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Air Pollutants
WFU in national study of air quality -- 09 Jul 2005For 10 years, researchers will be measuring exposure to six major air pollutants: particulate matter, sulfur dioxide, ozone, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide ... (Winston-Salem Journal,)
'Safe' ozone and asthma -- 09 Jul 2005Gent and her colleagues studied 271 children under the age of 12 with active asthma, measuring their response to two air pollutants, ozone and very small ... (Health24.com,)
Hot Topic -- 09 Jul 2005The impact of certain air pollutants, like tropospheric ozone (the “bad� ozone in the lower atmosphere), tends to be more severe at higher temperatures. ... (Health24.com,)
Air monitoring identifies areas where pollutants need more study -- Jul 8, 2005The air monitoring equipment was set up to look for certain hydrocarbons, mercury and 1,3-butadiene. "We think we found three air pollutants (1,3-butadiene ... (2theadvocate.com,)
Air Over the Great Lakes Heavy With Pollutants -- Jun 9, 2005By far the facility releasing the most air pollutants is the Copper Cliff Inco smelter located in Sudbury, Ontario and affecting Lake Huron. ... (Environment News Service)
Air pollutants can harm child lung growth -- Jun 10, 2005..."It is not surprising to expect that breathing in environmental air pollutants, especially during that time, could be bad for lung development," Kim told ... (Washington Times,)
Sun vows clamp on air pollutants -- Jun 17, 2005..."The air pollutants addressed by today’s agreements can cause serious respiratory problems and exacerbate asthma in children," agency spokeswoman Stacie ... (The Delaware County Times,)
Lack of Standards Sparks Inkjet Photo Fade Debate -- Jul 8, 2005Displayed on walls, images are affected by light and air pollutants. And it's best to keep digital copies of pictures on a CD or DVD, says InfoTrends' Martin. ... (PC World)
EPA Cites Arkema for Clean-Air Violations -- Jul 7, 2005EPA alleges that Arkema failed to comply with federal calibration and leak detection monitoring regulations at the plant, which emits hazardous air pollutants. ... (ArriveNet (press release),)
Environmentalist challenges Sempra's permit -- Jul 5, 2005The company also would monitor the level of existing air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter and ozone -- pollutants linked ... (Twin Falls Times-News,)
Coming in tomorrow’s DNJ -- Jul 8, 2005Rutherford County’s compliance with ozone and other air pollutants is in line with recent years, but the air testing season has a ways to go, environmental ... (Daily News Journal (subscription),)
AG Files Lawsuit Against Power Plants -- Jul 7, 2005Enright said that 70 percent of Maryland's air pollutants come from sources outside the state, such as Allegheny's power plants. ... (Montgomery County Sentinel,)
Energy Secretary Bodman Heads to West Virginia to Promote Energy ... -- Jul 8, 2005...technology that represents one of the best methods of utilizing coal for electricity production, with little-to-no emissions of hazardous air pollutants. ... (I-Newswire.com (press release))
Effects of Insufficient Air Quality Data on Regulatory Policy in ... -- Jul 3, 2005...translates into legislative and regulatory action, there are insufficient data on character, amount, dispersion, and mitigation of air pollutants to establish ... (RedNova.com,)
Does air pollution accelerate development of cardiovascular ... -- Jul 7, 2005The researchers will be measuring the effect of repeated exposure over a 10-year period to six major air pollutants: particulate matter (smoke, soot, airborne ... (Medical News Today (press release),)
Science of Sport: Air Pollution -- Jun 28, 2005For those of us who live and exercise in the city, the potential health risks of breathing a cocktail of air pollutants are a very real concern. ... (RunnersWeb,)
Changes to US Clean Air Act will remain -- Jul 6, 2005...of Columbia Circuit has upheld revisions to the country’s Clean Air Act which give industry much more flexibility in controlling emissions of air pollutants. ... (Legalbrief (subscription),)
Couple dead in Garland accident -- Jul 5, 2005...prolonged outdoor exertion. Residents are encouraged to take steps to limit the amount of air pollutants in the air. The Utah Department ... (Standard-Examiner (subscription),)
Keep your engine clean and purring -- Jul 6, 2005Asta Wallace. Test officials recommend proper auto maintenance to produce lower amounts of harmful air pollutants. Possible causes ... (Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal,)
Life is Hard, Breathe Easy; What You Need to Know About Home Air ... -- Jun 28, 2005ADA, Mich., June 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Opening the window isn't going to save your home from harmful indoor air pollutants. Experts ... (Yahoo News (press release))
Special-use permit for coal plant appealed -- Jul 7, 2005...a San Diego-based energy production company, to install a meteorological station in the county to monitor weather conditions and existing air pollutants. ... (Idaho Mountain Express and Guide,)
GAO: Special gasoline blends raising prices -- Jul 6, 2005HOUSTON, July 6 -- The US proliferation of special gasoline blends is lowering emissions of air pollutants but raising fuel costs, says a study by the ... (Oil & Gas Journal,)
Festival's road, air and water traffic contributing to ozone alert -- Jun 24, 2005...said. Scientists have identified ozone as one of several key air pollutants that is harmful to human health and the environment. ... (Evansville Courier & Press (subscription),)
Somerville's air is hazerdous to your health -- Jun 15, 2005Governor John Volpe’s administration ignored evidence that I-93 would generate as much as ten times the federally-allowable limits on regulated air pollutants ... (Somerville News,)
EPA Cites Rea Magnet Wire For Clean-Air Violations -- Jul 5, 2005...ground-level ozone, or smog. Smog is formed when a mixture of air pollutants is baked in the hot summer sun. Smog can cause a variety ... (Recycling Today,)
In harm's way: A response nixed by the Chronicle -- Jun 20, 2005Dina Cappiello and other Chronicle reporters leave the impression that the greatest risk to health is the air pollutants emitted by area industries. ... (blogHOUSTON,)
NOAA, EPA Launch Air Quality Awareness Days -- Jun 29, 2005The Environmental Protection Agency sets national air quality standards for ozone and other common air pollutants as part of its mission to protect public ... (Yahoo News (press release))
Americans Encouraged to Check Air Quality Forecasts -- Jul 1, 2005EPA sets national air quality standards for ozone and other common air pollutants as part of its mission to protect public health and the environment. ... (Kansas City infoZine,)
City toughens toxic air rules -- Jun 22, 2005...are committed to reducing our air emissions," she said, noting that the company already has plans in place to reduce its emissions of hazardous air pollutants. ... (Louisville Courier-Journal,)
Coverup a good thing -- Jul 4, 2005...smog. Car exhaust and other air pollutants can give a grey cast to the hair, while cigarette smoke can give a yellow tinge. Cigarette ... (London Free Press,)
more -- Jun 23, 2005Jay said 50,000 Americans a year die prematurely due to exposure to ozone and other environmental air pollutants, adding the number is comparable to the number ... (Kokomo Tribune,)
Terminating the Economy -- Jul 1, 2005Nor is the phenomenon related to asthma, as Schwarzenegger claimed. And higher temperatures are more likely to reduce than increase other air pollutants. ... (Cato Institute,)
Kronos Advanced Technologies Partners With IKEA -- Jun 20, 2005Serving the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) market, Kronos’ technology silently purifies and filters air, eliminating air pollutants more effectively than any other ... (mysan.de (Pressemitteilung),)
EPA guidelines aim to clear air in parks -- Jun 15, 2005The tougher emissions limits will reduce key air pollutants such as nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide by hundreds of thousands of tons a year, the EPA said. ... (USA Today)
Clearing the Air: Smaller Detectors Needed for Moon, Mars Missions -- Jun 8, 2005...“Air pollutants can affect your health, and some people are more susceptible than others,� James said, adding that the effects of contaminated air can also ... (Space.com)
air pollution -- Jun 14, 2005...motor vehicles. There are a vast range of air pollutants, which cause a variety of effects on the environment and health. Air quality ... (Politics.co.uk,)
Local air showing signs of pollution -- Jun 12, 2005...elevated ozone levels. Ozone and particulate matter are the two major air pollutants that now plague Madison and Dane County. Ozone is ... (Wisconsin State Journal,)
Loudon Public Health Assessment conclusions -- Jun 12, 2005...* There is an indeterminate public health hazard from past exposures to Hazardous Air Pollutants (HAPs). * Loudon County is ranked No. ... (Maryville Daily Times,)
Maryland's Poor, African-American Communities Suffer ... -- Jun 15, 2005The EPA's assessment of lifetime cancer risk, which is based on exposure to 29 toxic air pollutants, is based on a nationwide inventory of sources and ... (Medical News Today,)
McGuinty warns court action possible to cut US smog coming into ... -- Jun 16, 2005The amount of smog that can be blamed on US sources is even higher in border cities like Windsor, where more than 90 per cent of air pollutants come from ... (Canada.com,)
US Court Backs Bush's Changes on Clean Air Act -- Jun 24, 2005...rules in 2002 that allowed operators of power plants, refineries, and factories greater flexibility in controlling emissions of air pollutants than they had ... (New York Times,)
Air-con offenders get the cold shoulder -- Jun 26, 2005..."Excessive air conditioning will only result in extra emissions of air pollutants and greenhouse gases, which could have been avoided," the statement said. ... (Independent Online,)
NWO air kills -- Jun 25, 2005The analyst said smog and common air pollutants like carbon monoxide and sulpher dioxide exacerbate lung and heart ailments to the point where they can cause ... (Thunder Bay Chronicle Journal,)
Emission cap set for new power plant licences -- Jun 15, 2005...and Guangdong authorities are working in collaboration on the 2003 PRD Regional Emissions Inventory, which will identify changes in air pollutants emitted from ... (News.gov.hk,)
Two Small Businesses in Massachusetts Get Grants for Innovative ... -- Jun 14, 2005Researchers at Physical Sciences Inc. are developing a monitor that will identify and measure all the metals on EPA’s hazardous air pollutants list. ... (U.S. EPA.gov (press release),)
Regulators may relax coke plant's emissions Firm seeks waiver on ... -- Jun 13, 2005The company's modifications also include the possibility of more releases of sulfur dioxide, lead, and hazardous air pollutants while resulting in reductions ... (Toledo Blade,)
Input sought on pollution output of area companies -- Jun 20, 2005TCE, a cancer-causing chemical used as a degreaser, is one of several dozen chemicals the federal government requires be tracked as "toxic" air pollutants. ... (Athens Banner-Herald (subscription),)
China's terracotta warriors hurt by pollution -- Jun 27, 2005...near the north-western city of Xian, Chinese and American scientists have launched a two-year project to study the impact of indoor air pollutants, the paper ... (Independent Online,)
Energy: China's burning ambition -- Jun 29, 2005...reducing the need to invest in expensive flue-gas desulphurization technology at conventional power plants 3 . Further reductions in air pollutants, such as ... (Nature.com (subscription),)
Evacuation not best during a chemical incident -- Jun 24, 2005Kinra told New Scientist that shutting doors and windows can reduce exposure to chemical air pollutants by ten-fold, but placing wet towels or newspapers over ... (New Scientist (subscription),)
US Automobile, Factory Emissions Cut by More than Half Since 1970 -- Jun 29, 2005Under the Clean Air Act, the EPA focuses its attention on six key air pollutants that have a significant impact on public health and the environment ... (米国大使館)
United States Announces Clean Air Agreements with Valero and ... -- Jun 16, 2005...year. The air pollutants addressed by today's agreements can cause serious respiratory problems and exacerbate asthma in children. ... (U.S. Newswire (press release),)
AQMD to test near 2 schools for possible cause of cancers -- Jun 25, 2005The testing for cancer-causing air pollutants will be the agency's most intensive in Orange County since a landmark regional survey in 1998-99 to reduce toxic ... (OCRegister (subscription),)
Power task force to talk about health -- Jun 27, 2005Greene County has monitored six air pollutants since 1969 — sulfur dioxide, small and large particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen oxide and carbon monoxide. ... (News-Leader.com,)
Metro Atlanta Air Quality Shows Dramatic Improvemen -- Jun 16, 2005Ground-level ozone is a primary component of smog. Smog is formed when a mixture of air pollutants is baked in the hot summer sun. ... (U.S. EPA.gov (press release),)
Air Pollution -- Jun 10, 2005This help and guidance insures that Forsyth County has "hands on" control of possible air pollutants and other pollutants that could affect the health and ... (Winston-Salem Journal,)
ADB Helps Reduce Air Pollution in Morocco -- Jun 22, 2005...with international environmental standards governing pollutants from its production facilities as well as drastically reducing air pollutants generated in the ... (APPA (Communiqués de presse),)
Morocco gets ADB funding to reduce air pollution -- Jun 23, 2005...aims at enabling SAMIR meet global standards governing pollutants from its production facilities as well as drastically reducing air pollutants generated in ... (AngolaPress,)
Leahy, Collins Introduce Resolution of Disapproval on EPA's ... -- Jun 29, 2005I-Vt.), joined by 27 other senators, will introduce a resolution to halt EPA's rule to delist power plants as a source of hazardous air pollutants, such as ... (U.S. Newswire (press release),)
Ozone action day declared -- Jun 24, 2005Two years ago, the Tri-Cities ranked among the nation’s top 15 mid-sized metropolitan areas for air pollutants – 13th in volatile organic compounds per ... (Bristol Herald Courier,)
Lawmakers' decisions frame Jerome power plant debate -- Jun 28, 2005...station in the county. The station will gather data on meteorological conditions and monitor existing air pollutants. That data is ... (Idaho Mountain Express and Guide,)
Up in smoke -- Jun 13, 2005On a typical summer weekend, officials say engines statewide release about 390 tons of air pollutants daily, 10% of all the emissions from mobile sources, a ... (Los Angeles Times,)
Canadian TELUS Hybrid Sedans Expected To Cut Fuel Consumption in ... -- Jun 27, 2005Technology and Operations "That does not include the environmental cost savings such as reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and air pollutants, which we ... (MixedPower.com)
Cheap Flights Blamed for Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Rise -- Jun 30, 2005While the UK economy has continued to grow, air pollutants have reduced, ammonia by 19%, nitrogen oxides by 44%, particulates by 51% and sulphur dioxide by 74 ... (Scotland on Sunday,)
Smoke sparks advice from health officials -- Jun 26, 2005Reduction of physical activity reduces the dose of inhaled air pollutants, and may reduce the risk of health impacts during a smoke event. ... (Mohave Valley News,)
Residents speak against air pollution -- Jun 14, 2005Health Department officials say the initial data collected shows that hazardous air pollutants are not what is causing people to become sick. ... (WVLT,)
Just How Green is Our Industry? -- Jun 24, 2005...gases. What is being done: Auto manufacturers have cut tailpipe emissions of air pollutants by a big percentage in the past 40 years. ... (AllAfrica.com,)
Warriors lose their shine -- Jun 27, 2005...warriors, discovered in 1974 near the northwest city of Xian, Chinese and US scientists have launched a two-year project to study the impact of air pollutants. ... (Melbourne Herald Sun,)
Loudon County grapples with high cancer ranking -- Jun 12, 2005The public health assessment of hazardous air pollutants in Loudon County was prepared by the health department under a cooperative agreement with the Agency ... (Maryville Daily Times,)
Iowa State Daily | Online Edition -- Jun 27, 2005...effectiveness," he said. Koziel said before this study, Texas had no long-term data regarding air pollutants from swine. Air samples ... (Iowa State Daily,)
News briefs -- Jun 21, 2005The APCD has a network of 17 monitoring stations in the county that measure air pollutants and transmit data electronically to agency’s Data Acquisition ... (Goleta Valley Voice,)
Checkmate put on notice -- Jun 7, 2005Mathur noted the emission of hazardous air pollutants, what Checkmate is charged with, may cause serious health effects, including birth defects and cancer. ... (Bucyrus Telegraph Forum,)
Today is Ozone Action Day -- again -- Jun 27, 2005The Indiana Department of Environmental Management declares this alert when there's a combination of heat, strong sunlight, air pollutants and little wind. ... (South Bend Tribune,)
Today will be another hot one -- Jun 27, 2005An Ozone Action Day, according to IDEM, means a combination of high temperatures, strong sunlight, calm winds and air pollutants are expected to produce high ... (News Dispatch,)
What is an Ozone Action Day? -- Jun 24, 2005...this year. With that heat comes an Ozone Action Day. Ozone is a chemical reaction between air pollutants and sunlight. On hot days ... (WZZM,)
Passenger Pick-Up Areas at Mississauga GO Transit Stations Deliver ... -- Jun 20, 2005Diesel and gasoline exhaust contains over 40 hazardous air pollutants, and idling in the GTA contributes 200,000 tonnes of these air pollutants every year ... (City of Mississauga (press release),)
Aerodyne lands $225G research grant -- Jun 20, 2005...of Andover won a grant to develop a monitor that will identify and measure all the metals on EPA's hazardous air pollutants list. (Lowell Sun,)
Compromise subject of hearing -- Jun 13, 2005...wâ—?Increasing the annual cap on various forms of chemicals together classified as hazardous air pollutants by 560 pounds, from 12,840 pounds to 13,400 pounds. ... (Toledo Blade,)
Health for Life MD -- Jun 28, 2005...aren’t good for the skin. But air pollutants, allergies and aging itself can also do a number on your skin. So, it should be no ... (Newsweek)
New UN bid to help increase use of biofuels -- Jun 24, 2005Careless use and consumption of fossil fuels has caused climate change and high concentration of air pollutants in major cities, according to the world body. (Hindu,)
Caution on Cubicles -- Jun 24, 2005...organic compounds like 1-4-dioxane, napolene and benzene and all of these volatile organic compounds are regulated as hazardous air pollutants in outdoor air. ... (Living on the Earth,)
Managing Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease -- Jun 28, 20052004). The common aetiological factors are bacterial, viral infection and air pollutants, including active and passive smoking. ... (RedNova.com,)
DOE to Establish National Center for Hydrogen Technology -- Jun 25, 2005...to solve at least two major energy challenges confronting America today: dependence on imported oil and emissions of greenhouse gases and air pollutants. ... (I-Newswire.com (press release))
Kansas inspectors cite area hospital -- Jun 25, 2005...environment during remodeling which presented a safety risk for patients, staff and visitors with the potential to spread illness with air pollutants caused by ... (Kansas City Star,)
Effects of warming aren't addressed -- Jun 28, 2005Those technologies reduce common air pollutants, as well as atmospheric carbon dioxide, or CO2, which the vast majority of climate scientists contend is a ... (Sioux Falls Argus Leader,)
ADM Awarded 2 USEPA Presidential Green Chemistry Awards -- Jun 20, 2005The enzymatic interesterification process also emits no air pollutants. ... The enzymatic interesterification process also emits no air pollutants. ... (I-Newswire.com (press release))
UK: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS IN YOUR POCKET 2005 -- Jun 30, 2005Between 1990 and 2003 UK emissions of air pollutants were reduced: ammonia by 19 per cent, nitrogen oxides by 44 per cent, particulates by 51 per cent and ... (noticias.info (press release),)
UK: GETTING THE MEASURE OF ENVIRONMENT, SOCIETY AND ECONOMY -- Jun 30, 2005They show, for example, that while the UK economy has continued to grow, air pollutants have been reduced - ammonia by 19 per cent, nitrogen oxides by 44 per ... (noticias.info (press release),)
Envirosafe seeking permit extension -- Jun 25, 2005...dust from steel mill baghouses. Baghouses capture dust and particle air pollutants with filters. Agency officials will consider ... (Toledo Blade,)
UN Agency Launches Global Biofuels Initiative -- Jul 1, 2005Careless use and consumption has resulted in today's climate change and the high concentration of air pollutants in major cities. ... (RenewableEnergyAccess.com,)
Urban forestry helps quality of life -- Jun 29, 2005...city, a recent study funded by the USDA Forest Service through Auburn University found that urban trees remove 3,206,700 pounds of air pollutants each year at ... (Montgomery Advertiser,)
Science Matters: Canada's big lie -- Jun 10, 2005At the same time, they decreased by 14 per cent in the US During the same period, release of air pollutants in Canada increased by eight per cent. ... (Stirling Community Press,)
Ped Med: Summer means an array of hurts -- Jun 30, 2005Air pollutants can harm child lung growth (June 10, 2005) -- Long-term exposure to air pollution is a key factor in respiratory-illness development in children ... (Science Daily (press release))
P&Z grants Sempra's weather station -- Jun 7, 2005The company also will monitor the level of existing air pollutants such as sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide, particulate matter and ozone -- pollutants linked to ... (Twin Falls Times-News,)
Metro air board to vote Tuesday on toxic-air proposal -- Jun 18, 2005...the other chemicals were identified in a separate EPA study that ranked Jefferson County as having the highest risk from hazardous air pollutants among all ... (Louisville Courier-Journal,)
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