Sentences with phrase «effects of air»

The Clean Air Act — whose basic structure was established in 1970, and then amended in 1977 and 1990 — is a United States federal law designed to protect human health and the environment from the effects of air pollution.

It supports EPA efforts and activities to monitor air quality levels, estimate population exposure to air pollutants, examine the effects of air pollution on public health, track progress in improving air quality and reducing associated risks, and provide models, tools, and technical guidance to states.

He is on the advisory board of the Climate and Health Alliance, a coalition of doctors worried about the immediate health effects of air pollution from burning fossil fuels.

Though the health - related effects of air pollution disproportionately figured into the economic losses, Hall and Brajer also found that emergency room visits, work and school absences and several additional factors contributed to the high costs.

The Star - Telegram is reporting that «The health effects of air pollution are a major topic in Texas because the state is one of the most polluted in the country.

Though the poor are less likely to own cars and more likely to suffer from the effects of air pollution, it's a fair criticism.

The impacts of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on human health include the effects of air pollution on increased respiratory disease, the spread of vector - borne illnesses like cholera, malaria, and dengue fever due to changing weather patterns, and compromised agricultural production and food security leading to greater malnutrition.

From the American Geophysical Union: WASHINGTON, DC — Humans may have been altering Arctic sea ice longer than previously thought, according to researchers studying the effects of air pollution on sea ice growth in the mid-20th Century.

Information on the causes and effects of air pollution.

Abstract - Short - term effects of air pollution on mortality have been well documented in the literature worldwide.

Giovanis, Eleftherios and Ozdamar, Oznur (2014): The effects of Air Pollution on Health Status in Great Britain.

That's going to have one of the most important ramifications will be improvements in human health and we shouldn't overlook the very damaging effects of air pollution from coal and motor use is having on agricultural production in south Asia as well.

Health impacts of climate change are in addition to direct effects of air and water pollution.

«This will help inform public policy and conservation planning and open the door to new and exciting research on the effects of air pollution on non-human animal species.»

Also proper location of crop fields in relation to sources of contamination is important in order to reduce the effects of air pollution.

In order to accelerate decarbonization there should be effective carbon pricing informed by estimates of the social cost of carbon, including the health effects of air pollution;

It then goes on to speak of how the horrible effects of air pollution can be averted by enacting measures to lower carbon dioxide emissions, which, again, is demonstrably false.

Kampa, M., and E. Castanas, 2008: Human health effects of air pollution.

Disputes within climate science concern the nature and magnitude of feedback processes involving clouds and water vapor, uncertainties about the rate at which the oceans take up heat and carbon dioxide, the effects of air pollution, and the nature and importance of climate change effects such as rising sea level, increasing acidity of the ocean, and the incidence of weather hazards such as floods, droughts, storms, and heat waves.

How about if the effects of both air pollution and greenhouses on the climate are minuscule?

Berkeley Earth (2015) compared the health effects of air pollution to cigarette smoking.

At the same time, the workshop will also address the negative health effects of air pollution, rightly noting that «there is now an immense body of evidence on how air pollution harms health.»

Efforts by any one country benefit those far beyond its borders, so we can all be thankful that the Chinese government is willing to listen to its people — people who have suffered and have seen the effects of air pollution and climate change firsthand.

Ageing populations in many industrialised societies become more vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and urbanisation can also increase exposure to pollutants from traffic.

Certain groups are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution, such as: infants, older adults and people with lung diseases like asthma.

The harmful effects of air pollution on the human body are well documented, from causing brain damage to increasing the risk of heart attacks, but it turns out that it can put people under the weather in more ways than one.

While the negative effects of air pollution on human respiratory systems is well known, researchers from Ohio State University suspected that inhaling particulate may have some unexpected consequences that go much deeper.

The harmfull effects of air pollution on the human body are well documented, from causing brain damage to increasing the risk of heart attacks, but it turns out that it can put people under the weather in more ways than one.

Study after study into the effects of air pollution on the human body has turned up a grim laundry - list of associated ills — such as increased risks of stroke, heart attack, and lung disease — and now, according to the latest research, it may actually be doing harm to our brains as well, ultimately leading to learning problems and even depression.

The immediately quantifiable effects of air pollution are so much worse than the feared effects of global warming I don't really see why we would conflate the issues.

(Well, also ignoring the effects of air.)

Huge thanks to @antoinecosse, London based cartoonist and illustrator, for helping us to raise awareness about the effects of air pollution on children.

The orderly nature of the lines seems to contradict the haphazard nature of their making, yet Nawa's work forces viewers to consider the effects of air pressure, distance, and the motion of the pendulum as agents in making the work.

Alicia Longwell, the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Chief Curator, Art and Education, at the Parrish Art Museum in Water Mill, wrote of Wilson in an email this week: «Her luminous canvases transmuted the effects of air, light, and water into shimmering reality and our vision has been forever altered by the way in which she saw the world around us.

We wanted to hear their views on the matter, as they are some of the most susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution, which can lead to poor lung and brain development and asthma if exposed for long periods of time at a young age.

This mask in particular is officially our carry - on must - have since the effects of air travel always cause our complexion to feel and look less than stellar.

Researchers say eating broccoli sprouts could help protect against the harmful effects of air pollution.

In the past two years, I have made small changes to my self - care routine, nutrition, and yoga practice in order to help me stay well during the season when I am most vulnerable to the effects of the Air element.

The study authors suggested that more research into the long - term health effects of air pollution — often called smog — is needed.

Below are a few key effects of air pollution.

What are the effects of air pollution?

A study in open - access journal Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution finds that compared to sparrows living in the country, urban - dwelling birds show clear signs of stress linked to the toxic effects of air pollution and an unhealthy diet.

In addition, the work of Kalkbrenner and her colleagues, building on previous studies, showed that women in the third trimester of pregnancy were more susceptible to the damaging effects of air pollution on their unborn child.

The numbers studied were also relatively small, and it wasn't possible to account for the potential effects of air pollution.

Amid demands for greater transparency, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has responded to a subpoena from a congressional committee for decades - old data on the health effects of air pollution.

Dr Anna Hansell added: «It's important to remember that the effects of air pollution are small compared to other risk factors.

In 2013, the science committee subpoenaed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over communications related to a controversial study on the health effects of air pollution known as the Harvard Six Cities Study.

By relying on this well - validated prediction model, the team was able to include subjects who live in unmonitored and less - populated areas so that the effects of air pollution on all 60 million people could be analyzed regardless of whether they lived in urban, suburban, or rural areas.

«It is possible that the effect of maternal obesity, another known risk factor of childhood asthma onset, may be so strong that it was difficult to determine additional effects of air pollution among children born to obese mothers in this setting.».

The health effects of air pollution are a major concern for urban populations all over the world.