Sentences with phrase «toxic air pollutants in»

Destiny's neighborhood has consistently had the highest levels of toxic air pollution in Maryland, and in 2007 and 2008, Curtis Bay was officially the area with the highest level of toxic air pollutants in the US.

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There are pollutants in the air conditioning, toxic particles, dangerous bacteria and mold all flying around, especially in buildings that aren't well taken care of.

Co-author Hayley Hung, a scientist with Environment Canada's Air Quality Division who studies toxic organic pollutants in the Arctic, said that in recent years, researchers had posited that warmer conditions would liberate POPs stored in land, ice and ocean reservoirs back into the atmosphere.

After seeing the regional effects in this new study, she agrees that the toxic element likely comes from outside the U.S. «We see for other types of pollutants that [the Rocky Mountain region] tends to be more influenced by nonlocal sources because of its higher elevation — it has access to the free tropospheric air,» she says.

Simultaneous exposure to toxic air pollutants can worsen allergic responses.24, 156,25,157 Extreme rainfall and rising temperatures can also foster indoor air quality problems, including the growth of indoor fungi and molds, with increases in respiratory and asthma - related conditions.27, 28,29,30 Asthma prevalence (the percentage of people who have ever been diagnosed with asthma and still have asthma) increased nationwide from 7.3 % in 2001 to 8.4 % in 2010.

According to a new study published in the journal «Environmental Science and Technology,» California saw a significant drop in seven major toxic air pollutants between 1990 and 2012.

Toxins in our food, pollutants in the air, chlorine in our drinking water, antibiotics in our meat, and pesticides in our vegetables... These are all factors that contribute to our toxic load.

4) Continual and / or severe environmental stress from toxic chemicals and pollutants in the air, water, clothing or food.

Not only are their developing bodies susceptible to damage from toxic pollutants but, for their size, they also breathe more air each minute than an adult and so can take in more pollution in relative terms.

The standards we recommend in this report would also significantly reduce emissions of other air pollutants, specifically smog - forming volatile organic compounds and toxic pollutants like benzene that cause cancer and are associated with a host of other health problems.

Various Updates In a move that environmental campaigners had sought for years (as had I), the Environmental Protection Agency has issued final rules that could substantially cut emissions of heat - trapping methane, smog - forming volatile organic compounds and toxic air pollutants such as benzene from new, rebuilt or modified oil and gas wells and other infrastructure and operations.

This type of product has some excellent benefits, but it should be used in an environment where the toxic and hazardous air pollutants it gives off can be collected and treated appropriately.

There'd be less air pollution; motor vehicles are one of the biggest causes of smog and toxic pollutants in the air we breath.

CO2 is a pollutant which kills since it is a poison kills since it is an Asphyxiant (heavier than air, smothers life) * «Police: Carbon dioxide led to death in McDonald's bathroom September 14, 2011 1:38 p.m. EDT STORY HIGHLIGHTS The carbon dioxide built up to toxic levels in the bathroom An 80 - year - old woman died after the incident September 7 lethal dose of carbon dioxide, authorities said Wednesday....»

The American Lung Association supports reducing the sulfur levels in all gasoline, diesel, aviation, and marine fuels, and toxic air pollutants from all mobile sources.

Simultaneous exposure to toxic air pollutants can worsen allergic responses.24, 156,25,157 Extreme rainfall and rising temperatures can also foster indoor air quality problems, including the growth of indoor fungi and molds, with increases in respiratory and asthma - related conditions.27, 28,29,30 Asthma prevalence (the percentage of people who have ever been diagnosed with asthma and still have asthma) increased nationwide from 7.3 % in 2001 to 8.4 % in 2010.

The MATS rule, finalized in December 2011, requires coal - fired power plants to reduce emissions of toxic air pollutants through the installation of pollution -LSB-...]

Fossil fuel burning also releases hazardous and toxic air pollutants; for example, coal - fired electricity generation accounts for over half of mercury emissions in the United States.

And the recent EPA decision to strip away a key component of the agency's «once in, always in» (OIAI) air pollution protection policy could result in increased emissions of toxic pollutants from major industrial sources in essentially every state.

The Royal Society says «the oil sands industry is no higher than third in industrial categories for air emissions of major criteria air pollutants» and between fifth and eighth for toxic emissions.

They will also highlight the health benefits of keeping toxic pollutants out of the air and waterways, and try to drive home the message that spurring growth in the renewables sector can create jobs and economic gains.

He has successfully represented clients in matters involving hazardous substances, air and water quality, land use, toxic torts and other environmental matters, including state and federal Superfund liability, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting and compliance issues, California's Safe Drinking Water & Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) and hazardous waste regulatory istoxic torts and other environmental matters, including state and federal Superfund liability, National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting and compliance issues, California's Safe Drinking Water & Toxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) and hazardous waste regulatory isToxic Enforcement Act (Proposition 65) and hazardous waste regulatory issues.