Sentences with phrase «wood smoke pollution»

When concentrations of very small particles of wood smoke pollution (smaller than 2.5 microns, a.k.a. «PM 2.5») reach above 10 micrograms per cubic meter, researchers find a 7 percent increase in asthma inhaler refills.

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Researchers expect that as climate change makes wildfires more likely over the course of this century, deaths and illnesses attributed to pollution from wood smoke will rise too, even offsetting gains made from cleaning up emissions from industry.

Common allergen that can trigger an attack include smoke (from tobacco, fireplaces or wood stoves), household cleaners, air fresheners or deodorizers, perfumes, air pollution, airborne pollen, mold spores, pesticides and fertilizer, and cat litter particles.

(i) represents or provides pollution reduction or educational services relating to wood smoke minimization to persons, organizations, or communities; or

Smoke from coal and wood burning is a major contributor to black carbon and PM2.5 air pollution in Mongolia, and has made the capital, Ulaanbaatar, one of the most polluted cities in the world.

The new advanced technology wood stoves, fireplaces and furnaces that are certified low emission by the US Environmental Protection Agency can burn with no visible smoke and ninety per cent less pollution than appliances of thirty years ago.