Sentences with phrase «for environmental pollutants»

Postdoctoral fellow Therese Haugdahl Nøst has reported the air concentrations for environmental pollutants in Chittagong, and the results show hazardous levels.

Simple, paper color - change tests are being developed for environmental pollutants and a variety of health markers.

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This nutrient (also found in other berries, red onions, red cabbage, etc.) is also very protective for the body as it helps reduce oxidative stress from environmental radiation from EMF's and pollutants.

FAST achieves nutrient removal for applications containing high level of nitrogen, a water pollutant that has increased significantly in industrial, commercial and municipal applications and which is an environmental concern particularly to resources, engineering, construction, hospitality, marine, agribusiness and public facility and water and waste water infrastructure organizations.

Breastfeeding is safe for normal growth and development; not breastfeeding because of environmental pollutants will cause needless harm to infants.

This environmental pollutant, which has been in the headlines for months because of its extremely high toxicity, has a hormone - like effect.

WHEREAS, increasing energy efficiency has been identified as among the most cost - effective methods for reducing greenhouse gas and other environmental pollutant emissions and increasing energy security; and

Al Carlacci, the regional air pollutant control engineer for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said he doesn't need a meter or an air quality monitor to tell him that there's some dirty air in the West Side near the Peace Bridge, where studies have shown high levels of asthma.

Sargis has been working in Brady's lab for 2 years now, exploring how environmental pollutants influence the molecular programming of adipocytes.

Major elements include boosting science spending, which will rise 9.1 % this year to 271 billion yuans ($ 41 billion), reducing bureaucratic barriers for scientists, and improving environmental protection while curbing carbon emissions and other pollutants.

An international team of researchers analyzed economic and environmental data from 2000 to 2009 and found that production of goods for export in 2006 alone accounted for between one - fifth and one - third of China's air pollution, depending on the pollutant.

Further studies and environmental monitoring could help identify the most harmful pollutants, which ones should be targeted for reduction in gasoline formulations and in optimization of engines and exhaust treatment technologies, the researchers conclude.

Beijing had imposed special restrictions on air pollutants, providing a rare opportunity for researchers to do relatively controlled experiments, says David Rich, an environmental epidemiologist at the University of Rochester in New York.

A cleanroom is used for research that requires a low level of environmental pollutants.

For decades, indigenous people in the U.S. and Canada have been burdened with health problems linked to environmental pollutants.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — One of the hottest environmental issues around — whether hormonelike pollutants are causing reproductive and other health problems in humans — got some attention today from the White House, which issued a rough sketch for a federal research strategy on the topic.

The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Geological Survey will use this and other data to determine which areas they should monitor closely for pollutants.

The São Paulo State Environmental Corporation (CETESB), for example, routinely monitors only solid particles with diameters of 10,000 nm (PM10) and 2,500 nm (PM2.5)-- as well as other gaseous pollutants such as ozone (O3), carbon monoxide (CO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2).

«We then combined and analyzed the data for each intersection to create high - resolution maps of pollutant concentrations along the blocks,» said Choi, an assistant professor of environmental atmospheric sciences at South Korea's Pusan National University.

Bisphenol A, (BPA) an environmental pollutant, is among the class of xenoestrogens that could be triggers for Lupus, says Gulati.

In a press release, Dr. Norman Edelman, senior scientific adviser for the American Lung Association, said, «Taking steps to reduce carbon pollution from power plants, like the Clean Power Plan proposed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, can reduce other pollutants at the same time, resulting in immediate health benefits.»

The test detects antibodies that form in response to the gas, and it could open the door to skin tests for exposure to other toxic chemicals, including run - of - the - mill environmental pollutants.

NIST chemist Tom Bruno, who invented a method for recovering trace chemicals such as environmental pollutants and forensic evidence, uses a portable version of the instrument to sample vapor inside an old paint can.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates nitrate in drinking water, but there are no health standards for the kinds of household pollutants found in the study.

Environmental pollutants can trigger behavioral changes that are passed down for generations

Science at EPA provides the foundation for credible decision - making to safeguard human health and ecosystems from environmental pollutants.

«Contamination by environmental pollutants in fish could provide an explanation for the observed association between high fish intake in pregnancy and increased childhood adiposity,» the authors write.

The finding wasn't surprising, Fallin explains — numerous studies have identified abnormal gene expression of immune genes in autism samples and environmental experiences such as prenatal infection or prenatal exposure to pollutants that can ramp up immune responses are risk factors for ASD.

Likewise, knowing how pollutants are transported or trapped in the minerals of sediments has implications for environmental management of water and soil.

The large «metal dome» collects air samples for analysis of environmental pollutants, while the three small cylinders measure nitrogen dioxide (blue), sulfur dioxide (red) and ozone (white).

ref A key strategy to address ocean acidification is reinforcing existing environmental laws (e.g., U.S. Clean Water Act) to: limit runoff and associated pollutants, control coastal erosion, and enforce emission limits for pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur oxide.

We also compelled the Environmental Protection Agency to withdraw a controversial water permit for the Black Mesa coal mine, which had been discharging toxic heavy metal and pollutants.

However, a detection system in the pM - nM range would find utility for most environmental pollutants.

For example, ions take part in acid - base reactions that determine the formation and transport of environmental pollutants.

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.

These researchers looked for associations with molecular markers and environmental factors, including dietary habits, physical activity, biorhythms, psychosocial characteristics, and exposure to environmental pollutants.

For example, exposure to toxic metals such as mercury can contribute to malnutrition and, conversely, malnutrition may also increase susceptibility to mercury toxicity.39, 40 Mercury is also a potent immunosuppressant, which has implications in low - resource settings where children already face numerous other health challenges and environmental pollutants.41

[8] Increased exposure to environmental estrogens and other environmental pollutants during fetal development, as well as during the reproductive years, is suggested as a major reason for the tremendous rise in disorders of development and function of the male sexual system.

Wheatgrass contains beneficial enzymes making it a powerful detoxifier, especially of the liver and blood, which protects us against carcinogens and helps our body in neutralizing toxins and environmental pollutants that why it can be a powerful tool in weight loss and for the skin.

Environmental factors, including pesticides, plastics, and other pollutants, have resulted in a significant decrease in the average testosterone levels for men, so most men will have, at least, a relative deficiency of testosterone (277).

NAC is widely sold in Europe as a treatment for the common cold and it has other numerous uses from being a treatment for bronchitis to removing heavy metals and environmental pollutants from the body.

Organochlorine insecticides are persistent environmental pollutants that break down slowly in the environment and, once in the human body, stick around for a long time due to their affinity for fat tissue.

Bad food and poor nutrition, environmental pollutants and limited play are now the norm for pre-school and grade school children in America.

You need to be sure that you wash your face every night in order to ensure that the environmental pollutants do not sit on your skin for extended periods of time.

Largely responsible for removing toxins from your blood, your liver is often taxed by modern (processed) diets and environmental pollutants.

Kura Intuitif's luxuriously rich, whipped texture allows for easy absorption and covers skin in a silky breathable veil, protecting skin from harsh environmental stressors and pollutants.

Fertility cleansing supports liver health for proper hormone balance, healthy liver function and aids in cleansing the body of environmental toxins and pollutants.

However it has also been discovered that Kombucha can provide preemptive protection against environmental pollutants such as TCE (Trichloroethylene) for example, a common ground water contaminant.

Ideal for urban - dwellers to repair and protect against damage by environmental pollutants.

In Dr. Patricia Silveyra's lab, we investigate the effect of allergens and environmental pollutants on lung inflammation to develop therapeutic treatments for respiratory diseases.