Sentences with phrase «contaminated by»

Instead, his work attempts to belittle people who take a different view to him, to say they are mad, or «conspiracy theorists», without a full set of faculties, or are contaminated by «motivated reasoning».

The few of these who claim to be «Climate Scientists», or whatever, ARE in danger today because of a few wild eyed fanatics in their ranks; and all «professionals», of every stripe, can also be contaminated by what is happening now in this new profession.

I discovered this neat paper from before climate science was contaminated by politics that (as I read it) says that the tropics don't get warmed much by doubled CO2 (the energy gets transferred elsewhere) and the net effect of CO2 increases (as I read it) on total energy is little to none.

8:25 p.m. Updated There are some heated headlines out there as fires spring up in the zone contaminated by the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster.

Back in ’88 there was still quite a debate about whether the world was in fact warming or whether the temperature record had been contaminated by the urban heat island effect of cities springing up around former rural weather stations.

But they nest in soil that has been contaminated by decades of lead - based paint, and the exposure causes a neurological disorder called «droopwing» in which the chicks are unable to lift their wings.

The contamination is traced to «sewage contaminated by fibers from washing clothes,» and the fibers are plastics used in clothing materials so many people wear every day: Acrylic, polyethylene, polypropylene, polyamide and polyester.

The» top ten» arguments employed by the relatively few deniers with credentials in any aspect of climate - change science (which arguments include «the sun is doing it», «Earth's climate was changing before there were people here», «climate is changing on Mars but there are no SUVs there», «the Earth hasn't been warming since 1998», «thermometer records showing heating are contaminated by the urban - heat - island effect», «satellite measurements show cooling rather than warming») have all been shown in the serious scientific literature to be wrong or irrelevant, but explaining their defects requires at least a paragraph or two for each one.

This also means that they're nearly impossible to filter out at wastewater plants and most end up in the ocean, to the detriment of marine life — and ultimately, inside humans, too, as a third of our food is thought to be contaminated by these plastic microfibers.

As has been acknowledged by numerous scientists, the engine intake data are clearly contaminated by heat conduction from the structure, and they were never intended for scientific use.»

There's a long history of concerns about the validity of the MSU2 / AMSU5 data (aka: the MT), going back to Spencer and Christy's work published in 1992 in which they introduced the TLT (or LT) as a correction for the MT.. It was their claim at the time that the MT is contaminated by emissions from the stratosphere, which has a well known cooling trend.

In regards to Michael Jankowski's comment (# 11), the Fu et al. (2004, Nature) article showed that the satellite record of tropospheric temperature trends, based on the Microwave Sounding Unit channel 2, is contaminated by stratospheric cooling on the order of -0.08 K / decade.

The third reason is what David Batchelor examines in his book Chromophobia (2000)-- the fear that one might be contaminated by color, that it isn't serious enough.

In this sense, the work's primary material is literally uprooted from its highly charged context and becomes deeply contaminated by it: paper advertisements and billboard posters found on the streets are recycled into fine - art material.

Living and creating in postmodern and consumerist societies, artists are often forced to find alternative ways for articulating their concepts and presenting their works in public space largely contaminated by corporative and consumeristic practices.

In Marlie Mul's sculptural series Puddles, messy dark matter glistens and seeps, contaminated by human interaction.

Sir David Chipperfield has accused politicians of lacking courage and vision at a time when «ideas and principles are under siege» and said architecture has become «contaminated by cynicism».

Ana Prata's work is characterized by openness and freedom of research, allowing space to be contaminated by different ideas.

My current projects include an installation and book about the transformation of the Mojave Desert during the Cold War, and several projects concerning water contaminated by radioactive isotopes and the subsequent effects on the human genome.

As defined by the EPA, a Superfund site is any land in the United States that has been contaminated by hazardous waste and identified as a candidate for cleanup because it poses a risk to human health and / or the environment.

The combination of forms and materials calls to mind the coal, glass or tarmac sculptures of Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz or Carl Andre, albeit reimagined for a more fragile era contaminated by the processes that those mid-century sculptors were inclined to celebrate.

Other manifestations are contaminated by a murky undercurrent of voodoo, detectable in works by John Outterbridge, David Hammons, James «Son» Thomas, Rudy Shepherd, and even Ralph Lemon, who photographs eerie, animal - masked figures in low - income interiors.

ANA PRATA»S work is characterized by openness and freedom of research, allowing space to be contaminated by different ideas.

Boomoon attributes the crystalline clarity of his reductive monochromes to the stark purity of northerly light, saying: «The direction that interests me most in my work is North: it seems to offer landscapes that are the least contaminated by words and meaning.»

In these works, Sparagana blurs and erases figures and texts — pulled from classic comics such as Dick Tracy and Nancy — distorting them to near indecipherability within rhythmic patterns, reconfigured into grids contaminated by narrative.

That's terrific, but unfortunately, the pool has already been contaminated by their prior announcement and other information.

Your overall objective is to collect Rainbow Drops in order to restore power to the mystical tome Aquaticus, which has been contaminated by a dark inky Influence.

Direct Abundance and Caribbean S.E.A. are partnering together to offer educational programs about coral reef and mangrove conservation, safe water and sewage discharge solutions. The need for these programs is essential for the San Mateo area as their homes are located in a swamp highly contaminated by human waste.

In March of 2007, for example, more than 100 brands of pet food, including some of the most prominent names in the industry — like Hill's Science Diet, Iams, Eukanuba, and Purina — were contaminated by melamine, a chemical used in fertilizer and plastics and, in this case, imported into the United States from China.

Urine taken with a catheter in the veterinarians office is the best for testing since it isn't contaminated by anything in the environment.

Less than two months after Menu Foods» initial pet food recall, at least ten other pet food manufacturers announced their own recalls for pet foods and treats potentially contaminated by melamine toxins in the wheat gluten or rice protein concentrate ingredients.

The hard part is taking a urine sample that has not been contaminated by the environment or by your cat's lower urinary system.

She gave birth prematurely due to toxoplasmosis infection — the moose had browsed an area contaminated by «community» cats and its tissues were infected with Toxoplasma gondii oocysts.

This virus targets the gastrointestinal tract and is spread through contact with fecal matter and with objects contaminated by infected dogs.

There is nothing in the egg's makeup that will result in any immediate health problems, but eggs are often contaminated by dangerous bacteria like salmonella and E. coli.

Dogs that drink water contaminated by wild animal feces are at highest risk.

Dogs at highest risk of exposure are those that are exposed to water that may be contaminated by urine from wild animals or farm animals.

It is thought that heavy storms left standing water that was contaminated by pack rats.

Puppies and dogs get exposed to hookworms via stool that has been contaminated by it or ingesting the eggs by other means.

Healthy people handling the product contaminated by Salmonella should monitor themselves for some or all of the following symptoms: nausea, vomiting, diarrhea or bloody diarrhea, abdominal cramping, and fever.

Unfortunately, pet food can be contaminated by Salmonella, and recalls of pet food have occurred.

By hurting these defenseless creatures, we are hurting ourselves just as much — damaging not just our soul, spirit, psyche, or whatever you choose to call it, but our society as a whole, which becomes contaminated by this kind of legalized cruelty.

January 28, 2013 — A popular dog treat could be adding more calories than pet owners realize, and possibly be contaminated by bacteria, according to a study published this month by researchers at the Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University and the University of Guelph.

January 28, 2013 — A popular dog treat could be adding more calories than pet owners realize, and possibly be contaminated by bacteria, according to a study published this month by researchers...

I do not for one moment want to diminish the importance of the risk of people getting sick from being contaminated by raw meat, and through contact with dogs that are contaminated with raw meat.

Cleaning Areas Contaminated By Giardia Reader Question: How To Clean Areas Contaminated With Giardia New Foundland, born Dec 19, 2011.

The most severe cases are rare, but are more likely to occur in young children, who often play in dirt, or eat dirt (pica) contaminated by dog or cat feces.

Practice strict hygiene, cleaning surfaces that could become contaminated by stool.

These diseases can be spread to people by direct contact with the feces of an infected cat or by contact with soil that has been contaminated by the feces of an infected cat.

Wild game / fish are also valid options, but the meat may be contaminated by parasites such as worms.