The survey also measured levels of air pollution, quality and quantity of drinking water and sewage. |
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Second, what does it mean, exactly, to talk about children dying from air pollution? |
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Activists also charge that inappropriate operation of incinerators creates not only air pollution but also toxic dioxin. |
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Smokeless braziers have been introduced in an effort to reduce air pollution in homes and the broader community. |
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With most US residents spending 90 percent of their time indoors, indoor air pollution has a significant impact on public health. |
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Designed with smokeless exhaust diesel engines aided by gas turbines, air pollution is kept minimal. |
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That means less traffic, fewer freeways, fewer road accidents and less air pollution. |
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But for those living under the flight path to Heathrow the noise and air pollution made its presence a nightmare. |
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In one fell swoop we have cured the traffic jam problem, the fuel crisis and air pollution! |
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Cooking and heating with such solid fuels on open fires or stoves without chimneys leads to indoor air pollution. |
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The official rationale behind this policy is that alcohol burns more cleanly than pure gasoline, which supposedly means less air pollution. |
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Zinc oxide is a common, biologically active constituent of particulate air pollution as well as a workplace toxin. |
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Approximately, l55 pulp and paper mills around the country will be affected by the air pollution controls. |
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Residential and commercial development, invasive non-native plants, and air pollution threaten the survival of the bay checkerspot butterfly. |
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We should reduce air pollution and protect our areas of outstanding natural beauty against visual pollution. |
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New national air-quality standards which require regional councils to reduce air pollution come into effect today. |
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As well as the obvious increased air pollution and reduced visibility, local bushfires are a potential health concern. |
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Congress, however, considered the proposal dead on arrival and refused to hold powerful industries to stricter air pollution standards. |
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Legally, the council is obliged to deal with noise and air pollution and only has to respond to queries about vermin infestations. |
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Particulate air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets that vary in size, composition, and origin. |
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Since sunlight and heat are precursors of smog, the hot weather makes air pollution worse. |
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For example, nanosized particles from air pollution have been shown to inflict more damage on cells than do larger particles. |
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Rampant motorisation, of course, is also exacerbating the nightmare of air pollution in Third World cities. |
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She and a group of five other young women are bicycling across Canada to raise awareness about air pollution and global warming. |
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Most people link air pollution with industrial smokestacks or trucks belching clouds of diesel exhaust. |
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The widely held belief that European levels of air pollution might seriously affect human health has been hard to verify. |
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People move or reduce physical activities when air pollution becomes intolerable. |
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More energy is used to cool buildings and more air pollution is created in the form of smog. |
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Their environmental impact and contribution to the air pollution of York streets is nil. |
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Types of air pollution include particulate and gaseous emissions and odour pollution. |
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Oil has seeped into the water table, and air pollution is a serious problem. |
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All paints, sealants, and adhesives were chosen for low contents of volatile organic compounds, which contribute to indoor air pollution. |
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Beijing was bidding to bring the world's finest athletes to a city with very bad air pollution. |
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So, if you are waiting for dramatic action against air pollution, don't hold your breath. |
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At the end of March, the air pollution index shot up to 174, a record high. |
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Before the summit, transport providers were given advanced driving lessons in order to save energy and to reduce air pollution. |
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Hawaii allows public notice of air pollution announcements to be delivered by mail or online. |
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The costs of aquifer rehabilitation, air pollution reduction, and land degradation will haunt future generations. |
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In a separate development, air pollution at Eastleigh town centre has been found to be way above acceptable levels. |
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Thanks to nifty new sulphur recovery units, the company has cut its air pollution way back. |
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Automobiles contribute to air pollution and sport utility vehicles consume more fuel than conventional passenger sedans. |
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According to the World Bank, Beijing and Mexico City have the most severe air pollution of all the world's major cities. |
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Environmental lobbyists asserted that air pollution is rising at runaway levels. |
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The Environmental Protection Agency requires that many urban areas use oxygenated fuel, especially during winter, when air pollution is worst. |
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Technology for cutting air pollution from cars and trucks has made great strides. |
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If petrol storage is not controlled the city may eventually face problems such as air pollution. |
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Even today, a citizen here inhales as much air pollution as he would if he smoked 24 cigarettes. |
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Most materials were produced within 300 miles of the facility to reduce air pollution associated with their transport. |
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Gasoline combustion causes both local air pollution and emissions of carbon, a greenhouse gas that might affect the future global climate. |
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Compared to typical offices buildings of the same size, the Merrill Center uses 50 percent less energy, thereby reducing air pollution. |
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Every kilowatt-hour generated by wind instead of fossil fuel prevents air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. |
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The authorities are considering a ban on all cars manufactured prior to 1990 in an effort to fight air pollution. |
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We have had several announcements about banning of air horns or double horns or multi-toned horns to check air pollution. |
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A new study shows air pollution in some national parks is so bad it rivals the smog in major cities. |
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Automobile exhaust fumes have become a major contributor to air pollution globally. |
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Each of the millions of cars in the United States is potentially a source of air pollution. |
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Data suggested worsening air pollution levels in Inner Mongolia and Shandong, he said. |
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One of the things that surprised me in our study is the important role of air pollution. |
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Environmentalists warn that public awareness and frustration about air pollution is growing, as are the risks to Chinese health. |
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This means they must cope with air pollution, low levels of oxygen, and high levels of methane and carbon dioxide. |
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Gases flow from the secondary combustion chamber through the quench chamber, and then through air pollution control devices to remove acid gases and particulates. |
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The most-important chemical effects of the air pollution are acidification of soil and fresh water, which in turn causes a solubilization of toxic metals. |
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The city has already made great strides in line with international standards to improve the quality of its environment and in particular to reduce air pollution. |
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There is consensus that air pollution is easier to control from large central sources such as electric power plants than from millions of individual vehicles. |
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The traffic situation has improved, and air pollution has fallen. |
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Over the last few decades I've heard a lot of discussions, seen a lot of documentaries and read a lot books which talk about air pollution in our cities. |
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The 1990 study was concerned not just with reconfirming the importance of tobacco but also with assessing the lesser effects of indoor air pollution of some houses by radon. |
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We have not managed to phase out the consumption of leaded petrol, and as a result, every year more than 4000 people fall victim to air pollution in Iran. |
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We currently have insufficient evidence about the mechanisms of the association between respirable pollutants from smoking or indoor air pollution and tuberculosis. |
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Major environmental problems faced by China are pollution in rivers, lakes and seas, as well as urban air pollution and acid rain, the report said. |
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It all marks a stark change from the rancour of the 1990s, when the two cities were locked in what seemed a never-ending dispute over air pollution. |
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Traffic gridlock is commonplace, air pollution levels are soaring and, most alarmingly, the thirst for water means the mighty Colorado River is increasingly running dry. |
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One industrial application of acid-base titration is in the attempt to overcome the damage from acid rain and related air pollution. |
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Since the overwhelming majority of us are connected to the electricity grid, gas mains or both, the scourge of indoor air pollution is not a killer. |
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Long-distance commutes and traffic tie-ups contribute to worsening health-related issues, such as air pollution and increased asthma and other breathing-related illnesses. |
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His current research interests include the use of tradeable permits and other economic incentives for water allocation and water quality, local air pollution, and fisheries. |
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Read about Bill Baker's research into lichen-rock interface biology or the use of lichens and lichen-feeding moths as bioindicators of air pollution. |
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Forests play a key role in moderating the climate, regulating water systems, preventing erosion, alleviating air pollution, and providing wildlife habitat. |
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Burning charcoal generates hydrocarbons, particulate air pollution, wildfires, and carbon footprints. |
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The infamous London smog is an example of extreme air pollution. |
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The increase in uric acid and urea, but not albumin, suggested that air pollution induced only a mild inflammatory reaction in urban, but not suburban, children. |
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The air pollution caused by smoking autos and scooters is a case in point. |
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Perhaps these findings suggest a causative link between the rising levels of particulate air pollution from motor vehicles and the increase in the prevalence of atopy. |
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The additive makes petrol burn more cleanly, so air pollution is reduced. |
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People will use their cars less as a result, reducing air pollution, decreasing traffic congestion and lessening peak period demands on public transport. |
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In addition to paediatrics and infectious and communicable diseases, he long fostered an interest in environmental hazards, such as air pollution. |
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In our recent studies, we found that exposure to petrochemical air pollution is associated with increased rates of acute irritative symptoms in adults. |
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What's more, local food doesn't have to travel very far so packaging, fuel consumption and air pollution from road freight are all kept to a minimum. |
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Visitors, if they are not already dead choked by air pollution and bumpy roads, are always nervous and edgy at the thought of the traffic jams and missing a flight or a train. |
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Natural capital can clearly be depreciated when, for example, a non-renewable resource such as oil is used up, or when a species dies out, or when air pollution increases. |
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Enormous environmental externalities also result from our over-dependence upon cars, especially in air pollution and in the emission of greenhouse gases. |
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These are just a few among many examples of how the evidence for harm from current air pollution levels is far weaker than ALA claims. |
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In Norway, petroglyphs carved in rock by Stone Age hunters are threatened by air pollution. |
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Healthy human volunteers experienced artery vasoconstriction when they breathed fine particulate air pollution and ozone. |
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Escalation in firewood prices and air pollution led to the establishment of electric crematoria. |
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The results of two recent studies have demonstrated an association between postneonatal mortality and particulate air pollution. |
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According to the Natural Resources Defense Council, particulate air pollution kills more than 5,000 people a year in that state. |
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Walking is better than crawling in slow traffic, wasting fuel and adding to air pollution. |
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With rapidly increasing economic growth, urbanisation and transportation, air pollution is a growing issue. |
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They feel it reduces air pollution, saves trees and makes traffic more manageable. |
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In 1285 London's air was so foul that King Edward I set up an air pollution commission, which banned the use of coal. |
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Avoid things that could make symptoms worse, such as air pollution and allergens. |
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More than 3 million deaths worldwide are caused by air pollution each year. |
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Biological sources of air pollution are also found indoors, as gases and airborne particulates. |
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Intentional air pollution is introduced with the use of air fresheners, incense, and other scented items. |
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A lack of ventilation indoors concentrates air pollution where people often spend the majority of their time. |
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Such factors facilitate estimation of emissions from various sources of air pollution. |
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Perfunctory efforts were made to curb air pollution, but little enforcement of existing legislation was undertaken once the war began. |
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Environmental air pollution has decremental effects on pulmonary function test parameters up to one week after exposure. |
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The new emission standards have produced a measurable diminution in air pollution. |
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The streets will become gridlocked and the air pollution will choke everyone. |
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Life expectancy is also likely to be affected by exposure to high levels of highway air pollution or industrial air pollution. |
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The WHO estimated in 2007 that air pollution causes half a million deaths per year in India. |
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During its construction, which was completed last year, unfinished ductwork was capped to reduce dust and indoor air pollution. |
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The United Kingdom suffered its worst air pollution event when the December 4 Great Smog of 1952 formed over London. |
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There are various air pollution control technologies and strategies available to reduce air pollution. |
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Most effective is the switch to clean power sources such as wind power, solar power, hydro power which don't cause air pollution. |
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Titanium dioxide has been researched for its ability to reduce air pollution. |
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A very effective means to reduce air pollution is the transition to renewable energy. |
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Air pollution hotspots are areas where air pollution emissions expose individuals to increased negative health effects. |
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While air pollution hotspots affect a variety of populations, some groups are more likely to be located in hotspots. |
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In the 7th Framework Programme Mossclone peat mosses multiplied in moss bioreactors are developed as a new tool to monitor air pollution. |
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That is a lot of air pollution, noise, and yet more kicking up of dust. |
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Pathogens include smoking, air pollution, small airway infection and pneumoconiosis. |
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It is mainly caused by people, and can be air pollution, land pollution, water pollution and noise pollution. |
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This is due to the difficulty in simulating variables such as dirt pickup, air pollution, acid rain, wind-borne particle erosion and mildew. |
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This finding more than doubles previous estimates and confirms that air pollution is now the world's largest single environmental health risk. |
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We found that the combination of air pollution and diet had a dramatic effect on plaque formation, leading to inflammation and heart disease. |
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The new device, through the use of ultraviolet light, does far more to eradicate indoor air pollution than common filters and humidifiers do. |
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One out of ten deaths in 2013 was caused by diseases associated with air pollution and the problem is getting worse. |
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Our findings add to the growing body of evidence that air pollution may play a role in autism, as well as in other neurodevelopmental disorders. |
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China, United States, Russia, India Mexico, and Japan are the world leaders in air pollution emissions. |
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Data is accumulating that air pollution exposure also affects the central nervous system. |
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Ambient levels of air pollution have been associated with preterm birth and low birth weight. |
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In actuality, both plan and profile view contour maps are used in air pollution and noise pollution studies. |
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The study controlled for age and smoking habits, so concluded that air pollution was the most likely cause of the observed differences. |
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A 2007 study found that in women, air pollution is not associated with hemorrhagic but with ischemic stroke. |
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Proponents advance the notion that nuclear power produces virtually no air pollution, in contrast to the chief viable alternative of fossil fuel. |
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Across the European Union, air pollution is estimated to reduce life expectancy by almost nine months. |
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Additional research is needed to characterize more fully the role of proteasomes in acute human responses to air pollution. |
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In December 2013 air pollution was estimated to kill 500,000 people in China each year. |
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The World Health Organization estimated in 2014 that every year air pollution causes the premature death of some 7 million people worldwide. |
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The most common sources of air pollution include particulates, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulphur dioxide. |
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It would be a Pyrrhic victory, undermining already shaky intergovernmental relations and leading to the demise of the local air pollution agency. |
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Avoidance of risk factors, including smoking and air pollution, is the primary method of prevention. |
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In the 1970s, the United States and Western European countries introduced legislation to reduce lead air pollution. |
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Concrete dust released by building demolition and natural disasters can be a major source of dangerous air pollution. |
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Though many participants could tell a list of causes of the air pollution, more saliently they perceived it as a political issue. |
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In 1863, the British Parliament passed the first of several Alkali Acts, the first modern air pollution legislation. |
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He investigated industrial pollution at Swansea and was consulted on air pollution at the Royal Mint. |
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Local authorities regulate air pollution from smaller industrial processes. |
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Founded in 1991, TAF s mission is to invest in urban solutions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution. |
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Major sources of air pollution, such as transport, are subject to various measures at the European, national and local level. |
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Because of higher air pollution, the life expectancy of a person born in the city in 2014, is four years fewer than in the suburbs. |
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Proper waste disposal, as well as water and air pollution, are becoming troublesome issues around urban areas and large villages. |
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Metropolitana is the first BRT system to operate with natural gas, seeking to reduce air pollution. |
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Land and air pollution have proven to be harmful to marine life and its habitats. |
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The Kuwaiti oil fires produced air pollution that caused respiratory distress. |
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Do you use hoes, reel mowers, or rakes instead of gas-powered tools that cause dust, noise, and air pollution? |
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Wearing a surgical mask is not going to eliminate the risk of inhaling unwanted viruses and air pollution. |
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Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources. |
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The lawsuit further claims Galveston county has the worst air quality in the United States due to BP's violations of air pollution laws. |
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Typically the highest priority went to water and air pollution. |
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Human activity and natural processes can both generate air pollution. |
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Tentative evidence supports an increased risk of lung cancer from indoor air pollution related to the burning of wood, charcoal, dung or crop residue for cooking and heating. |
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It was developed by the International Maritime Organization in an effort to minimize pollution of the oceans and seas, including dumping, oil and air pollution. |
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The heavy reliance on automobiles for transportation in Atlanta has resulted in traffic, commute, and air pollution rates that rank among the worst in the country. |
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This in turn helps air pollution experts focus limited analytical resources on areas and or populations where the potential for health risks are highest. |
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But air pollution blocks radiation only in the daytime, he notes. |
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Older people are majorly exposed to diseases induced by air pollution. |
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Even in the areas with relatively low levels of air pollution, public health effects can be significant and costly, since a large number of people breathe in such pollutants. |
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Yet another study links low birthweight to air pollution and traffic. |
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The hydrochloric acid produced by the Leblanc process was a major source of air pollution, and the calcium sulfide byproduct also presented waste disposal issues. |
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Carpool lanes can help commuters reach their destinations more quickly, encourage people to socialize, and spend time together, while reducing air pollution. |
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Motor vehicle emissions are one of the leading causes of air pollution. |
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So, too much pollution could be emitted and people not involved in the production pay the cost of the pollution instead of the firm that initially emitted the air pollution. |
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It is a major source of indoor air pollution, containing a complex mixture of more than 4,000 chemicals, more than 50 of which are cancer-causing agents. |
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Push mowers have no engine and are usually used on smaller lawn areas where access is a problem, where noise pollution is undesirable and where air pollution is unwanted. |
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Commuting by car is a major factor contributing to air pollution. |
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Environmental impact assessment did not identify any major risks for the project, and further studies into safety, noise, and air pollution were overall positive. |
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Agricultural air pollution comes from contemporary practices which include clear felling and burning of natural vegetation as well as spraying of pesticides and herbicides. |
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What was surprising was that the risk was not worst in the winter, when temperature inversions are most likely to trap air pollution in the area's valleys. |
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Small Business Administration asked EPA to drop the proposed settlement in the Sierra Club lawsuit challenging the deadline for case-by-case hazardous air pollution permits. |
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Autism is more common in areas of impaired UVB penetration such as poleward latitudes, urban areas, areas with high air pollution, and areas of high precipitation. |
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Our aim is to reeducate the people in lessening traffic congestion and air pollution by using bicycles and by commuting instead on foot, the official added. |
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The worst single incident of air pollution to occur in the US occurred in Donora, Pennsylvania in late October, 1948, when 20 people died and over 7,000 were injured. |
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One concern is that riding in traffic may expose the cyclist to higher levels of air pollution, especially if he or she travels on or along busy roads. |
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The authors used data on the monitoring of air pollution from the Environmental Protection Agency's Aerometric Information Retrieval System with the use of AirData. |
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Because a large share of air pollution is caused by combustion of fossil fuels such as coal and oil, the reduction of these fuels can reduce air pollution drastically. |
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Many lichens are very sensitive to environmental disturbances and can be used in cheaply assessing air pollution, ozone depletion, and metal contamination. |
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The condition, called anthracosis, is from soot and carbon in tobacco smoke, combined with carbon in air pollution from trucks, cars, coal-fired power plants, etc. |
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Sycamore is planted in parks for ornamental purposes, and sometimes as a street tree, since its tolerance of air pollution makes it suitable for use in urban plantings. |
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It covers not only accidental and operational oil pollution but also different types of pollution by chemicals, goods in packaged form, sewage, garbage and air pollution. |
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Ulan Bator has set environmental protection as part of its principal administrative policy and particularly is taking active initiatives in measures against air pollution. |
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Birmingham Friends of the Earth have strongly opposed the facility for contributing to climate change, causing air pollution and reducing recycling rates in the city. |
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Shanghai has been plagued by high levels of air pollution for several days after air masses carried industrial emissions from neighbouring Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. |
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The study showed that the sensitivity to allergens was associated with exposure to traffic-related air pollution during infancy, Science Daily reported. |
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The health effects caused by air pollution may include difficulty in breathing, wheezing, coughing, asthma and worsening of existing respiratory and cardiac conditions. |
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The mechanisms linking air pollution to increased cardiovascular mortality are uncertain, but probably include pulmonary and systemic inflammation. |
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