Sentences with phrase «scale atmospheric pollution»

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Pouring millions of gallons of oil and dispersants into an area already greatly stressed by upstream pollution, atmospheric fall - out, fifty years of industrial activity (44,000 wells, 33,000 miles of pipelines), shoreline trauma, and ecosystem damage by decades of large - scale fishing is a recipe for short and long - term disaster.

Climate change, rising atmospheric carbon dioxide, excess nutrient inputs, and pollution in its many forms are fundamentally altering the chemistry of the ocean, often on a global scale and, in some cases, at rates greatly exceeding those in the historical and recent geological record.

This video provides a sense of scale for atmospheric pollution — both in total emissions and the rate of emission — by showing what the 54 million metric tons of carbon dioxide that New York City added to the atmosphere in 2010 would look like.

The Korea Meteorological Administration announced that the average atmospheric concentration of particulate matter measuring 10 micrometers (PM10) on the day was 228 micrograms per cubic meter, the most dangerous level in its five - level air pollution scale.

This video provides a sense of scale for atmospheric pollution — both in total emissions and the rate of emission — by showing what the 54 million metric tons of carbon dioxide that New York City added to the atmosphere -LSB-...]

Implementation of air pollution regulations, however, enabled a large - scale decline in atmospheric mercury levels during the 1980s.