Sentences with phrase «by the chemical pollutants»

This proves that the antioxidant effects of vitamin C were sufficient to protect the thyroid from damage caused by the chemical pollutants.

Not exact matches

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.

A benchmark investigation of industrial chemicals, pollutants and pesticides in the umbilical cord blood of newborn babies in America was conducted and published by the Environmental Working Group in 2005.

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

Dave Norton's research, which is funded by the University of Alaska's Cooperative Institute for Arctic Research, examines the impact of chemical pollutants on the human ecology of four arctic marine communities.

To determine whether declining pollutants deserve credit for the recovery, the researchers used a 3D atmospheric model to separate the effects of the chemicals from those of weather, which can affect ozone loss through winds and temperature, and volcanic eruptions, which deplete ozone by pumping sulfate particles into the upper atmosphere.

The production and use of these chemicals is now largely banned by national laws and under the 2001 Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants — because of worries over their potential for causing cancer and other health problems.

Traditional chemical - by - chemical and facility - by - facility regulation does not sufficiently protect public health, because people come into contact with numerous pollutants where they live, work and play, and the interactions among those pollutants can be significant.

Scientists first detected the notorious «ozone hole» over the South Pole 14 years ago, the apparent result of chemical reactions caused by chlorofluorocarbons and other pollutants in the stratosphere.

«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.»

Thanks to a new innovative study led by Silent Spring Institute, researchers have a better idea of where these pollutants come from — which ones come from chemicals leaching out of building materials and which ones from the personal items people bring into their homes.

Certain chemical pollutants can trigger such changes by mimicking or altering the action of the body's hormones, important signaling agents.

Ozone is the primary ingredient in urban smog, generated when sunlight hits pollutants spewed by cars, chemical plants, industrial boilers, refineries, and other sources.

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.

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

At least one recent study, authored by one of Thompson's former graduate students and colleagues, including Thompson, showed that a type of filter feeder called a lugworm was adversely affected when exposed to sand that had microplastics that contained common chemical pollutants.

Research shows that exposure to pollutants, pesticides, and industrial chemicals can decrease a couple's ability to conceive by up to 29 percent.

Our bodies were built to deal with natural pollution created by digestion, respiration, and metabolism, but they're not designed to handle the enormous amount of artificial pollutants we're exposed to in today's chemical - filled world.

This argument focuses on a class of chemicals called dioxins, and suggests that in the modern world, overburdened by pollutants, these fat - soluble chemicals accumulate specifically in the fatty tissue of animal products, making a vegetarian — even vegan — diet a necessity for those living in the modern world.

Our indoor air quality is affected by pollutants from household chemicals, dust and pet dander in addition to emissions from electronics.

Which is why the first line of defense against free radical scavenging is to limit environmental assaults to the skin by wearing a hat, applying chemical - free sunscreen and avoiding cigarette smoke and other chemical pollutants.

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).

Inflammation can be caused by allergies, parasites, intolerant substances, chemical pollutants, electrical and magnetic field burdens, microbes (especially hidden chronic infections) and a host of other factors.

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.»

It can be caused by genetic factors, environmental pollutants, atrophy of the thyroid gland or chemical poisoning.

Developed by Spanish researchers, the sensors could help control chemical pollutants before they spread.

However, since most chemical reactions are enhanced by warmer temperatures, as are many air pollutant emissions, warmer temperatures may lead to worsening of air quality, particularly with respect to tropospheric ozone (see Ch.

Recalling the concern reflected in the outcome document of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, entitled «The future we want», 1 that the health of oceans and marine biodiversity are negatively affected by marine pollution, including marine debris, especially plastic, persistent organic pollutants, heavy metals and nitrogen - based compounds, from numerous marine and land - based sources, and the commitment to take action to significantly reduce the incidence and impacts of such pollution on marine ecosystems, Noting the international action being taken to promote the sound management of chemicals throughout their life cycle and waste in ways that lead to the prevention and minimization of significant adverse effects on human health and the environment, Recalling the Manila Declaration on Furthering the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities adopted by the Third Intergovernmental Review Meeting on the Implementation of the Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land - based Activities, which highlighted the relevance of the Honolulu Strategy and the Honolulu Commitment and recommended the establishment of a global partnership on marine litter, Taking note of the decisions adopted by the eleventh Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on addressing the impacts of marine debris on marine and coastal biodiversity, Recalling that the General Assembly declared 2014 the International Year of Small Island Developing States and that such States have identified waste management among their priorities for action, Noting with concern the serious impact which marine litter, including plastics stemming from land and sea - based sources, can have on the marine environment, marine ecosystem services, marine natural resources, fisheries, tourism and the economy, as well as the potential risks to human health; 1.

A scientist shows that baleen whales are consuming Antarctic krill contaminated by accumulated residues of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from pesticides and industrial chemicals.

However, it is emitted together with a range of other particle pollutants, including organic carbon, sulfur and other chemicals, some of which have a cooling effect, typically by reflecting sunlight.

SCALIA, J. (Dissenting, page 08): «Air pollutant» is defined by the Act as «any air pollution agent or combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical,... substance or matter which is emitted into or otherwise enters the ambient air.»

Future climate change may cause significant air quality degradation by changing the dispersion rate of pollutants, the chemical environment for ozone and aerosol generation and the strength of emissions from the biosphere, fires and dust.

The planetary boundaries hypothesis, first introduced by a group of leading earth scientists in a 2009 article in Nature, posits that there are nine global, biophysical limits to human welfare: climate change, ocean acidification, the ozone layer, nitrogen and phosphate levels, land use change (the conversion of wilderness to human landscapes like farmland or cities), biodiversity loss, chemical pollutants, and particulate pollution in the atmosphere.

Help keep indoor air quality high by clearing chemicals (try switching to biodegradable cleaning products) and investing in a few new houseplants — English ivy, peace lilies and gerbera daisies are top picks for cleaning indoor air of pollutants.