Sentences with phrase «organic compounds emitted»

Natural aerosols — bits of dust, salt, smoke, and organic compounds emitted from plants — are an integral part of our planet's atmosphere.

Other actions to reduce methane emissions: The U.S. EPA also has standards in place that limit the volatile organic compounds emitted from large landfills, which would also reduce landfill methane emissions as a co-benefit.

Aerosol «blue haze», as seen here in the Great Smoky Mountains in North Carolina, is formed by the oxidation of volatile organic compounds emitted by trees.

Scientists think that the good stuff partly comes from breathing phytoncides like α - pinene and limonene, which are antimicrobial volatile organic compounds emitted from trees.

Burkle and Runyon (2016) examine possible mechanisms underlying changes in pollinator behavior resulting from climate change and report that volatile organic compounds emitted by flowering plants are a primary pollinator attractant.

(He will also track participants» exposure to indoor air pollutants, such as the volatile organic compounds emitted by paint and furniture.)

Not exact matches

«Garden equipment engines emit high levels of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, producing up to 5 % of the nation's air pollution and a good deal more in many metropolitan areas like Los Angeles.

Choose products that have low VOC (volatile organic compounds) levels, are solid wood and have low emitting finishes.

We also prefer cribs that are third - party certified to be low emission (that is, the stains or paints used to finish the crib don't emit any volatile organic compounds.)

Eleven percent said they mention volatile organic compounds, which are fumes emitted by gasoline, paints and solvents.

As paper decomposes, it emits a blend of volatile organic compounds that our noses recognize as the familiar old book smell.

According to him, between 75 % and 80 % of the mass of nanoparticles measured in this study corresponds to organic compounds (carbon in different forms) emitted by motor vehicles.

Like vehicles and power plants, trees emit airborne chemicals called volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which in the presence of sunlight react with nitrogen oxides in vehicle fumes to form ozone, one of the components in smog that makes it a health threat.

The organic compounds in an OLED system emit light when an electric current is passed through them, and they need no backlight, making them thinner than traditional displays.

Anything with a scent emits organic compounds: citrus, vinegar, nail polish remover, and gasoline, for example.

(Industrial sectors such as oil and gas production don't emit ozone directly; rather, they emit compounds — such as nitrogen oxides and volatile organic compounds — that get converted to ozone in the atmosphere.)

Researchers from UC Davis and the California Institute of Technology conducted a series of experiments in a 24 cubic meter environmental chamber using the volatile organic compound toluene, which is emitted from motor vehicles and is an important SOA precursor.

Plants emit more volatile organic compounds at higher temperatures, which can increase ozone formation if mixed with pollutants from human sources.

According to the latest projections, terrestrial vegetation emits several million tons of extremely low - volatility organic compounds (ELVOCs) per year to the atmosphere.

Forests emit large amounts of volatile organic compounds (VOC).

The body emits volatile organic compounds based on metabolic condition, which can change when disease or infection is present.

Both are pollutants, but the first is dominated by sulphate emissions from coal burning power plants, the second from ozone precursors such as NOx, volatile organic compounds, and carbon monoxide mainly emitted from vehicles.

In one on - going project, funded by Harvard University's Climate Change Solutions Fund (CCSF), Martin and his team are mapping and monitoring the unique chemical signals emitted by trees known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

Drones launch from a tower in the Amazon rainforest to map and monitor the unique chemical signals emitted by trees known as volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

As a volatile organic compound (VOC) emitted from building materials, furniture, paint, carpet and the like, propylene glycol can aggravate the immune system.

Keep in mind that most bamboo floors come from China and that the process to create bamboo floors uses a urea - formaldehyde (UF) adhesive and these UF resins emit volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which are harmful to air quality.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were abundant, however their concentrations were less than emitted from the nonburning spill.

After discussing the «carbon monoxide, methanol, toluene, and volatile organic compounds» emitted by ethanol plants, the article addressed the issue of pollution caused by corn farming:

Garden equipment engines, which have had unregulated emissions untill very recently, emit high levels of carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides, producing up to 5 % of the nation's air pollution and a good deal more in metropolitan areas.

Rob Virtue — The Express (UK)-- October 2, 2015 Research has identified a natural system where volatile organic compounds (VOC) are emitted into the air from the sea.

Ozone is an odorless gas that is not directly emitted into the air but is created by chemical reactions between nitrogen oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOC)-- which occur naturally but are also produced from the burning of fossil fuels and are released in the process of drilling for oil and natural gas.

According to Unger's latest findings, the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted by trees heat our climate.

Polyurethane foam is made from petroleum and can emit volatile organic compounds (V.O.C.'s).

Here is a great statistic to bite into: Cooking four normal sized hamburgers in a fast food joint emits the same amount of VOC's (volatile organic compounds) as driving a current model car for 1,000 miles.

In fact, some types of trees actively consume certain types of air pollution.Looking at oxygenated volatile organic compounds (oVOCs)-- which are emitted from both manmade and non-manmade sources and can have serious effects on the health of the environment and humans — the team found that deciduous plants take up oVOCs as much as four times more rapidly than previously thought.

The costs of ones that don't emit volatile organic compounds are comparable to conventional ones and they last just as long.

Soy based printed on window shades emit fewer volatile organic compounds than traditional petroleum - based inks.