These include aluminum which is found in most deodorants and
the declining quality of air that people are exposed to.
Not exact matches
The reasons for that conclusion are unclear and the EPA
declined multiple requests to comment on its actions in the aftermath
of 9/11 or the results
of its scientific investigations into
air quality and the constituents
of the dust.
Studies have shown, for example, that as the temperature and humidity
of indoor
air increases, its perceived
quality declines.
The world's nations have expanded access to water and sanitation while creating more protected areas than ever before, yet countries have failed to reverse degradation
of air quality and
decline in fisheries, the report finds.
Harmful greenhouse gas emissions should continue to fall in industrialized countries and recent signs
of decline in China should continue, but emissions are set to rise in India, southeast Asia and Africa as energy demand growth dwarfs efforts to improve
air quality.
Extreme heat and
declining air quality are expected to increase risk associated with respiratory problems and heat stress, both
of which pose increasing problems for human health, especially in urban areas, and can result in increased hospitalizations and even premature death.
The rampant
air and water pollution resulting from fossil fuel use has garnered considerable attention in recent years, with landmark studies on the human health effects and other costs
of coal burning, and alarming accounts
of declining air quality in gas - and - oil - drilling boomtowns.
Global warming and
declining air quality are two effects
of society's dependence on fossil fuels.
In the U.S., starting with the 1970s, the
air and water
quality has been dramatically improving; the number
of people who smoke has dropped like a stone; the pharmaceutical / medical / health care research complex has produced wondrous solutions for communicable diseases; and yet, despite all that good news, the overall health
of Americans and their lifespans have in some respects actually
declined.