Sentences with phrase «of air quality across»

While not perfect, this approach has the potential to paint a much more precise and useful picture of air quality across the area (and in cities around the world, where the same approach could also be used — for example, there's a similar project in operation in Pittsburgh called GASP, or Group Against Smog and Pollution, pictured above), rather than having just a few stationary air monitoring stations, as is currently the case in most places.

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Green party leader Caroline Lucas, a member of the committee, commented: «Ministers must take urgent action to improve air quality across the UK — and step up efforts towards a greener transport policy to encourage people out of their cars and onto public transport».
Air quality has improved across the Northeast according to the American Lung Association's 2017 State of the Air Report.
Meteorologists, oceanographers, remote - sensing specialists, and air - quality experts — not to mention a few air traffic controllers — had all gotten their first overhead view of an Asian dust storm moving across the Pacific Ocean to North America.
Also, the researchers referred to the US Environmental Protection Agency's Air Quality System which monitors air pollution levels at different sites across the US, and levels of ozone and fine particulate matter on a given dAir Quality System which monitors air pollution levels at different sites across the US, and levels of ozone and fine particulate matter on a given dair pollution levels at different sites across the US, and levels of ozone and fine particulate matter on a given day.
This is according to Alexandra Larsen of North Carolina State University in the US who led the first ever study taking a long - term look into the effects that wildfire smoke has on air quality across the US.
The main threats to local air quality across the United States (as well as most everywhere else) remain smog and particulate pollution, which combined or acting alone trigger millions of hospital visits and health complications for citizens every year.
As of July 25, the air across Southern California exceeded federal smog standards 81 times, an uptick over the two years prior according to the South Coast Air Quality Management Distriair across Southern California exceeded federal smog standards 81 times, an uptick over the two years prior according to the South Coast Air Quality Management DistriAir Quality Management District.
To further enhance driver comfort, indicators with highway mode are now standard across the range along with an Air Quality Senor, which monitors the quality of the outside air entering the cabin and automatically activates the air recycling mode when necessaAir Quality Senor, which monitors the quality of the outside air entering the cabin and automatically activates the air recycling mode when necQuality Senor, which monitors the quality of the outside air entering the cabin and automatically activates the air recycling mode when necquality of the outside air entering the cabin and automatically activates the air recycling mode when necessaair entering the cabin and automatically activates the air recycling mode when necessaair recycling mode when necessary.
A senior research fellow of the Society for New Communications Research and a board member of the Independent Book Publishers Association, serving thousands of publishers across North America and around the world, Danny Snow admits that e-Books solve serious problems in traditional publishing: overprinting; the cost of shipping books back and forth between warehouses and stores during a time of climbing fuel prices and growing focus on air quality; and the bad bookstore practice of over-ordering, then returning unsold books are all eliminated by digital distribution.
Indoors, welcome guests will discover a regal arrangement of furnishings and high quality decor that includes terracotta floor that has the advantage of staying naturally cool, plus a collection of antiques from across the Indonesian archipelago.Some of the fantastic facilities at Puri Ganesha Villas include fully air conditioned bedrooms, villa dining from the hours of seven thirty in the morning to ten thirty at night.
As standard across the rooms at the Desert Rose Resort, you'll find a range of 5 - star quality bathroom amenities, a safety deposit box, air conditioning, and a hairdryer.
For example, consider our own country's air quality standards that are based on a very small percent increase in relative risk, but with exposures occurring across millions of people, this quickly adds up to a large attributable fraction of the population.
Strong winds have sent smoke spiraling hundreds of miles northeast, impacting air quality across the region.
The reason there aren't more bad air quality days like this for Aaron and for millions of others was because, in 1970, Republicans on one side of the aisle and Democrats on the other side of the isle reached their hands across the partisan divide to create the Clean Air Aair quality days like this for Aaron and for millions of others was because, in 1970, Republicans on one side of the aisle and Democrats on the other side of the isle reached their hands across the partisan divide to create the Clean Air AAir Act.
Grants are awarded to eligible applicants for implementation of diesel emission reduction projects across the state to achieve public health and air quality goals.
We find that across - the - board emissions reductions in domestic fuel burning in developing Asia and in surface transportation in North America are likely to offer the greatest potential for substantial, simultaneous improvement in local air quality and near - term mitigation of global climate change.
This network of volunteer organizations across the country is planting trees to increase air quality, particularly in densely populated urban areas.
For this study, we linked monthly data on the amount of coal stored on - site at each of 236 coal - fired power plants across the United States to measurements from nearby air quality monitors.
Method: We used consistent climate — air - quality — health modeling framework across three geographical scales (World, Europe and Ile - de-France) to assess future (2030 — 2050) health impacts of ozone and PM2.5 under two emissions scenarios (Current Legislation Emissions, CLE, and Maximum Feasible Reductions, MFR).
The current Mayor of London objects, noting that «A new runway at Heathrow will be devastating for air quality across London — air pollution around the airport is already above legal levels of NO2.»
The U.S. Conference of Mayors, representing more than 1,300 cities across the country, noted at its 2012 meeting that «communities that have invested in pedestrian and bicycle projects have benefited from improved quality of life, a healthier population, greater local real estate values, more local travel choices, and reduced air pollution.»
There is substantial variation across coal - fired power plants, however, especially in terms of air - quality related emissions, with damages typically greater for older plants and less for newer ones.
Also this week, the Sierra Club released new maps demonstrating that sulfur dioxide emissions from the Danskammer coal plant could cause violations of the EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standard across six counties and over Storm King State Park, Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park and Bear Mountain State Park.
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