Site - based regulations, such as appliance efficiency standards and measurement, can lead to higher energy resource consumption as well
as higher levels of pollution.
Older women who live in areas
with high levels of pollution (specifically fine particulate matter, which consists of extremely small particles that can be inhaled deep in the lungs) are 92 % more likely to develop dementia than women living in cleaner - air climates, according to a 2017 study.
Another precaution is to avoid buying protein powders that were made in China,
where high levels of pollution and poor manufacturing practices often lead to contaminated supplements.
Stronger associations
between higher levels of pollution around pregnant women and poorer lung function in their subsequent children appeared among allergic children and those of lower social class.
Wellenius and Mustafic agree that people who are already at high risk of stroke or heart attack should consider taking steps to cut their exposure to
very high levels of pollution.
Havet added: «Our research reinforces the fact that air pollution levels found in Europe are still too high to preserve lung health, and the impact on health is likely to be even greater in other parts of the world
with higher levels of pollution.
Exposure to
high levels of pollution can have a significant impact on fetal growth and development, that is the conclusion of research appearing in the journal Environmental Health Perspectives.
«Air pollution linked to heightened risk of type 2 diabetes in obese Latino children:
High levels of pollution may make insulin - creating cells become less efficient, increasing the risk for type 2 diabetes, researchers say.»
Photo: Flickr, CC «Women living in the areas with
the highest levels of pollution were almost twice as likely to develop breast cancer» A study recently published by researchers based in Montréal, Canada, has found a worrying correlation between markers
The problem has grown worse over the last five years due to
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The obsession among the rising middle - class has an innocent and giddy feel to it, almost like America in the» 50's: Car clubs, drive - ins, glossy automotive magazines, and even luxury plates proliferate, to say nothing of the cities»
high levels of pollution or the prospects of increasing land and oil consumption (see Earth Policy's brief on China's potential consumption).
Environmental advocates have long called for an outright rejection of the proposed pipeline expansion, citing past pipeline spills and
the high levels of pollution that result from tar sands extraction.
Robinson has spoken publicly about many contentious Indigenous concerns, such as the lack of subsidized housing for the urban population and
the high levels of pollution caused by the aluminum plant near Kitimaat.