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Report: Most Americans in areas with unhealthy air
Apr 29, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Sixty percent of Americans live in areas with unhealthy air pollution levels, despite a growing green movement and more stringent laws aimed at improving air quality, the American Lung Association ...
Lethal air pollution booms in emerging nations
Mar 23, 2009 |
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International experts are warning that potentially lethal air pollution has boomed in fast-growing big cities in Asia and South America in recent decades.
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Facemasks help prevent adverse cardiovascular effects caused by pollution
Mar 13, 2009 |
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Diesel exhaust causes arteries to lose their flexibility. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Particle and Fibre Toxicology found that exposure to engine pollution resulted in arterial stiffness in a g ...
Indoor air pollution increases asthma symptoms
Feb 19, 2009 |
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A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins University found an association between increasing levels of indoor particulate matter pollution and the severity of asthma symptoms among children. The study, which followed a ...
National study examines health risks of coarse particle pollution
May 13, 2008 |
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Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health have conducted the largest nationwide study on the acute health effects of coarse particle pollution. Coarse particles are airborne pollutants that fall between ...
Mobile lab allows researchers to study air quality, health effects
Oct 07, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new mobile air research laboratory will help a team of researchers led by a Michigan State University professor better understand the damaging health effects of air pollution and why certain ...
Commercial ships spew half as much particulate pollution as world's cars
Feb 26, 2009 |
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Globally, commercial ships emit almost half as much particulate pollution into the air as the total amount released by cars, according to a new study. Ship pollutants affect both the Earth's climate and the health of people ...
Hong Kong air pollution equals record high
Oct 24, 2009 |
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Hong Kong air pollution has equalled a record high registered in 2000, triggering a warning for people with heart or respiratory illnesses, according to the Environmental Protection Department.
Report Analyzes Construction Pollution Impact in California
Dec 05, 2006 |
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In California, pollution from construction equipment in 2005 was responsible for an estimated 1,132 premature deaths, nearly 183,000 lost work days, 1,086 hospitalizations, and $9.1 billion dollars in annual costs, according ...
Improving China's acid rain control strategy
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Scientists are reporting the first evidence that China's sharp focus on reducing widespread damage to soil by acid rain by restricting sulfur dioxide air pollution may have an unexpected consequence: Gains ...
Air pollution from freeway extends further than previously thought
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Environmental health researchers from UCLA, the University of Southern California and the California Air Resources Board have found that during the hours before sunrise, freeway air pollution extends much further than previously ...
States call on EPA for tougher air pollution regulations
Nov 06, 2009 |
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Twelve states and the District of Columbia urged the Environmental Protection Agency Thursday to adopt more rigorous national policies so they can meet federal air pollution reduction requirements for the region.
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