Sentences with phrase «of airborne pollutants»

The area of He - He Township, Qidong, in the Yangtze River delta region of China, which had substantial levels of airborne pollutants.

They act as porous bodies which influence local dispersion of pollution and aid the deposition and removal of airborne pollutants, making the air cleaner.

There are many ways to measure air pollution, but a key indicator is called «PM 2.5» — one of the most harmful classes of airborne pollutants.

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of hazardous airborne pollutants had been released by the storm.

Simultaneously, the Kuube removes airborne pollutants like odors, allergens, dust and dander from the air without the use of filters.

The negative ions it generates help to remove airborne pollutants such as allergens, pollen, dust, mold, smoke, and pet dander — all the way down to a size of 0.01 microns.

A report of the findings, published Dec. 15 in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, highlights the long - term negative effects of such relatively large airborne pollutants — a common fact of everyday inner - city life — on lung health, especially in children under 11 years of age.

During her graduate studies at Harvard, Jennifer Weuve, now an epidemiologist at the Boston University School of Public Health, wondered if airborne pollutants might be bad for the brain.

They also play a role in the formation of secondary organic aerosols — air pollutants produced when sunlight, organic molecules and airborne chemicals come together and interact.

Raised lowland bogs contain the mummified remains of everything from plants, pollens and airborne pollutants to archaeological remains and human bodies, all filed in layers, by date.

The study finds that titanium dioxide coatings, seen as promising for their role in breaking down airborne pollutants on contact, are likely in real - world conditions to convert abundant ammonia to nitrogen oxide, the key precursor of harmful ozone pollution.

The analysis shows that airborne concentrations of so - called «old» environmental pollutants are high compared to other sites in Asia and Europe.

The stagnant air caused by heat and humidity tends to trap airborne pollutants, such as car exhaust, which react in the presence of sunlight to form ozone, a main ingredient in smog.

This is a consequence of toxic emissions from building materials, airborne mold, viruses, and various pollutants.

These are generated in our body by its essential use of oxygen and on the skin by exposure to sunlight, airborne pollutants and some synthetic sunscreening agents.

It plays a role in the detoxification of most every toxin that enters your body, from alcohol [32] to BPA [33] to airborne pollutants.

A daily broccoli sprout drink [21] was able to quickly and sustainably nullify airborne pollutant - derived oxidative stress in a group of Chinese adults.

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

Ideal for medium - sized rooms, it eliminates 99.97 percent of common airborne pollutants and features automatic operation, a remote control, washable filters and a programmable timer.

This behavior is typical of the SoCAB and is due to the sea breeze flowing inland in a NE direction during the day (6:00 — 20:00 h) and back at night, which typically concentrates airborne pollutants in that region of the domain (22).

However, other chemical reactions also occur, many of which carry toxic airborne pollutants and heavy metals into the environment.

Fog forms around airborne particles, including pollutants, Dave Britton of the UK Met Office explains to the Guardian: «Go back to the 1950s and the big pea - soupers in London came from the amount of crap that people were putting out of their chimneys from coal fires.»

Addendum: The opposing effect of cooling from airborne pollutants is often referred to as «Global Dimming ``, and Real Climate has a couple of articles on it:

Below is a list of webinars offered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Indoor airPLUS (IAP) Program, which builds on the ENERGY STAR Certified Homes program, requiring additional indoor air quality (IAQ) protections to deliver a home that minimizes exposure to airborne pollutants and contaminants.

That peak likely is a result of airborne delivery of the pollutant, either by way of dust or precipitation depositing the pollution in the lake and surrounding land directly.

Humanscale's personal air purifier surrounds the user with air that's free of pollutants, dust and biological contaminants and removes more than 99 percent of airborne particles of all sizes.