Sentences with phrase «including volatile organic compounds»

They go on to say, «The manufacture of polyester and other synthetic fabrics is an energy - intensive process requiring large amounts of crude oil and releasing emissions including volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, and acid gases such as hydrogen chloride, all of which can cause or aggravate respiratory disease.»

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A study published in the Archives of Environmental Health in 1999, found that disposable diapers release chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including toluene, ethylbenzene, xylene and dipentene.

In fact, the E.P.A. says the lake that Martens bobbed around in for about ten minutes while wearing a life jacket contains the following substances: «mercury, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs); pesticides; creosotes; heavy metals including lead, cobalt, and mercury; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) such as chlorobenzene.»

Included are volatile organic compounds like trichloroethylene and benzene that are known carcinogens.

The air pollutants analyzed for the coal system included particulate matter (soot), mercury, volatile organic compounds, nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides.

Such model included meteorological factors like levels of aerosols, anthropogenic and biogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs), ozone, carbon dioxide, methane, and other items that influence global temperature — the surface albedo among them.

Some autotrophic bacteria are used by EcoVerde (including Theobacilus) to remove hydrogen sulfide and methane; heterotrophic bacteria remove VOCs (volatile organic compounds).

This includes the role of oxidized volatile organic compounds, such as limonene and alpha - pinene, the typical scents of the citrus fruits and coniferous forests, in aerosol formation.

As crude oil burns it releases many toxic chemicals, including lead, carbon monoxide, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds, says Bin Jalaludin at the University of New South Wales in Australia.

(They didn't measure for other common ingredients in fragranced products, including benzene, formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

The eco-INSTITUT evaluates the latex for an extensive list of chemicals including: formaldehyde, VOCS (volatile organic compounds), heavy metals, pesticides, phthalates, and other potentially harmful chemicals.

Indoor air quality is defined by the concentrations of various pollutants, including carbon dioxide (CO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), moulds, dusts and airborne fungi.

«My instinct is that it only makes sense to prevent children's exposure to chemicals known to affect the nervous system, and those include pesticides, solvents, many volatile organic compounds, metals, PCBs, and thousands of other poorly tested synthetic chemicals now in commerce.

Some of the worst air pollutants include nitrogen oxides, volatile organic compounds, particulate matter, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.

Environmental technologies include extensive work to create an U-LEV certification in Japan for the 3.8 - liter twin turbo engine and reduced levels of volatile organic compound for materials used in the car.

Another recent video by Clean Air Task Force is aimed at policy makers, and highlights the industry's release of 9 million tons of invisible pollutants every year, including footage of methane and volatile organic compounds shown escaping from a hydrocarbon storage tank.

RCP4.5 considered the influences of a broader set of anthropogenic emissions including CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, and SF6, but also chemically active gases such as carbon monoxide (CO) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

An international team of researchers report in Nature Communications that they made a computer model of the planet's atmospheric conditions: they included natural and human - triggered aerosols, volatile organic compounds, greenhouse gases and other factors that influence temperature, one of which is albedo: the scientist's word for the capacity of terrain to absorb or reflect solar radiation.

The air pollutants include sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitrogen oxides (NOx), volatile organic compounds (VOC), carbon monoxide (CO), organic carbon (OC), black carbon (BC), and ammonia (NH3).

Focused initially on reducing methane and volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions, the Environmental Partnership includes 26 natural gas and oil producers, who produce a significant portion of American energy resources.

The Environmental Partnership's first initiative is focused on furthering action to reduce air emissions, including methane and volatile organic compounds, associated with natural gas and oil production.

A research team including Riikka Rinnan and Magnus Kramshøj from the Center for Permafrost at the University of Copehagen, Denmark recently conducted studies to assess the Volatile organic compounds (VOC) emission response of vegetation to warming temperatures in the Arctic.

The substitution of hydropower with natural gas also released substantial quantities of harmful pollutants, including nitrous oxides, volatile organic compounds, and particulates.

According to manufacturer Engelhard, Chain - driven charbroilers and rapid - cook technology used in many fast food restaurants rely on high temperatures to cook meat quickly, but they also generate large amounts of smoke and odorous volatile organic compounds (VOCs), including formaldehyde and acetaldehyde.»

Osorb can absorb and capture a variety of organic materials from the water, both dispersed and dissolved, including hydrocarbons, volatile organic compounds, pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and solvents.

Alternet recently covered the subject, discussing an Archer Midland Daniels plant's effect on the environment: «A single ADM corn processing plant in Clinton, Iowa generated nearly 20,000 tons of pollutants including sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and volatile organic compounds in 2004, according to federal records.

Polystyrene production also requires many harmful chemicals, including benzene, a known carcinogen and potent volatile organic compound, so it's not exactly a fantastically green or healthy option.

Other eco-friendly elements include low volatile organic compound carpet tiles over raised plenum access floors, abundant natural lighting, and cool roofs.

Common indoor pollutants include carbon dioxide (CO2) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs).