Sentences with phrase «from indoor air»

Going green: Mlachak holds green real estate seminars to teach prospects about everything from indoor air quality to bamboo flooring.

Plants can filter ozone from your indoor air.

EPA's Indoor airPLUS Program Indoor airPLUS labeled homes are designed and built to help protect families from indoor air pollution.

Clemente further notes that millions die each year from the indoor air pollution generated from this burning practice, not to mention the environmental damage related to deforestation, water contamination, erosion, and land degradation.

It is an exploration of how humans, on the road toward a population of 9 billion, more or less, can limit losses from «slow drips» and «hard knocks» of all kinds — from indoor air pollution and diarrhea to asteroids and global warming.

A lightweight shawl is a great versatile piece for women traveling to Bahrain — it can be used to ward off any chill from indoor air conditioning as well as a covering for the head and shoulders if visiting a site like the Grand Mosque.

Thus very few individuals actually have a probability of cancer from indoor air pollution, and after a cancer is suffered, it is difficult to prove that indoor air pollution was the cause of this specific cancer.

On the list of NASA's best air - purifying plants, and with an abundance of rich foliage and tiny white flowers, the spider plant confiscates from your indoor air benzene, formaldehyde, carbon monoxide and xylene, a solvent used in the leather, rubber and printing industries.

The rubber plant is especially effective for removing formaldehyde from indoor air.

A Japanese study estimated DBP exposure to by 20 % -30 % of the dietary intake, with maximum daily exposure from indoor air concentrations to be about 136 kg / day.

And the plants themselves convert carbon dioxide into oxygen and can filter toxins from indoor air.

That causes its pressure to plummet, so it evaporates rapidly and removes heat from the indoor air.

But one of the things that I have been very impressed by here is a lot of the stories of hope; many folks have traveled a long way to share what they are doing on a very local level to help combat climate change, and that's everything from, kind of, rural electrification in Africa and India, you know, bringing light to people who are still using dung or coal for cooking and heating and dying from indoor air pollution to, you know, major renewable energy projects, say, here in Denmark where they now get 20 percent of their electricity from wind power.

Air conditioning removes pollen from the indoor air.

Not exact matches

Apart from the fattyfast - food and the cheap toys, McDonalds indoor playgrounds are isolating kids from fresh air, green grass and sunlight.

Scientist Kamal Meattle from Dehli has studied the science of growing plants indoors to create significantly cleaner indoor air.

Whereas today most British Columbians burn natural gas to heat their homes, 15 years from now many of those furnaces will be replaced by high - efficiency heat pumps — electric units that transfer heat from outside your home to warm the air indoors, and work even when it's much cooler outside.

As careful choices are made about amenities in food servicing, whether in a supermarket or restaurant, new consideration should be given to cleaning up the indoor air from germs, bacteria and odors to help ensure a positive, safe and odor - free dining experience.

Indoor air quality is one amenity that can touch all aspects in a foodservice establishment, from the staff to the patrons, to the food itself.

Silver Creek Sportsplex is a state - of - the - art, air - conditioned indoor facility in San Jose, offering a wide variety of sports and recreation programs for all ages from toddlers through adults.

During the fair and the big football weekend, however, so many people were in town that the club had to move from air - conditioned indoor quarters to a tent just outside of the Cotton Bowl.

Dry air from indoor heat irritates and dries out nasal membranes which can lead to nosebleeds.

Going from indoor controlled air temperatures to outside requires infants» heads to be covered.

Comprehensive Health Policies: The District of Columbia enacted a law establishing a Healthy Schools Fund that includes directives to prohibit vehicles from idling near schools, implements the EPA's Indoor Air Quality Tools for Schools programs, and requires a plan to operate school health centers by 2015.

Both are known to disperse materials, such as microorganisms and minerals, from their water tanks into indoor air.

Environmental Protection Agency: «Lead - Based Paint,» «Ten Tips to Protect Children from Pesticide and Lead Poisonings,» «Protecting Children from Pesticides,» «Citizen's Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety,» «Do's and Don'ts of Pest Control,» «Introduction to Indoor Air Quality.»

After years of pressure from advocates, legislators expanded the Clean Indoor Air Act by adding e-cigarettes to indoor spaces where smoking is banned, including bars, restaurants, movie theaters and office builIndoor Air Act by adding e-cigarettes to indoor spaces where smoking is banned, including bars, restaurants, movie theaters and office builindoor spaces where smoking is banned, including bars, restaurants, movie theaters and office buildings.

Cuomo's briefing book said the governor would seek to include e-cigarettes under the state's Clean Indoor Air Act, prohibiting people from smoking or «vaping» e-cigarettes anywhere cigarette smoking is already illegal.

Under the New York Clean Indoor Air Law, New Yorkers have been successfully protected from the risks of secondhand exposure to combustible cigarette smoke when we work, shop, and dine at a restaurant.

Air filters keep your indoor air from smelling, and you have a lot of options for automation as weAir filters keep your indoor air from smelling, and you have a lot of options for automation as weair from smelling, and you have a lot of options for automation as well.

Biello: So, since Monday we've had a suite of articles up online Mind from my brief time in China, and some other research I've been able to do in the U.S. covering everything from renewables in China to kind of, the state of the environment as well as some of these issues like indoor air pollution and the carbon neutral city and the rest of it.

A good air filter can prevent health - endangering nanoparticle emissions from entering the indoor air of buildings.

Nanoparticle emissions from traffic have a major effect on the quality of indoor air and human health.

Some researchers have pinned the blame on indoor air pollution and a study last year showed that when outdoor ozone levels rose, the number of people inside suffering from so - called «sick building syndrome» also increased.

The new study did not track where the airborne chemicals came from, but it suggests that personal care products are a major source since D5 was the dominant compound in both indoor and outdoor air samples.

Apart from reducing their personal contributions to outdoor pollution, there is not much that individuals can do about this unless they invest in systems to filter the air they breathe indoors.»

«The sooner you stop smoking indoors, the sooner you will benefit from clean air and the less it will cost to clean up the toxic legacy.»

The 2010 studies from Berkeley Lab found that residual nicotine can react with ozone and nitrous acid — both common indoor air pollutants — to form hazardous agents.

Here are some other top successes: destroying stockpiles of chemical weapons globally as well as local stores of DDT in Tanzania; new cooking stoves to eliminate indoor air pollution in Ghana; separating copper mine tailings from the local water supply in Chile; alternative fuels to reduce air pollution in New Delhi as well as treating arsenic in well water in West Bengal; removing lead - contaminated soil in the Dominican Republic and Russia; reducing mercury vapors from artisanal gold mining in Indonesia; and new sewage systems to clean up contaminated Suzhou Creek in Shanghai.

Beijing has pledged a smoke - free Olympics, banning smoking from most indoor public spaces, workplaces and spectator areas of open - air stadiums for the duration of the games.

To examine the clinical impact of Michigan's smoke - free indoor air law, researchers reviewed the Nationwide Inpatient Sample for hospitalizations from heart attack, congestive heart failure and stroke one year before and after the ban implementation.

In response, many states have passed smoke - free air laws that prohibit smoking in all indoor areas of a venue, fully protecting nonsmokers from involuntary exposure to secondhand smoke.

If windows are kept closed, indoor air can become a very unhealthy mix of chemicals, such as formaldehyde from furniture, solvents from carpet adhesives, chemical vapors from cleaning agents, benzene, xylene, and numerous others.

The authors acknowledge, however, that these strategies would not be a unilateral win for health: less livestock could lead to poor nutrition in low - income countries, and better housing insulation could lead to health risks from factors such as more indoor air pollution.

Published in the latest issue of Indoor Air, a team of interdisciplinary researchers from UC Berkeley, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Stanford University led by Schiavon laid out the results of experiments conducted in the tropical city - state of Singapore.

Simultaneous exposure to toxic air pollutants can worsen allergic responses.24, 156,25,157 Extreme rainfall and rising temperatures can also foster indoor air quality problems, including the growth of indoor fungi and molds, with increases in respiratory and asthma - related conditions.27, 28,29,30 Asthma prevalence (the percentage of people who have ever been diagnosed with asthma and still have asthma) increased nationwide from 7.3 % in 2001 to 8.4 % in 2010.

The effects of increased temperatures and atmospheric CO2 concentration have been documented concerning shifts in flowering time and pollen initiation from allergenic plants, elevated production of plant - based allergens, and health effects of increased pollen concentrations and longer pollen seasons.15, 16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 Additional studies have shown extreme rainfall and higher temperatures can lead to increased indoor air quality issues such as fungi and mold health concerns.27, 28,29,30

A study that was just published in Environmental Science and Technology claims that PCBs (polychlorinated biphenyls) are a significant contributor to indoor air pollution because the chemicals are emitted from kitchen cabinets.

My only refuge comes from locking myself indoors until the air clears — hardly an ideal situation.

An indoor trampoline park set in an old airline hangar near Chrissy Field, this massive bounce house features 42 trampolines and offers coordinated workout classes, dodge ball tournaments, private lessons, and open - air time, where a short coaching session from a trainer gives way to a free - for - all of choreographing your own workout.