Sentences with phrase «by air pollutants»

This is a pretty intuitive result, but it's a very good think to have solid studies of this kind to help convince politicians and the general public that reducing air pollution can have all kinds of benefits, including some that they might never have thought about (not many parents will realize that their kid's illness might have been caused, or made worse, by air pollutants).

«We now know how the inflammation in the lungs caused by air pollutants leads to death from cardiovascular disease,» said Gokhan Mutlu, the study's lead author.

Their eyes hurt and are easily irritated by air pollutants because the eye's natural washing process is impaired.

I am well aware that my skin is affected by air pollutants because whenever I have relocated outside the city, my acne always cleared up.

Not exact matches

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.

Solar - powered lights can improve their health - and at the same time, protect our environment - by keeping pollutants out of the air they breathe,» said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies.

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 choosing organic materials for your nursery or kid's room and your home, you can reduce chemical pollutants, improving the quality of air your family breathes - a healthy choice for both your kids and the environment.

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.

Scientists calculate that toxic air pollutants contribute to the deaths of almost 30,000 people every year, more than twice those affected by passive smoke.

«Melting snow contains a toxic cocktail of pollutants: Air pollution from cars affected by freezing temperatures and snow.»

Some forests emit chemicals called terpenes that when catalysed by sunlight are known to react with air pollutants to create ozone.

«Understanding how these pollutants interact with the environment, including snow, is crucial if we are to reduce the hundreds of thousands of premature deaths caused by mild air pollution in North America.

The glut of cheap gas and tightening regulations on air pollutants have prompted the planned closure of 175 coal - fired power plants by 2016, representing 8.5 percent of all coal - fueled electricity capacity in the country.

Emissions from vehicles, power plants, industrial operations, and other human activities are a primary cause of surface ozone, which is one of six main pollutants regulated in the U.S. by the Clean Air Act.

A known health hazard and contributor to acid rain, sulfur dioxide (SO2) is one of six air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

The region's levels of ozone and particulate matter, two pollutants caused by both automobiles and industry, exceed national air quality standards.

Average concentrations of two major air pollutants from 2000 to 2012 varied by U.S. region.

The EPA rules require new and existing coal - and oil - fired plants to reduce air pollutants — including mercury, arsenic, chromium, nickel, hydrochloric acid and hydrofluoric acid, among others — by 2015.

But monitoring by the London Air project from King's College, London, showed that the rules had been breached by 9 pm on Thursday for the pollutant, which is linked to heart and lung problems and even early deaths.

We know that trees remove the air pollutants which can bring on asthma attacks, but in some situations they can also cause localised build - ups of particulates by preventing their dispersion by wind.

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 pollutanair 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 pollutanAir Act, which regulates U.S. emissions of hazardous air pollutanair pollutants.

Carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides produced by industry and motor vehicles are common air pollutants.

The committee — often known by its acronym, CASAC — is a seven - member body charged with providing outside expertise during EPA's assessments of the agency's air quality standards for a half - dozen major pollutants.

But New Yorkers needn't worry — iron and calcium are not considered hazardous air pollutants by the EPA.

Called the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, or MATS, the stringent new regulations limit not only mercury but also acid gases like hydrochloric acid, heavy metals like arsenic, and other toxic pollutants — and require companies to comply by 2017.

Formed in the presence of sunlight by water vapor and pollutants like ozone and nitrogen oxides, hydroxyl is hard to measure, because it persists for just a second in the air before it reacts away.

Focusing on the year 2007, the researchers found that of the 3.45 million premature deaths caused by fine - particulate - matter air pollution, about 12 percent were related to pollutants emitted in a different region of the world, and 22 percent were associated with goods produced in one region for consumption in another.

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.

After seeing the regional effects in this new study, she agrees that the toxic element likely comes from outside the U.S. «We see for other types of pollutants that [the Rocky Mountain region] tends to be more influenced by nonlocal sources because of its higher elevation — it has access to the free tropospheric air,» she says.

(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.

Biochar from recycled waste may both enhance crop growth and save health costs by helping clear the air of pollutants, according to Rice University researchers.

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.

Tall smokestacks, built to alleviate pollution close to power plants, may contribute to the regional air problem by causing emissions to stay suspended long enough to react and produce other, more harmful pollutants.

Called the Flame Refluxer, the technology, developed by fire protection engineering researchers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) with funding from the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE), could make it possible to burn off spilled oil quickly while producing relatively low levels of air pollutants.

By including the two most important air pollutants in the analysis, the new study «gives policy makers and local air quality managers a much better picture of what is going on.»

The data were collected by air pollution monitoring campaigns, and included levels of nitrogen dioxide (a prominent air pollutant caused by traffic and cigarette smoking), coarse particles, and fine particles.

The EPA sets standards for six principal air pollutants to meet its obligation under the Clean Air Act to protect the health of the American public, including vulnerable populations, by an adequate margin of safeair pollutants to meet its obligation under the Clean Air Act to protect the health of the American public, including vulnerable populations, by an adequate margin of safeAir Act to protect the health of the American public, including vulnerable populations, by an adequate margin of safety.

Metropolitan areas with the large populations and elevated concentrations of one or both air pollutants, they wrote, would realize the biggest improvements in public health by meeting the more protective standards.

«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.»

But ozone is «scrubbed out of the air» by other urban pollutants.

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

Air pollutants interact with and break down plant - emitted scent molecules, which insect pollinators use to locate needed food, according to a team of researchers led by Penn State.

«Oxidative stress caused by exposure to air pollutants may therefore play a role in the development of insulin resistance.

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

Fortunately, the Clean Air Act has gone a long way toward cleaning up the air we breathe across the U.S., reducing key air pollutants overall by a whopping 68 percent since it first became law in 19Air Act has gone a long way toward cleaning up the air we breathe across the U.S., reducing key air pollutants overall by a whopping 68 percent since it first became law in 19air we breathe across the U.S., reducing key air pollutants overall by a whopping 68 percent since it first became law in 19air pollutants overall by a whopping 68 percent since it first became law in 1970.