serve as a middleman by eating algae and storing these fats, along with persistent organic pollutants and mercury, in their fat stores.

According to Dr. Price, neither protein, minerals nor water - soluble vitamins can be utilized by the body without vitamin A from animal sources.6 Vitamin A also acts as an antioxidant, protecting the body against pollutants and free radicals, hence against cancer.

Kuk further explains that our body weight is impacted by our lifestyle and environment, such as medication use, environmental pollutants, genetics, timing of food intake, stress, gut bacteria and even nighttime light exposure.

Rosita cod liver oil has been tested for persistent organic pollutants (POPs) including pesticides (such as DDT), industrial chemicals (such as polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs) and unintentional by - products of industrial processes (such as dioxins and furans).

Additionally, this air is mostly untouched by pollutants such as those found near a busy street, highway or industrial factories.

As long as you have these important micronutrients, your body will be able to resist aging caused by your everyday exposure to pollutants, chronic stress, and morAs long as you have these important micronutrients, your body will be able to resist aging caused by your everyday exposure to pollutants, chronic stress, and moras you have these important micronutrients, your body will be able to resist aging caused by your everyday exposure to pollutants, chronic stress, and more.

As noted in the featured study, the compound called glucoraphanin appears to have a protective effect against toxic pollutants by improving your body's ability to eliminate or excrete them.

This 2009 study (pdf) demonstrated that Kombucha Tea «repair (s) damage caused by environmental pollutants such as TCE and may be beneficial to people who deal with these chemicals.»