Sentences with phrase «kinds of air pollutants»

Emissions of the six kinds of air pollutants causing the problem — CO2, methane, black carbon, halocarbons, nitrous oxide, and carbon monoxide, plus VOCs — must all be reduced dramatically.

Not exact matches

In one of the first studies of its kind, scientists have found that tar sands production in Canada is one of North America's largest sources of secondary organic aerosols — air pollutants that affect the climate, cloud formation and public health.

In the first study of its kind, the Environmental Working Group (EWG) found that pets absorb the pollutants in tap water, on lawns treated with pesticides, and in the air at higher levels than humans.

This is a pretty intuitive result, but it's a very good think to have solid studies of this kind to help convince politicians and the general public that reducing air pollution can have all kinds of benefits, including some that they might never have thought about (not many parents will realize that their kid's illness might have been caused, or made worse, by air pollutants).

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Reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s, mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs, have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere, according to a first - of - its - kind study — which Berkeley Lab participated in — examining the impact of black carbon on California's climate.

Sacramento — Reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s, mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs, have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere, according to a first - of - its - kind study examining the impact of black carbon on California's climate.

During the Bush administration, the EPA has rejected the idea that greenhouse gases should be regulated like soot, smog precursors and other kinds of air pollution, despite an April 2007 Supreme Court ruling that said carbon dioxide fit the definition of a pollutant that could be regulated under the Clean Air Aair pollution, despite an April 2007 Supreme Court ruling that said carbon dioxide fit the definition of a pollutant that could be regulated under the Clean Air AAir Act.