Sentences with phrase «term effects of pollution»

This new research shows the first clear evidence of the long - term effects of pollution particles on cloud height and thickness, and how those changes both reduce precipitation in dry regions and increase precipitation in wet regions.

«The long - term effects of pollution all through the state in many ways is now making itself visible in many ways we never saw before.»

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After months of pressure, the Cuomo administration in September announced plans for a biomonitoring program to gather information about the potential long - term health effects of the pollution, which may have been present for decades.

Dr Meleady, a lecturer in psychology, added: «If similar interventions were to be implemented in comparable situations in other cities and countries, the potential contribution to reducing air pollution, improving short and long term health, and reducing effects of global warming could be substantial.»

In a linked editorial, Professor Peter Sly, deputy director of the executive of the Queensland Children's Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia says the study presents convincing evidence that prenatal exposure to pollution has long - term effects on lung function of children.

In some instances, at age 18, the effect of long - term exposure to higher air pollution was larger than the effect of gaining 5 percent body weight, meaning air pollution is definitely a risk factor for diabetes, said Tanya Alderete, lead author of the study and a postdoctoral research scholar at the Keck School of Medicine.

The researchers estimate that more than 3.5 million people suffer from mercury - related health effects as a result of such artisanal gold mining, making it the world's worst toxic pollution problem in terms of number of people affected.

Concerned over the long - term effects Elin Sørhus has investigated the short term effects of oil pollution on haddock roe and larva, but there are indications that the long - term effects also are very serious.

He then simulated the effect of long - term exposure to increased air pollution (of 10 micrograms of small particles per cubic meter) on mortality.

Long - and short - term effects of mercury pollution on the soil microbiome — Aline Frossard — Soil Biology and Biochemistry

The team is also planning to evaluate the effect of different pollution mitigation scenarios on long - term changes in snow cover and fresh water supply.

The Six Cities81 and ACS4, 5,82 studies provide strong evidence for the occurrence of adverse cardiovascular effects due to long - term air pollution exposure.

The study authors suggested that more research into the long - term health effects of air pollution — often called smog — is needed.

Mercury — studies show that mercury from pollution (coal burning plants are the biggest source of mercury pollution to air and water) and from fish that are high on the food chain such as tuna, shark, swordfish, tilefish, etc can possibly cause long term negative effects on your brain.

First North Korea incapable of doing anything of such a significant effect - in terms of pollution.

Global warming was once an uncommon term used by a few scientists who were growing concerned over the effects of decades of pollution on long - term weather patterns.

«If you're just looking at the short - term effects of lower levels of pollution, you will probably be missing a big piece of the picture.»

Abstract - Short - term effects of air pollution on mortality have been well documented in the literature worldwide.

Altogether, therefore, common sense suggests that with the plant productivity gains that result from the aerial fertilization effect of the ongoing rise in atmospheric CO2, plus its transpiration - reducing effect that boosts plant water use efficiency, along with its stress - alleviating effect that lessens the negative growth impacts of resource limitations and environmental constraints, the world's vegetation possesses an ideal set of abilities to reap a tremendous benefit from what the President inaccurately terms «carbon pollution» in the years and decades to come.

This week we are focusing on the long term impacts of palm oil production, including the effects of tropical deforestation on climate change, toxic waste pollution from processing plants, and forced labor at palm oil plantations.

We support educating the public and policymakers in government and industry about the harmful human health effects of global climate change, and about the immediate and long - term health benefits associated with reducing greenhouse gas emissions (i.e., heat - trapping pollution) and taking other preventive and protective measures that contribute to sustainability.

Aside from thousands of drivers not respecting the ban, there's actually no clear proof that such bans have a positive long - term effect on air pollution, and there's concern the effect may even be negative.