Sentences with phrase «of air pollutants for»

Emissions of air pollutants for the World Energy Outlook 2012 energy scenarios.

Emissions of Air Pollutants for the World Energy Outlook 2010 Energy Scenarios.

Emissions of air pollutants for the World Energy Outlook 2011 Energy Scenarios.

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That came in the form of an online air quality management platform, which employs both historical and real - time data to make future projections for different pollutant levels and show air quality trends.

They do not emit tailpipe pollutants, giving a large reduction of local air pollution, and, can give a significant reduction in total greenhouse gas and other emissions (dependent on the method used for electricity generation).

Various geo - engineering schemes are being discussed for scrubbing CO2 from the air and cleansing the atmosphere of the «pollutant.»

By choosing organic materials for your nursery or kid's room and your home, you can reduce chemical pollutants, improving the quality of air your family breathes - a healthy choice for both your kids and the environment.

When Barry Cik launched Naturepedic ® — a company specializing in the design and manufacture of organic, non-toxic mattresses for infants and children — he knew how critical it was to reduce babies» exposure to chemicals and other indoor air pollutants.

Al Carlacci, the regional air pollutant control engineer for the state Department of Environmental Conservation, said he doesn't need a meter or an air quality monitor to tell him that there's some dirty air in the West Side near the Peace Bridge, where studies have shown high levels of asthma.

She added tress in the city remove at least 1,300 tons of pollutants for the air.

The bill would require the EPA to review the national ambient air quality standards for each pollutant every ten years, instead of every five, and would require the agency to evaluate possible adverse effects of standard changes.

An international team of researchers analyzed economic and environmental data from 2000 to 2009 and found that production of goods for export in 2006 alone accounted for between one - fifth and one - third of China's air pollution, depending on the pollutant.

Harmful gaseous pollutants in the form of volatile organic compounds are often released into the air when chemicals are used, for example in cleaning products.

«Despite some reductions in air pollutant emissions in Europe and North America, human health impacts from ozone are still a cause for concern across the world and are rising in parts of East Asia, with the potential for serious health effects on their populations,» said Zo?

The bulk of these regulations require national emissions standards for hazardous air pollutants.

Beijing had imposed special restrictions on air pollutants, providing a rare opportunity for researchers to do relatively controlled experiments, says David Rich, an environmental epidemiologist at the University of Rochester in New York.

The device can be used to directly test for toxicity and toxic mechanisms, screen for drugs that reduce irritation, and assess the level of risks associated with a particular air pollutant.

Around the world, breathing a variety of air pollutants — in some cases for a single day — increases the chance that people will suffer heart attacks, according to a new analysis

The committee — often known by its acronym, CASAC — is a seven - member body charged with providing outside expertise during EPA's assessments of the agency's air quality standards for a half - dozen major pollutants.

Volk: When if the mind boggling facts This is no local pollutant: Every burst of CO2 that goes into the air from some power plant in Illinois is going to spread equally all around the world, and the same goes for CO2 emissions from China.

Formed in the presence of sunlight by water vapor and pollutants like ozone and nitrogen oxides, hydroxyl is hard to measure, because it persists for just a second in the air before it reacts away.

Focusing on the year 2007, the researchers found that of the 3.45 million premature deaths caused by fine - particulate - matter air pollution, about 12 percent were related to pollutants emitted in a different region of the world, and 22 percent were associated with goods produced in one region for consumption in another.

After seeing the regional effects in this new study, she agrees that the toxic element likely comes from outside the U.S. «We see for other types of pollutants that [the Rocky Mountain region] tends to be more influenced by nonlocal sources because of its higher elevation — it has access to the free tropospheric air,» she says.

The report is based on the JRC's Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR), which is not only unique in its space and time coverage, but also in its completeness and consistency of the emissions compilations for multiple pollutants: the greenhouse gases (GHG), air pollutants and aerosols.

Kaplan's team also found that in Montreal and Edmonton, emergency room visits for abdominal pain without a known cause were slightly higher among 15 - to 24 - year olds on days when levels of certain air pollutants were elevated.

Senator Tom Carper (DE), top Democrat on the panel, cited an interview in which Hartnett White suggested that low - level ozone, an air pollutant, wasn't harmful unless «you put your mouth over the tailpipe of a car for 8 hours every day.»

Last year, EPA finalized a set of New Source Performance Standards for the oil and gas industry limiting smog - creating volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and hazardous air pollutants.

The EPA sets standards for six principal air pollutants to meet its obligation under the Clean Air Act to protect the health of the American public, including vulnerable populations, by an adequate margin of safeair pollutants to meet its obligation under the Clean Air Act to protect the health of the American public, including vulnerable populations, by an adequate margin of safeAir Act to protect the health of the American public, including vulnerable populations, by an adequate margin of safety.

Air pollutant emission inventories are essential in measuring the impact of pollution on air quality and the climate, as they are fed into atmospheric and climate models to make projections for the futuAir pollutant emission inventories are essential in measuring the impact of pollution on air quality and the climate, as they are fed into atmospheric and climate models to make projections for the futuair quality and the climate, as they are fed into atmospheric and climate models to make projections for the future.

In addition, the benefits of avoided emissions of air pollutants have been estimated for agricultural production and the impact of acid precipitation on natural ecosystems.

Pallas also serves as one of the sites of the Finnish network for monitoring the concentrations of mercury and other heavy metals, benzo (a) pyrene, O3 and other air pollutants as required by the European legislation on ambient air quality assessment and management.

The large «metal dome» collects air samples for analysis of environmental pollutants, while the three small cylinders measure nitrogen dioxide (blue), sulfur dioxide (red) and ozone (white).

Draft Background Information Document, Proposed Standard for Radon - 222 Emissions to Air from Underground Uranium Mines, US EPA, Office of Radiation Programs, 40 CFR Part 61, National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants, Doc.

Around the world, breathing a variety of air pollutants — in some cases for a single day — increases the chance that people will suffer heart attacks, according to a new analysis published Tuesday.

Emissions of air pollutants account for $ 187.5 billion, mercury impacts as high as $ 29.3 billion, and climate contributions from combustion between $ 61.7 and $ 205.8 billion.

Pallas is one of the sites of the Finnish network for monitoring the concentrations of mercury and other heavy metals, benzo (a) pyrene, ozone and other air pollutants, as required by the European legislation on ambient air quality.

The chemical industry relies on catalysts for 90 percent of its processes — everything from refining oil, turning petroleum into plastic, and producing fertilizers food and medicine, to scrubbing the air of noxious pollutants emitted from cars and factories.

The study, which controlled for levels of pollutants and allergens in the air (which are affected by weather), found that a 10 - degree increase in temperature and a 10 % change in humidity were associated with a slight uptick in asthma - related emergency room visits.

-- Pollution and smoking Atmospheric air pollutants and chemical constituents of tobacco can activate inflammatory responses and cause oxidative stress, among other disturbances, which could accelerate ageing and increase the risk for various diseases.

Fewer than 14 % of adults have asthma, and the city has a formal system for determining areas with high air pollutants and ways to improve them.

Many of these small internal combustion engines used for yardwork can release as much as 30 % of the fuel / oil mixture as unburned pollutants into the atmosphere due to incomplete combustion, which not only wastes fuel and money, but also contributes to air pollution.

Carol M. Browner, the new White House coordinator for climate and energy, is a seasoned environmental regulator and campaigner who has focused on cap - and - trade legislation, which would steadily raise the cost of unfettered fossil - fuel use, and rule - making as driving the necessary change (as they did with the 20th - century basket of air pollutants).

Cutting down on the amount of air pollutants being released every day is the best approach for a cleaner local atmosphere, but in areas where massive amounts of smog are produced, finding an efficient way to clean the air is taking center stage.

The indoor module offers a feature to «sense on demand» in addition to every five minutes, so I was able to get a reading right away for temperature, humidity, CO2 levels (which can also indicate high levels of other pollutants), air pressure, and sound levels.

If Peabody is responsible for 23 percent of U.S. coal and if each ton of Peabody coal causes the average damage from coal in the U.S., the burning of Peabody coal is causing $ 12 billion of damage from traditional health related air pollutants and almost $ 16 billion of damage including greenhouse gases every year.

Various Updates In a move that environmental campaigners had sought for years (as had I), the Environmental Protection Agency has issued final rules that could substantially cut emissions of heat - trapping methane, smog - forming volatile organic compounds and toxic air pollutants such as benzene from new, rebuilt or modified oil and gas wells and other infrastructure and operations.

The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has bluntly rejected challenges to the Obama Administration's rules restricting carbon dioxide emissions as a pollutant under the Clean Air Act.

Similar negative effects occur with worsening air pollution — higher levels of ground - level ozone smog and other pollutants that increase with warmer temperatures have been directly linked with increased rates of respiratory and cardiovascular disease — food production and safety — warmer temperatures and varying rainfall patterns mess up staple crop yields and aid the migration and breeding of pests that can devastate crops — flooding — as rising sea levels make coastal areas and densely - populated river deltas more susceptible to storm surges and flooding that result from severe weather — and wildfires, which can be ancillary to increased heat waves and are also responsible for poor air quality (not to mention burning people's homes and crops).

In addition, the increased use of fossil fuels to provide extra electricity for air conditioners also increases emissions of greenhouse gases and other pollutants.

I think it will probably take a few more years for this to play out, but, at this point, it appears as if this decision by the Supreme Court will end up having the effect of declaring CO2 to be an «air pollutant.»