Sentences with phrase «little effect on the environment»

To say that societies before the Industrial Revolution had little effect on the environment or diversity of species is mistaken, argues the paper.

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The well - publicized lawsuits by former players against the N.F.L., the suicide of Junior Seau, a «Chicken Little - sky is falling» mentality by some prominent concussion experts and former athletes, some of whom suggest that the sport is simply too dangerous to be played at all at the youth level, and continuing research on the short - and long - term effects of concussion on cognitive function and brain health, have created a pretty toxic environment for the sport.

The absorbent layer inside the diaper is made out of corn and wheat which are easily renewable products so that there is little no effect these diapers cause on the environment.

The 2012 government reshuffle was said to be a «rise of the right» moment but has made little discernible effect on the overall direction of the government, aside from possibly the work done by Chris Grayling as justice secretary and Owen Paterson as environment secretary.

According to Greenpeace UK's chief Scientist, Doug Parr: «The disturbing aspect is that they are going into the environment and our bodies with little knowledge about their effects on health and environmental fate.

Says Herbert, «We discussed the enormous number of chemicals in our environment and how little we know about chronic, low - dose, multiple exposures and their effect on diseases like autism.

With little data on how much excreted and dumped medicines are in the environment, and even less showing a cause - effect relationship between an active ingredient and an adverse effect, researchers, health and environmental agencies, and water - quality regulators have been playing hot potato with the question for decades.

The Arabian Peninsula is a key region for understanding hominin dispersals and the effect of climate change on prehistoric demography, although little information on these topics is presently available owing to the poor preservation of archaeological sites in this desert environment.

Though earlier studies clearly showed that astronauts on these extended missions suffered serious deficits from lengthy times in a low - gravity environment, including dizziness when standing up, considerable loss of bone mass, and impaired muscle function, little was known about the effects of long - term space flight on the heart and vascular system.

The reverse correlation was also true, as exposure to light at night was a factor in gaining weight (another reason to make sure you have a dark sleep environment), but as little as half an hour of sun exposure before noon was enough to have an effect on reducing body weight.

Taking all these results together, one implication stands out above all: That schools bring little influence to bear on a child's achievement that is independent of his background and general social context; and that this very lack of an independent effect means that the inequalities imposed on children by their home, neighborhood, and peer environment are carried along to become the inequalities with which they confront adult life at the end of school.

Addison illegally penetrates the spill zone to photograph its disturbing effects on people, animals, and environment and sells the pictures as black - market art to support her little sister, an escapee from the spill zone but not, perhaps, from its effects.

«Little is known about the effects of a dog's environment between three and 12 months of age on its behavior as an adult dog,» Harvey said.

Did you know that just a few little adjustments in your business will already have a huge effect on the environment?

Depending on the environment, this effect can be kind of subtle, mostly just changing the colors of the orbs a little bit — or really dramatic.

For example, simply teaching social skills to an incarcerated youth who has a history of stealing, fighting, and gang involvement will have little effect on his or her behavior upon returning to an environment that continues to include antisocial friends, drug - using parents, a crime - ridden neighborhood, or an inadequate school.

According to Bartlett (1998), «There seems to be little doubt that factors in the home environment can buffer children from the effects of other stressors in their lives (or add to those stressors) over the early years, but there is no convincing body of evidence on the effect that housing may have over the longer term.»