Sentences with phrase «by poor air quality»

We're more severely impacted by poor air quality.

A newcomer to Kabul will be struck by the poor air quality, the pollution, and the poverty.

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In January, for example, Beijing's poor air quality was labeled unhealthy by World Health Organization standards and was the topic of discussions at several online forums.

Judge Andreas Korbmacher said on Thursday the country's highest federal administrative court would rule on Feb. 27 on an appeal brought by German states against bans imposed by local courts in Stuttgart and Duesseldorf over poor air quality.

@Admin, I agree our defense is not poor... Mert - Kos partnership is not bad and both players I would say are top quality defenders... But both players also have obvious weaknessess, Mert, lack of pace, Kos, can be beaten by stronger players in the air... I ve seen top managers time and time again deliberately taking advantage of their weaknesses....

On the ground, the Department for Transport admits that as many as 35,000 people living near to Heathrow Airport suffer from poor air quality, primarily caused by nitrogen dioxide and particulate matter.

It is estimated that the country is losing some 8 percent of its wealth each year to pollution, with the toll including everything from crops destroyed by acid rain to spiraling health costs due to poor air and water quality.

That's unfortunate, since poor indoor air quality is the fourth largest environmental threat in the United States and half of all illnesses are known to be either caused or aggravated by poor indoor air quality.

A 1996 European study of 800 students from eight different schools documents a reduction in mental ability caused by poor indoor air quality.

That decision will be influenced by several factors, including the threat of fires; poor air quality; smoke and fire damage to school facilities; transportation challenges; staffing shortages; power outages; and use of schools as emergency shelters for fire victims.

The Government estimates that nitrogen oxide emissions (bought sharply into focus by VW's diesel scandal) and poor air quality in general cost the economy # 2.7 billion in lost productivity each year, calling it «the largest risk to public health in the UK».

It can also be caused by your dog's environment including pollution from smoking or poor air quality, an object in your dog's nose, a blood clot or bacterial infection.»

This event has been cancelled due to poor air quality caused by the Thomas fire.

The problem has grown worse over the last five years due to the high levels of pollution and poor air quality in the city, created by [continue reading...]

Besides the effect of outside pressure, Chinese officials were also motivated to act on climate by internal criticism over the country's poor air quality.

Because most heating systems burn fossil fuels, which creates pollution, all the energy saved by a solar water heating eliminates the pollution that would otherwise add to our problems of poor air quality, poor health, smog and global climate change, a problem which requires immediate action.

Poor air quality, blood - red sunsets and mountains swallowed by smoke are just a handful of the impacts of wildfires roaring in British Columbia.

This activity report highlights the global challenge of tackling man - made climate change, air quality issues and poor road safety; and in particular the role played by transport.

The exceptional heat over such a long duration, combined with poor air quality from wildfires increased deaths by at least 56,000 in Moscow and other parts of western Russia, according to Munich Reinsurance, and led to massive crop failures in the region.

Their green - above - all approach makes lots of sense for children's furniture, from both a planetary and human health perspective: youngsters spend tons of time in their cribs, on a changing table, and surrounded by stuff in their nurseries; exposure to VOCs and other harmful pollutants that are off - gassing from their surroundings can lead to both short and long - term health problems, especially if they're living with poor indoor air quality during their busiest developmental years.

Since a large body of evidence links pollution with poor health, and health is an important part of human capital, efforts to reduce pollution could plausibly be viewed as an investment in human capital and thus a tool for promoting economic growth... We find robust evidence that ozone levels well below federal air quality standards have a significant impact on productivity: a 10 ppb decrease in ozone concentrations increases worker productivity by 4.2 percent.

CANCER is often caused by environmental factors including toxic chemicals added to household goods, pesticides and poor air quality, local Green Party MEP Caroline Lucas will tell a Brighton cancer - prevention day this Saturday, February 9th.

The Court commented that the plaintiff failed to obtain an air quality analysis of the air in her condominium and failed to present expert evidence to prove that the poor air quality was caused by the improper repair and installation of the boiler in her condominium unit.