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The presence of contaminants or pollutant substances in the air (AIR POLLUTANTS) that interfere with human health or welfare, or produce other harmful environmental effects. The substances may include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; or volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.

Any substance in the air which could, if present in high enough concentration, harm humans, animals, vegetation or material. Substances include GASES; PARTICULATE MATTER; and volatile ORGANIC CHEMICALS.

Particles of any solid substance, generally under 30 microns in size, often noted as PM30. There is special concern with PM1 which can get down to PULMONARY ALVEOLI and induce MACROPHAGE ACTIVATION and PHAGOCYTOSIS leading to FOREIGN BODY REACTION and LUNG DISEASES.

Nitrogen oxide (NO2). A highly poisonous gas. Exposure produces inflammation of lungs that may only cause slight pain or pass unnoticed, but resulting edema several days later may cause death. (From Merck, 11th ed) It is a major atmospheric pollutant that is able to absorb UV light that does not reach the earth's surface.

A highly toxic, colorless, nonflammable gas. It is used as a pharmaceutical aid and antioxidant. It is also an environmental air pollutant.

The contamination of indoor air.

Gases, fumes, vapors, and odors escaping from the cylinders of a gasoline or diesel internal-combustion engine. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed & Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

The unstable triatomic form of oxygen, O3. It is a powerful oxidant that is produced for various chemical and industrial uses. Its production is also catalyzed in the ATMOSPHERE by ULTRAVIOLET RAY irradiation of oxygen or other ozone precursors such as VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS and NITROGEN OXIDES. About 90% of the ozone in the atmosphere exists in the stratosphere (STRATOSPHERIC OZONE).

The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals.

The monitoring of the level of toxins, chemical pollutants, microbial contaminants, or other harmful substances in the environment (soil, air, and water), workplace, or in the bodies of people and animals present in that environment.

The mixture of gases present in the earth's atmosphere consisting of oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, and small amounts of other gases.

Contamination of bodies of water (such as LAKES; RIVERS; SEAS; and GROUNDWATER.)

Collection, analysis, and interpretation of data about the frequency, distribution, and consequences of disease or health conditions, for use in the planning, implementing, and evaluating public health programs.

Relating to the size of solids.

Contamination of the air, bodies of water, or land with substances that are harmful to human health and the environment.

A large or important municipality of a country, usually a major metropolitan center.

The status of health in urban populations.

Compounds that accept electrons in an oxidation-reduction reaction. The reaction is induced by or accelerated by exposure to electromagnetic radiation in the spectrum of visible or ultraviolet light.

The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents by inhaling them.

Carbon monoxide (CO). A poisonous colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. It combines with hemoglobin to form carboxyhemoglobin, which has no oxygen carrying capacity. The resultant oxygen deprivation causes headache, dizziness, decreased pulse and respiratory rates, unconsciousness, and death. (From Merck Index, 11th ed)

Inorganic oxides that contain nitrogen.

The state of the ATMOSPHERE over minutes to months.

Diseases of the respiratory system in general or unspecified or for a specific respiratory disease not available.

AUTOMOBILES, trucks, buses, or similar engine-driven conveyances. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Divisions of the year according to some regularly recurrent phenomena usually astronomical or climatic. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

A mixture of smoke and fog polluting the atmosphere. (Dorland, 27th ed)

The motion of air currents.

All deaths reported in a given population.

The science of controlling or modifying those conditions, influences, or forces surrounding man which relate to promoting, establishing, and maintaining health.

A dark powdery deposit of unburned fuel residues, composed mainly of amorphous CARBON and some HYDROCARBONS, that accumulates in chimneys, automobile mufflers and other surfaces exposed to smoke. It is the product of incomplete combustion of carbon-rich organic fuels in low oxygen conditions. It is sometimes called lampblack or carbon black and is used in INK, in rubber tires, and to prepare CARBON NANOTUBES.

The art or practice of preparing food. It includes the preparation of special foods for diets in various diseases.

A polysymptomatic condition believed by clinical ecologists to result from immune dysregulation induced by common foods, allergens, and chemicals, resulting in various physical and mental disorders. The medical community has remained largely skeptical of the existence of this "disease", given the plethora of symptoms attributed to environmental illness, the lack of reproducible laboratory abnormalities, and the use of unproven therapies to treat the condition. (From Segen, Dictionary of Modern Medicine, 1992)

The application of heat to raise the temperature of the environment, ambient or local, or the systems for accomplishing this effect. It is distinguished from HEAT, the physical property and principle of physics.

Any combustible hydrocarbon deposit formed from the remains of prehistoric organisms. Examples are petroleum, coal, and natural gas.

A natural fuel formed by partial decomposition of vegetable matter under certain environmental conditions.

A form of bronchial disorder with three distinct components: airway hyper-responsiveness (RESPIRATORY HYPERSENSITIVITY), airway INFLAMMATION, and intermittent AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION. It is characterized by spasmodic contraction of airway smooth muscle, WHEEZING, and dyspnea (DYSPNEA, PAROXYSMAL).

Exposure of the female parent, human or animal, to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents in the environment or to environmental factors that may include ionizing radiation, pathogenic organisms, or toxic chemicals that may affect offspring. It includes pre-conception maternal exposure.

Created 1 January 1993 as a result of the division of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

The inhabitants of a city or town, including metropolitan areas and suburban areas.

Acidic water usually pH 2.5 to 4.5, which poisons the ecosystem and adversely affects plants, fishes, and mammals. It is caused by industrial pollutants, mainly sulfur oxides and nitrogen oxides, emitted into the atmosphere and returning to earth in the form of acidic rain water.

Materials or phenomena which can provide energy directly or via conversion.

Contamination of the air by tobacco smoke.

A distribution function used to describe the occurrence of rare events or to describe the sampling distribution of isolated counts in a continuum of time or space.

The atmospheric properties, characteristics and other atmospheric phenomena especially pertaining to WEATHER or CLIMATE.

Studies designed to examine associations, commonly, hypothesized causal relations. They are usually concerned with identifying or measuring the effects of risk factors or exposures. The common types of analytic study are CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; and CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES.

A major group of unsaturated cyclic hydrocarbons containing two or more rings. The vast number of compounds of this important group, derived chiefly from petroleum and coal tar, are rather highly reactive and chemically versatile. The name is due to the strong and not unpleasant odor characteristic of most substances of this nature. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed, p96)

Adverse effect upon bodies of water (LAKES; RIVERS; seas; groundwater etc.) caused by CHEMICAL WATER POLLUTANTS.

Any enterprise centered on the processing, assembly, production, or marketing of a line of products, services, commodities, or merchandise, in a particular field often named after its principal product. Examples include the automobile, fishing, music, publishing, insurance, and textile industries.

The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in the air. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms.

A product of hard secondary xylem composed of CELLULOSE, hemicellulose, and LIGNANS, that is under the bark of trees and shrubs. It is used in construction and as a source of CHARCOAL and many other products.

Supplying a building or house, their rooms and corridors, with fresh air. The controlling of the environment thus may be in public or domestic sites and in medical or non-medical locales. (From Dorland, 28th ed)

High temperature destruction of waste by burning with subsequent reduction to ashes or conversion to an inert mass.

Procedures for finding the mathematical function which best describes the relationship between a dependent variable and one or more independent variables. In linear regression (see LINEAR MODELS) the relationship is constrained to be a straight line and LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS is used to determine the best fit. In logistic regression (see LOGISTIC MODELS) the dependent variable is qualitative rather than continuously variable and LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS are used to find the best relationship. In multiple regression, the dependent variable is considered to depend on more than a single independent variable.

Blocking of a blood vessel by air bubbles that enter the circulatory system, usually after TRAUMA; surgical procedures, or changes in atmospheric pressure.

An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, or inborn or inherited characteristic, which, on the basis of epidemiologic evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent.

Earth or other matter in fine, dry particles. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Air pollutants found in the work area. They are usually produced by the specific nature of the occupation.

Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations.

The maximum exposure to a biologically active physical or chemical agent that is allowed during an 8-hour period (a workday) in a population of workers, or during a 24-hour period in the general population, which does not appear to cause appreciable harm, whether immediate or delayed for any period, in the target population. (From Lewis Dictionary of Toxicology, 1st ed)

Metals with high specific gravity, typically larger than 5. They have complex spectra, form colored salts and double salts, have a low electrode potential, are mainly amphoteric, yield weak bases and weak acids, and are oxidizing or reducing agents (From Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

Theoretical representations that simulate the behavior or activity of systems, processes, or phenomena. They include the use of mathematical equations, computers, and other electronic equipment.

Branch of medicine concerned with the prevention and control of disease and disability, and the promotion of physical and mental health of the population on the international, national, state, or municipal level.

A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean.

The qualitative or quantitative estimation of the likelihood of adverse effects that may result from exposure to specified health hazards or from the absence of beneficial influences. (Last, Dictionary of Epidemiology, 1988)

A nonmetallic element with atomic symbol C, atomic number 6, and atomic weight [12.0096; 12.0116]. It may occur as several different allotropes including DIAMOND; CHARCOAL; and GRAPHITE; and as SOOT from incompletely burned fuel.

Pathological processes involving any part of the LUNG.

A measure of the amount of WATER VAPOR in the air.

Studies in which subsets of a defined population are identified. These groups may or may not be exposed to factors hypothesized to influence the probability of the occurrence of a particular disease or other outcome. Cohorts are defined populations which, as a whole, are followed in an attempt to determine distinguishing subgroup characteristics.

An infant during the first month after birth.

Noise associated with transportation, particularly aircraft and automobiles.

Measurement of the maximum rate of airflow attained during a FORCED VITAL CAPACITY determination. Common abbreviations are PEFR and PFR.

Pathological conditions involving the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM including the HEART; the BLOOD VESSELS; or the PERICARDIUM.

Elements of residence that characterize a population. They are applicable in determining need for and utilization of health services.

Compounds consisting of two or more fused ring structures.

Studies comparing two or more treatments or interventions in which the subjects or patients, upon completion of the course of one treatment, are switched to another. In the case of two treatments, A and B, half the subjects are randomly allocated to receive these in the order A, B and half to receive them in the order B, A. A criticism of this design is that effects of the first treatment may carry over into the period when the second is given. (Last, A Dictionary of Epidemiology, 2d ed)

Noises, normal and abnormal, heard on auscultation over any part of the RESPIRATORY TRACT.

A usually four-wheeled automotive vehicle designed for passenger transportation and commonly propelled by an internal-combustion engine using a volatile fuel. (Webster, 1973)

Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.

The science dealing with the earth and its life, especially the description of land, sea, and air and the distribution of plant and animal life, including humanity and human industries with reference to the mutual relations of these elements. (From Webster, 3d ed)

The longterm manifestations of WEATHER. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed)

Inorganic oxides of sulfur.

The maintenance of certain aspects of the environment within a defined space to facilitate the function of that space; aspects controlled include air temperature and motion, radiant heat level, moisture, and concentration of pollutants such as dust, microorganisms, and gases. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed)

Statistical formulations or analyses which, when applied to data and found to fit the data, are then used to verify the assumptions and parameters used in the analysis. Examples of statistical models are the linear model, binomial model, polynomial model, two-parameter model, etc.

Factors that can cause or prevent the outcome of interest, are not intermediate variables, and are not associated with the factor(s) under investigation. They give rise to situations in which the effects of two processes are not separated, or the contribution of causal factors cannot be separated, or the measure of the effect of exposure or risk is distorted because of its association with other factors influencing the outcome of the study.

Inflammation of the ear, which may be marked by pain (EARACHE), fever, HEARING DISORDERS, and VERTIGO. Inflammation of the external ear is OTITIS EXTERNA; of the middle ear, OTITIS MEDIA; of the inner ear, LABYRINTHITIS.

Living facilities for humans.

Measurement of the various processes involved in the act of respiration: inspiration, expiration, oxygen and carbon dioxide exchange, lung volume and compliance, etc.

Total mass of all the organisms of a given type and/or in a given area. (From Concise Dictionary of Biology, 1990) It includes the yield of vegetative mass produced from any given crop.

Substances or organisms which pollute the water or bodies of water. Use for water pollutants in general or those for which there is no specific heading.

Colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellant agents.

Worthless, damaged, defective, superfluous or effluent material from industrial operations.

Devices, manned and unmanned, which are designed to be placed into an orbit about the Earth or into a trajectory to another celestial body. (NASA Thesaurus, 1988)

A refined petroleum fraction used as a fuel as well as a solvent.

The vapor state of matter; nonelastic fluids in which the molecules are in free movement and their mean positions far apart. Gases tend to expand indefinitely, to diffuse and mix readily with other gases, to have definite relations of volume, temperature, and pressure, and to condense or liquefy at low temperatures or under sufficient pressure. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)

The confinement of a patient in a hospital.

Residue generated from combustion of coal or petroleum.

Chemical compounds which pollute the water of rivers, streams, lakes, the sea, reservoirs, or other bodies of water.

Inflammation of the large airways in the lung including any part of the BRONCHI, from the PRIMARY BRONCHI to the TERTIARY BRONCHI.

Toxic, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon byproduct of coal distillation. It is used as an industrial solvent in paints, varnishes, lacquer thinners, gasoline, etc. Benzene causes central nervous system damage acutely and bone marrow damage chronically and is carcinogenic. It was formerly used as parasiticide.

The relating of causes to the effects they produce. Causes are termed necessary when they must always precede an effect and sufficient when they initiate or produce an effect. Any of several factors may be associated with the potential disease causation or outcome, including predisposing factors, enabling factors, precipitating factors, reinforcing factors, and risk factors.

Statistical models in which the value of a parameter for a given value of a factor is assumed to be equal to a + bx, where a and b are constants. The models predict a linear regression.

A method of analyzing the variation in utilization of health care in small geographic or demographic areas. It often studies, for example, the usage rates for a given service or procedure in several small areas, documenting the variation among the areas. By comparing high- and low-use areas, the analysis attempts to determine whether there is a pattern to such use and to identify variables that are associated with and contribute to the variation.

Combination of procedures, methods, and tools by which a policy, program, or project may be judged as to its potential effects on the health of a population, and the distribution of those effects within the population.

The effect of GLOBAL WARMING and the resulting increase in world temperatures. The predicted health effects of such long-term climatic change include increased incidence of respiratory, water-borne, and vector-borne diseases.

Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint.

Various material objects and items in the home. It includes temporary or permanent machinery and appliances. It does not include furniture or interior furnishings (FURNITURE see INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; INTERIOR FURNISHINGS see INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS).

Either of the pair of organs occupying the cavity of the thorax that effect the aeration of the blood.

Substances or energies, for example heat or light, which when introduced into the air, water, or land threaten life or health of individuals or ECOSYSTEMS.

A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.

An agency in the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It was created as an independent regulatory agency responsible for the implementation of federal laws designed to protect the environment. Its mission is to protect human health and the ENVIRONMENT.

The process of accepting patients. The concept includes patients accepted for medical and nursing care in a hospital or other health care institution.

The ratio of two odds. The exposure-odds ratio for case control data is the ratio of the odds in favor of exposure among cases to the odds in favor of exposure among noncases. The disease-odds ratio for a cohort or cross section is the ratio of the odds in favor of disease among the exposed to the odds in favor of disease among the unexposed. The prevalence-odds ratio refers to an odds ratio derived cross-sectionally from studies of prevalent cases.

The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.

Substances which pollute the soil. Use for soil pollutants in general or for which there is no specific heading.

The means of moving persons, animals, goods, or materials from one place to another.

A subcategory of CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE. The disease is characterized by hypersecretion of mucus accompanied by a chronic (more than 3 months in 2 consecutive years) productive cough. Infectious agents are a major cause of chronic bronchitis.

CHILDBIRTH before 37 weeks of PREGNANCY (259 days from the first day of the mother's last menstrual period, or 245 days after FERTILIZATION).

The gaseous envelope surrounding a planet or similar body. (From Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)

Thin-walled sacs or spaces which function as a part of the respiratory system in birds, fishes, insects, and mammals.

Large natural streams of FRESH WATER formed by converging tributaries and which empty into a body of water (lake or ocean).

An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less.

Research techniques that focus on study designs and data gathering methods in human and animal populations.

A course of action or principle adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual that concerns human interactions with nature and natural resources.

The exposure to potentially harmful chemical, physical, or biological agents that occurs as a result of one's occupation.

A weight-carrying structure for navigation of the air that is supported either by its own buoyancy or by the dynamic action of the air against its surfaces. (Webster, 1973)

Inhaling and exhaling the smoke of burning TOBACCO.

Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time.

The enactment of laws and ordinances and their regulation by official organs of a nation, state, or other legislative organization. It refers also to health-related laws and regulations in general or for which there is no specific heading.

The climate of a very small area.

Representations, normally to scale and on a flat medium, of a selection of material or abstract features on the surface of the earth, the heavens, or celestial bodies.

The state of the organism when it functions optimally without evidence of disease.

Carcinogenic substances that are found in the environment.

Organic compounds that have a relatively high VAPOR PRESSURE at room temperature.

Parliamentary democracy located between France on the northeast and Portugual on the west and bordered by the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.

Statistical models which describe the relationship between a qualitative dependent variable (that is, one which can take only certain discrete values, such as the presence or absence of a disease) and an independent variable. A common application is in epidemiology for estimating an individual's risk (probability of a disease) as a function of a given risk factor.

The property of objects that determines the direction of heat flow when they are placed in direct thermal contact. The temperature is the energy of microscopic motions (vibrational and translational) of the particles of atoms.

The industry concerned with the removal of raw materials from the Earth's crust and with their conversion into refined products.

Accumulations of solid or liquid animal excreta usually from stables and barnyards with or without litter material. Its chief application is as a fertilizer. (From Webster's 3d ed)

The total number of cases of a given disease in a specified population at a designated time. It is differentiated from INCIDENCE, which refers to the number of new cases in the population at a given time.

Volative flammable fuel (liquid hydrocarbons) derived from crude petroleum by processes such as distillation reforming, polymerization, etc.

Units that convert some other form of energy into electrical energy.

Experimental devices used in inhalation studies in which a person or animal is either partially or completely immersed in a chemically controlled atmosphere.

The fertilizing element of plants that contains the male GAMETOPHYTES.

Naturally occurring complex liquid hydrocarbons which, after distillation, yield combustible fuels, petrochemicals, and lubricants.

Complex petroleum hydrocarbons consisting mainly of residues from crude oil distillation. These liquid products include heating oils, stove oils, and furnace oils and are burned to generate energy.

Studies which start with the identification of persons with a disease of interest and a control (comparison, referent) group without the disease. The relationship of an attribute to the disease is examined by comparing diseased and non-diseased persons with regard to the frequency or levels of the attribute in each group.

The branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their ENVIRONMENT, especially as manifested by natural cycles and rhythms, community development and structure, interactions between different kinds of organisms, geographic distributions, and population alterations. (Webster's, 3d ed)

The number of new cases of a given disease during a given period in a specified population. It also is used for the rate at which new events occur in a defined population. It is differentiated from PREVALENCE, which refers to all cases, new or old, in the population at a given time.

A tough, malleable, iron-based alloy containing up to, but no more than, two percent carbon and often other metals. It is used in medicine and dentistry in implants and instrumentation.

The presence of bacteria, viruses, and fungi in water. This term is not restricted to pathogenic organisms.

The probability that an event will occur. It encompasses a variety of measures of the probability of a generally unfavorable outcome.

Exposure to indoor background radiation and urinary concentrations of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, a marker of oxidative DNA damage. (1/20)

We investigated whether exposure to indoor [gamma]-radiation and radon might be associated with enough free radical formation to increase urinary concentrations of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG), a sensitive marker of DNA damage, due to a hydroxyl radical attack at the C8 of guanine. Indoor radon and [gamma]-radiation levels were measured in 32 dwellings for 6 months by solid-state nuclear track detectors and thermoluminescent dosimeters, respectively. Urine samples for 8-OHdG determinations were obtained from 63 healthy adult subjects living in the measured dwellings. An overall tendency toward increasing levels of 8-OHdG with increasing levels of radon and [gamma]-radiation was seen in the females, presumably due to their estimated longer occupancy in the dwellings measured. Different models were considered for females, with the steepest slopes obtained for [gamma]-radiation with a coefficient of 0.500 (log nmol/l of 8-OHdG for each unit increase of [gamma]-radiation on a log scale) (p<0.01), and increasing to 0.632 (p = 0.035), but with larger variance, when radon was included in the model. In conclusion, there seems to be an effect of indoor radioactivity on the urinary excretion of 8-OHdG for females, who are estimated to have a higher occupancy in the dwellings measured than for males, for whom occupational and other agents may also influence 8-OHdG excretion. ree radicals; [gamma]-radiation; radon. (+info)

Cancer risk around the nuclear power plants of Trillo and Zorita (Spain). (2/20)

AIM: To investigate the association between cancer risk and proximity of place of residence to the Guadalajara nuclear power plants: Trillo and Zorita. METHODS: Case-control study. Cases were patients admitted with cancer and controls were non-tumorous patients, both admitted to Guadalajara Hospital (period 1988-99). Exposure factor: place of residence (areas within 10, 20, and 30 km of each plant). Odds ratios (ORs) of those areas closest to the plants were calculated with respect to those furthest away; a linear trend analysis was also performed. RESULTS: In the extreme areas in the vicinity of Trillo, an OR of 1.71 was obtained (95% CI 1.15 to 2.53), increasing in magnitude in the subgroup of more radioinducible tumours and in the period considered as post-latency (1997-99). Risk increased linearly with proximity to the two plants, significantly in Trillo (p < 0.01) but not in Zorita (p = 0.19). CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between proximity of residence to Trillo and cancer risk, although the limitations of the study should be kept in mind when interpreting the possible causal relation. (+info)

RADIATION PROTECTION IN CANADA. III. THE ROLE OF THE RADIATION PROTECTION DIVISION IN SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. (3/20)

The current status of radiation protection in Canada is discussed in the last of a three-part series. Particular emphasis has been placed on the role of the Radiation Protection Division of the Department of National Health and Welfare. A radioactive fallout study program has been established involving the systematic collection of air and precipitation samples from 24 locations, soil samples from 23 locations, fresh-milk samples from 16 locations, wheat samples from nine areas and human-bone specimens from various hospitals throughout Canada. A whole-body-counting facility and a special study of fallout in Northern areas have also been initiated. For any age group, the highest average strontium-90 concentration in human bone so far reported has been less than four picocuries per gram of calcium compared with the maximum permissible level of 67 derived from the International Committee on Radiation Protection (ICRP) recommendations. By the end of 1963 a general downward trend of levels of radioactivity detected in other parts of the program has been observed. Programs to assess the contribution to the radiation exposure of members of the population from medical x-rays, nuclear reactor operations and natural background-radiation sources have also been described. The annual genetically significant dose from diagnostic x-ray examinations in Canadian public hospitals has been estimated to be 25.8 mrem. Results from the reactor-environment monitoring programs have not suggested the presence of radioactivity beyond that contributed from fallout. (+info)

Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies. (4/20)

OBJECTIVE: To determine the risk of lung cancer associated with exposure at home to the radioactive disintegration products of naturally occurring radon gas. DESIGN: Collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 case-control studies of residential radon and lung cancer. SETTING: Nine European countries. SUBJECTS: 7148 cases of lung cancer and 14,208 controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Relative risks of lung cancer and radon gas concentrations in homes inhabited during the previous 5-34 years measured in becquerels (radon disintegrations per second) per cubic metre (Bq/m3) of household air. RESULTS: The mean measured radon concentration in homes of people in the control group was 97 Bq/m3, with 11% measuring > 200 and 4% measuring > 400 Bq/m3. For cases of lung cancer the mean concentration was 104 Bq/m3. The risk of lung cancer increased by 8.4% (95% confidence interval 3.0% to 15.8%) per 100 Bq/m3 increase in measured radon (P = 0.0007). This corresponds to an increase of 16% (5% to 31%) per 100 Bq/m3 increase in usual radon--that is, after correction for the dilution caused by random uncertainties in measuring radon concentrations. The dose-response relation seemed to be linear with no threshold and remained significant (P = 0.04) in analyses limited to individuals from homes with measured radon < 200 Bq/m3. The proportionate excess risk did not differ significantly with study, age, sex, or smoking. In the absence of other causes of death, the absolute risks of lung cancer by age 75 years at usual radon concentrations of 0, 100, and 400 Bq/m3 would be about 0.4%, 0.5%, and 0.7%, respectively, for lifelong non-smokers, and about 25 times greater (10%, 12%, and 16%) for cigarette smokers. CONCLUSIONS: Collectively, though not separately, these studies show appreciable hazards from residential radon, particularly for smokers and recent ex-smokers, and indicate that it is responsible for about 2% of all deaths from cancer in Europe. (+info)

Archeo-cell biology: carbon dating is not just for pots and dinosaurs. (5/20)

Defining the life span of specific human cell populations is limited by our inability to mark the exact time when cells are born in a way that can be detected over many years. In this issue of Cell, Spalding et al. (2005) describe a clever strategy for retrospectively birth dating human cells in vivo, based on their incorporation of 14C during a peak in atmospheric levels of this isotope resulting from above-ground nuclear arms testing in the 1950s. (+info)

Indoor radon and lung cancer. Estimating the risks. (6/20)

Radon is ubiquitous in indoor environments. Epidemiologic studies of underground miners with exposure to radon and experimental evidence have established that radon causes lung cancer. The finding that this naturally occurring carcinogen is present in the air of homes and other buildings has raised concern about the lung cancer risk to the general population from radon. I review current approaches for assessing the risk of indoor radon, emphasizing the extrapolation of the risks for miners to the general population. Although uncertainties are inherent in this risk assessment, the present evidence warrants identifying homes that have unacceptably high concentrations. (+info)

Indoor-atmospheric radon-related radioactivity affected by a change of ventilation strategy. (7/20)

The present author has kept observation for concentrations of atmospheric radon, radon progeny and thoron progeny for several years at the campus of Fukushima Medical University. Accidentally, in the midst of an observation term, i.e., February 2005, the facility management group of the university changed a strategy for the manner of ventilation, probably because of a recession: (I) tidy everyday ventilation of 7:30-24:00 into (II) shortened weekday ventilation of 8: 00-21 : 00 with weekend halts. This change of ventilation manner brought a clear alteration for the concentrations of radon-related natural radioactivity in indoor air. The present paper concerns an investigation of the effect of the ventilation strategy on the indoor-atmospheric radon-related radioactivity. (+info)

Indoor radon concentrations and assessment of doses in four districts of the Punjab Province - Pakistan. (8/20)

Seasonal indoor radon measurement studies have been carried out in four districts, namely, Jhelum, Chakwal, Rawalpindi and Attock of the Punjab Province. In this regard, CR-39 based detectors were installed in bedrooms, drawing rooms and kitchens of 40 randomly selected houses in each district. After exposing to radon in each season, CR-39 detectors were etched in 6M NaOH at 80 degrees C and counted under an optical microscope. Indoor radon activity concentrations in the houses surveyed ranged from 15 +/- 4 to 176 +/- 7 Bq m(-3) with an overall average value of 55 +/- 31 Bq m(-3). The observed annual average values are greater than the world average of 40 Bq m(-3). Maximum indoor radon concentration levels were observed in winter season whereas minimum levels were observed in summer season. None of the measured radon concentration value exceeded the action level of 200-400 Bq m(-3). The season/annual ratios for different type of dwellings varied from 0.87 +/- 0.93 to 1.14 +/- 1.10. The mean annual estimated effective dose received by the residents of the studied area was found to be 1.39 +/- 0.78 mSv. The annual estimated effective dose is less than the recommended action level (3-10 mSv). (+info)

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Air Pollution (1st ed.). Spon Press (UK). ISBN 0-415-25565-1. Cooper JR, Randle K, Sokh RG (2003). Radioactive Releases in the ... Roadway air dispersion modeling Useful conversions and formulas for air dispersion modeling Air pollution forecasting ... Briggs divided air pollution plumes into these four general categories: Cold jet plumes in calm ambient air conditions Cold jet ... air quality models, and air pollution dispersion models. Discussion of the layers in the Earth's atmosphere is needed to ...

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Environmentalists saw the advantages of nuclear power in reducing air pollution, but were critical of nuclear technology on ... The NRC's authorization of the release of 40,000 gallons of radioactive waste water directly in the Susquehanna River led to a ... air pollution and energy instability, we should invest only in the best energy options. Nuclear energy isn't one of them". ... NBC News June 21, 2011 Radioactive tritium leaks found at 48 US nuke sites Wesoff, Eric (June 16, 2011). "Black & Veatch's 2011 ...

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Shepherd took a research position with the Central Electricity Generating Board to study atmospheric physics and air pollution ... doi:10.1016/0004-6981(74)90114-0. Shepherd, J.G. (1978). "A simple model for the dispersion of radioactive wastes dumped on the ... Shepherd, J.G. (1975). "A simplified expression for the contributions of radioactive daughters to the effective decay energies ... to undertake research into the marine disposal of radioactive waste. In 1976, his research within MAFF changed direction ...

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... pollution costs the EU €43 billion each year. Measures to cut air pollution benefit individuals financially and the ... Coal ash contains the radioactive elements uranium and thorium. Coal ash and other solid combustion byproducts are stored ... Air pollution from coal storage and handling costs the USA almost 200 dollars for every extra ton stored, due to PM2.5. ... Early deaths due to air pollution have been estimated at 200 per GW-year, however they may be higher around power plants where ...

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... "any air pollution agent or combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical, biological, radioactive ... substance ... "air pollution" as defined by the CAA. If carbon dioxide is not an air pollutant causing air pollution, then the EPA has no ... "any air pollution agent or combination of such agents, including any physical, chemical, biological, radioactive ... substance ... air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare." The CAA defines "air pollutant" as " ...

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... and the added pollution of air, water, and land. The more subtle effects include debates over long-term effects (e.g., global ... radioactive waste, electronic waste. Electronic waste creates direct environmental impacts through the production and ... While it is generally agreed that industry needs to be held responsible when pollution harms other people, there is ... Many technological processes produce by-products known as pollution, and deplete natural resources to the detriment of Earth's ...

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There was visible air pollution in the area and residents said there was a strange smell in the air near the blast zone. 2008 ... "Large quantities of conventional ammunition are stored in the facility, but there are no toxic chemicals or radioactive ...

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... usually tasked to handle the air pollution, radioactive waste management, promotion of civilian usage of environmental isotopes ... protection and prevention of pollution control, afforestation, and land degradation mitigatio. The MoE was also responsible for ... for the prevention and control of pollution, and promotion of sustainable development. Pakistan Environmental Protection Agency ...

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... air pollution MeSH G03.850.460.100.080 - air pollution, indoor MeSH G03.850.460.100.110 - air pollution, radioactive MeSH ... air pollution, radioactive MeSH G03.850.810.125 - food contamination, radioactive MeSH G03.850.810.250 - radiation dosage MeSH ... radioactive fallout MeSH G03.850.810.485 - radioactive waste MeSH G03.850.810.530 - water pollution, radioactive MeSH G03.850. ... water pollution, chemical MeSH G03.850.460.790.410.050 - acid rain MeSH G03.850.460.790.460 - water pollution, radioactive MeSH ...

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... has jurisdiction over air and noise pollution within the city, and responds to emergencies caused by releases or threatened ... In this capacity, it helped New York end disposal of radioactive waste at West Valley. The legislature also passed a bottle ... Office of Air Resources, Climate Change & Energy Division of Air Resources Oversees all air quality-related programs Office of ... air pollution control and resource recovery. Its renewal in 1986 made possible remediation of many hazardous waste sites. In ...

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CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) "Air pollution professor awarded CBE - Air Quality News". Air Quality News. 17 June ... During the first few weeks after the disaster, ApSimon calculated the radioactive plum covered Scandinavia and the North coast ... for services to air pollution science. "Apsimon, Prof. Helen Mary, (born 28 April 1942), Professor of Air Pollution Studies, ... is an English air pollution scientist and academic. She is a Professor of Air pollution Studies at Imperial College London. Her ...

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... radioactive contamination, thermal pollution, visual pollution, and water pollution. Air pollution has always accompanied ... Major forms of pollution include air pollution, light pollution, litter, noise pollution, plastic pollution, soil contamination ... The Rossby waves impact on air pollution has been observed in the daily fluctuations in surface air pollution. Thus, the impact ... and surface air pollution in both China and the USA. This study indicates that Rossby waves significantly affect air pollution ...

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Air pollution[edit]. Outdoor air pollutants, especially chemicals released from the burning of fossil fuels, increase the risk ... Radioactive iodine brachytherapy at the margins of wedge excision may reduce the risk of recurrence. Rarely, removal of a whole ... Tobacco smoking, genetic factors, radon gas, asbestos, air pollution[4][5]. Diagnostic method. Medical imaging, tissue biopsy[6 ... Avoidance of risk factors, including smoking and air pollution, is the primary method of prevention.[17] Treatment and long- ...

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A 2004 study showed New Jersey bars and restaurants had more than nine times the levels of indoor air pollution of neighbouring ... and radioactive decay products, such as polonium-210.[12] Several well-established carcinogens have been shown by the tobacco ... "Study Finds That New Jersey Bars and Restaurants Have Nine Times More Air Pollution than Those in Smoke-Free New York". ... Air quality in bars and restaurants[edit]. Restrictions upon smoking in bars and restaurants can substantially improve the air ...

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... and all isotopes of francium are radioactive.[92] Caesium was also thought to be radioactive in the early 20th century,[93][94] ... Rubidium and caesium must be kept away from air, even under oil, because even a small amount of air diffused into the oil may ... 1999). Pollution Prevention: The Waste Management Approach to the 21st Century. CRC Press. p. 15 Section 27. ISBN 978-1-56670- ... Radioactive: 40K, t1/2 1.25 × 109 years; 87Rb, t1/2 4.9 × 1010 years; 223Fr, t1/2 22.0 min. ...

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... filters are used to retain radioactive gases within the air vacuumed from a nuclear boiling water reactor ... Ca have also been prepared for specific application in air pollution control especially in museums and galleries. Due to its ... air filters in respirators, filters in compressed air, teeth whitening, production of hydrogen chloride and many other ... Air is then introduced to burn out the gasses, creating a graded, screened and de-dusted form of activated carbon. This is ...

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Full text of Hazardous and toxic waste disposal : joint hearings before the Subcommittees on Environmental Pollution and ... A weekly Air Force flight to Vietnam was able to take it to Alaska. Getting the generator onto the island itself proved more ... Commercial Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal. http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/nwp/llrw/llrw.htm Retrieved: 18 May 2015. ...

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In an April 2012 interview, aired on MSNBC, Lovelock stated that he had been "alarmist", using the words "All right, I made a ... He has made a study of detecting life on other planets by analysis of their atmosphere and extended this to world pollution ... One of the striking things about places heavily contaminated by radioactive nuclides is the richness of their wildlife. This is ... His electron capture detectors are the most sensitive that have been made and are universally used on pollution problems for ...

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Another air separation method is forcing air to dissolve through ceramic membranes based on zirconium dioxide by either high ... Harrison, Roy M. (1990). Pollution: Causes, Effects & Control (2nd ed.). Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-0- ... All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 27 s and the majority of these have half-lives ... 2 is usually obtained by the fractional distillation of liquefied air.[46] Liquid oxygen may also be condensed from air using ...

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Pollution of the local environment, such as contamination of groundwater or aquifers or soil contamination may occur, as well. ... Landfill gases can seep out of the landfill and into the surrounding air and soil. Methane is a greenhouse gas, and is ... High-level radioactive waste management. *History of waste management. *Landfill fire. *Sewage regulation and administration ... Pollution of local roads and water courses from wheels on vehicles when they leave the landfill can be significant and can be ...

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The equation for the radioactive decay of 14. C is:[17]. 14. 6C. → 14. 7N. + e−. + ν. e. By emitting a beta particle (an ... Volcanic eruptions eject large amounts of carbon into the air. The carbon is of geological origin and has no detectable 14. C, ... Man-made and Natural Radioactivity in Environmental Pollution and Radiochronology. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. pp. ... The equation governing the decay of a radioactive isotope is:[5]. N. =. N. 0. e. −. λ. t. {\displaystyle N=N_{0}e^{-\lambda t ...

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The flame tree Delonix regia does not rely on fire but shoots its seeds through the air when the two sides of its long pods ... It can also limit damage done to a tree by pollution as the fungus accumulate heavy metals within its tissues.[50] Fossil ... The tests to demonstrate this networking are performed by injecting chemicals, sometimes radioactive, into a tree, and then ... Charcoal can be made by slow pyrolysis of wood by heating it in the absence of air in a kiln. The carefully stacked branches, ...

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Harrison, R.M (edited by). Understanding Our Environment, An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry and Pollution, Third ... These are pollutants which emit radioactive materials, such as alpha and beta particles, posing danger to human health and the ... and fates of chemical species in the air, soil, and water environments; and the effect of human activity on these. ... It is different from green chemistry, which tries to reduce potential pollution at its source. ...

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Air pollution. ವಾಯು ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯೊ. ರಸಾಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ(chemistry). ಜಲ ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯ. Water pollution. ಜಲ ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯೊ. ... Radioactive contamination. ವಿಕಿರಣೊ ಮಾಲಿನ್ಯೊ. ರಸಾಯನಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ(chemistry). kn:ಜಾನ್ ಅಲೆಕ್ಸಾಂಡರ್ ರೇನಾ John Alexander Reina Newlands. ...

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See Indian atomism.) The basic atoms are those of earth (prthivi), water (pani), fire (agni), and air (vayu) Light rays are ... Radioactive decay. Units and measures. Main articles: Photometry (optics) and Radiometry. Light is measured with two main ... Light pollution. *Light therapy. *Lighting. *List of light sources. *Luminescence: The Journal of Biological and Chemical ... "Reference Solar Spectral Irradiance: Air Mass 1.5". Retrieved 12 November 2009.. *^ Tang, Hong (1 October 2009). "May The Force ...

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"Pollution A to Z. 1.. *^ a b c Tilley, Elizabeth; Ulrich, Lukas; Lüthi, Christoph; Reymond, Philippe; Zurbrügg, Chris. "Septic ... Composting is an aerobic method (meaning that it requires the presence of air) of decomposing organic solid wastes.[1] It can ... High-level radioactive waste management. *History of waste management. *Landfill fire. *Sewage regulation and administration ... The air/water balance is critical to maintaining high temperatures (135°-160° Fahrenheit / 50° - 70° Celsius) until the ...

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... but since everyone has a small chance of developing lung cancer as a result of air pollution or radiation, the cancer may have ... However, radiation and radioactive drugs are normally avoided during pregnancy, especially if the fetal dose might exceed 100 ... sexually transmitted infections and air pollution.[100] Not all environmental causes are controllable, such as naturally ... The term environment refers not only to air, water, and soil but also to substances and conditions at home and at the workplace ...

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This arrangement prevents the introduction of ozone into the treated air. Likewise, air may be treated by passing by a single ... In pollution control applications, ultraviolet analyzers are used to detect emissions of nitrogen oxides, sulfur compounds, ... and radioactive materials can produce levels that will activate a UV detection system. The presence of UV-absorbing gases and ... "US Air Force. Retrieved 24 June 2017.. *^ Escobar, David (20 April 2015). "Oxygen Cleaning: A Validated Process is Critical for ...

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... does not react with air, even at red heat, and thus was considered by alchemists as a noble metal along with gold. Its ... Marine Pollution Bulletin. 124 (2): 993-1000. doi:10.1016/j.marpolbul.2017.03.028. ISSN 0025-326X. PMID 28442199.. ... All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives of less than an hour, and the majority of these have half-lives of ... Like copper, silver reacts with sulfur and its compounds; in their presence, silver tarnishes in air to form the black silver ...

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The manipulation of air-sensitive compounds, By Duward F. Shriver, Mark A. Drezdzon, pagina 239 ... Pollution control in fertilizer production, By C. A. Hodge, Neculai N. Popovici, pagina 381 ... este suficientă pentru a indica faptul că acele pungi cu substituenți sunt surse radioactive în demonstrațiile la clasă. În ... The manipulation of air-sensitive compounds, de Duward F. Shriver, Mark A. Drezdzon ...

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Pollution. *Air pollution (control. *dispersion modeling). *Industrial ecology. *Solid waste treatment. *Waste management ... Radium Removal: Some groundwater sources contain radium, a radioactive chemical element. Typical sources include many ... Dissolved air flotation. When particles to be removed do not settle out of solution easily, dissolved air flotation (DAF) is ... Drinking water pollution detector Rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) are being used in water purification plants to detect ...

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Sebagian besar membentuk larutan tak berwarna dalam air. Sebagian besar membentuk larutan berwarna dalam air ... Martin M. H. & Coughtrey P. J. 1982, Biological Monitoring of Heavy Metal Pollution, Applied Science Publishers, London, ISBN ... Sanders R. 2003, "Radioactive potassium may be major heat source in Earth's core," UCBerkelyNews, 10 December, accessed 17 July ... Sulfida logam golongan 1 dan 2, serta aluminium, dihidrolisis oleh air;[162] skandium,[163] yttrium[164] dan titanium sulfida[ ...

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Indoors, these radioactive compounds can linger in secondhand smoke, and greater exposure would occur when these radioactive ... It is involuntarily inhaled, lingers in the air hours after cigarettes have been extinguished, and may cause a wide range of ... Radioactive carcinogens[edit]. In addition to chemical, nonradioactive carcinogens, tobacco and tobacco smoke contain small ... Research by NCAR radiochemist Ed Martell suggested that radioactive compounds in cigarette smoke are deposited in "hot spots" ...

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"EPA investigating whether radioactive waste was buried at pollution-plagued Camp Lejeune". ABC News, Associated Press. ... The main base is supplemented by six satellite facilities: Marine Corps Air Station New River, Camp Geiger, Stone Bay, ... Pollution[edit]. For more details on this topic, see Camp Lejeune water contamination. ... State law makers are trying to eliminate the state prohibition on lawsuits being filed 10 years after the last pollution ...

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John Rieuwerts (14 July 2017). The Elements of Environmental Pollution. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-135-12679-7. .. ... The chromite ore is heated with a mixture of calcium carbonate and sodium carbonate in the presence of air. The chromium is ... All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 24 hours and the majority less than 1 minute. ... Chromium metal left standing in air is passivated, i.e. forms a thin, protective, surface layer of oxide. This layer has a ...

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A heavy layer of oxide builds up on thallium if left in air. In the presence of water, thallium hydroxide is formed. Sulfuric ... Before the widespread application of technetium-99m in nuclear medicine, the radioactive isotope thallium-201, with a half-life ... According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), man-made sources of thallium pollution include gaseous ... It has a metallic luster that, when exposed to air, quickly tarnishes to a bluish-gray tinge, resembling lead. It may be ...

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Radioactive waste stores[edit]. Sellafield has a number of radioactive waste stores, mostly working on an interim basis while a ... Sellafield was the subject of Marilynne Robinson's 1989 book, Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Pollution ... The two air-cooled and open-circuit, graphite-moderated Windscale reactors (the "Windscale Piles") and the associated first ... The NNL's Central Laboratory is available to run a wide range of radioactive and non-radioactive experimental programmes. ...

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... of solid radioactive mill waste and 94 million US gallons (360,000 m3) of acidic, radioactive tailings solution into the Puerco ... Office of Radiation and Indoor Air Radiation Protection Division, April 2008, pp. Appendix IV, p. 7. ... Water pollution in the United States. *Superfund sites in New Mexico. *History of McKinley County, New Mexico ... of solid radioactive mill waste and about 93 million US gallons (350,000 m3) of acidic, radioactive tailings solution flowed ...

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... and outdoor air pollution (1-2%).[35] Tobacco smoke is a complex mixture of more than 5,300 identified chemicals. The most ... For example, Thorotrast, a (incidentally radioactive) suspension previously used as a contrast medium in x-ray diagnostics, is ... Several radioactive substances are considered carcinogens, but their carcinogenic activity is attributed to the radiation, for ... Common examples of non-radioactive carcinogens are inhaled asbestos, certain dioxins, and tobacco smoke. Although the public ...

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Radon gas from radioactive decay within the Earth's crust. Radon is a colorless, odorless, naturally occurring, radioactive ... Both human activity and natural processes can generate air pollution. Indoor air pollution and poor urban air quality are ... Air pollution linked to much greater risk of dementia The Guardian *^ India air pollution 'cutting crop yields by almost half' ... "Air pollution hot spot". Retrieved 24 April 2014.. *^ Pettit, David (14 December 2014). "Global Toll of Air Pollution: Over 3 ...

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... the University of Birmingham hosted the Sixth Annual Research Frontiers in Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management ... Air Pollution We are working with partners across the globe to understand how to save lives at risk from poor air quality. ... Research Frontiers in Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management Conference Posted on 11 Nov 2016 ... In October 2016, the University of Birmingham hosted the Sixth Annual Research Frontiers in Decommissioning and Radioactive ...

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Substances not naturally found in the air or at greater concentrations or in different locations from usual are referred to as pollutants . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Rather, they form in the air when primary pollutants react or interact. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Radioactive pollutants produced by nuclear explosions and war explosives, and natural processes such as radon . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
A large number of minor hazardous air pollutants. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Pollution can be of different types depending on the part of the environment that is getting polluted or the type of pollutants/contaminants causing the pollution. (worldatlas.com)
Air pollution refers to the release of pollutants like toxic gases, biological molecules, and particulate matter into the atmosphere. (worldatlas.com)
Recent research 12 demonstrates two widespread pollutants - nitrogen dioxide (traffic-related air pollution) and PM2.5 (fine-particle pollution) - disrupt sleep and decrease sleep efficiency (a measure of the time spent actually sleeping as opposed to lying in bed awake). (mercola.com)
Some scientists suspect air pollutants cause birth defect s. (nationalgeographic.org)
The status of indoor air pollution and its control in China are reviewed by introducing the pollution characteristics of major indoor air pollutants, the strategies and measures adopted to control indoor air pollution, as well as the major problems existing in the current indoor air pollution control. (springer.com)
Besides, studies show that indoor pollution of particulate matter (PM), biological pollutants, and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) might also be serious in China. (springer.com)
As a result, pollutants released from inferior decorating and refurbishing materials build up in indoor air, severely deteriorating the IAQ and thus posing serious hazards to human health. (springer.com)
Incidence of respiratory symptoms and chronic disease in a non-smoking population as a function of long-term cumulative exposure to ambient air pollutants (Adventist health study of smog follow-up study). (cdc.gov)
1971. Fate of air pollutants: Removal of ethylene, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide by soil. (cdc.gov)
1997. Lung function and long term exposure to air pollutants in Switzerland. (cdc.gov)
1997. A longitudinal study of ambient air pollutants and the lung peak expiratory flow rates among asthmatic children in Hungary. (cdc.gov)
1989. Health effects of air pollutants: Sulfuric acid, the old and the new. (cdc.gov)
2. Whether the EPA Administrator has authority to regulate carbon dioxide and other air pollutants associated with climate change under section 202(a)(1). (wikisource.org)
EPA Misread FDA v. Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. in Concluding that It Lacks Authority to Regulate Air Pollutants Associated With Climate Change. (wikisource.org)
So far, NTP technology has been used in many fields and decomposed many kinds of air pollutants. (intechopen.com)
Radioactive pollutants are produced from radioactive sources such as nuclear labs and power plants. (enotes.com)
Atmospheric dispersion modeling is the mathematical simulation of how air pollutants disperse in the ambient atmosphere. (wikipedia.org)
The dispersion models are used to estimate the downwind ambient concentration of air pollutants or toxins emitted from sources such as industrial plants, vehicular traffic or accidental chemical releases. (wikipedia.org)
The models also serve to assist in the design of effective control strategies to reduce emissions of harmful air pollutants. (wikipedia.org)
Many of the modern, advanced dispersion modeling programs include a pre-processor module for the input of meteorological and other data, and many also include a post-processor module for graphing the output data and/or plotting the area impacted by the air pollutants on maps. (wikipedia.org)
Air pollution in cities is cuased mostly by vehicular traffic and factories which emits pollutants that affecvts one's health and causes dieases like cancer, allergies ,asthma and breathing disorders and respiratory problems, causing both long aterm and short terms ill affects. (mylot.com)
Pollutants, the components of pollution, can be either foreign substances/energies or naturally occurring contaminants. (wikipedia.org)
Uninsulated high-voltage power lines ionize the adjacent air, forming ozone and other hazardous pollutants. (questia.com)
Airborne pollutants from other sources include insecticides , herbicides , radioactive fallout , and dust from fertilizers, mining operations, and livestock feedlots. (questia.com)
Indoor air pollution is a problem in developed countries, where efficient insulation keeps pollutants inside the structure. (questia.com)
For that reason research is now under way to assess the long-term effects of chronic exposure to low levels of air pollution-what most people experience-as well as to determine how air pollutants interact with one another in the body and with physical factors such as nutrition , stress, alcohol, cigarette smoking , and common medicines. (questia.com)
The study looked at the cumulative effect of multiple pollutants, including arsenic and radioactive contaminants. (wn.com)
Air pollutants defined. (slideserve.com)
U.S. Clean Air Act 1970 designated seven major (conventional or criteria pollutants) for which maximum ambient air levels are mandated. (slideserve.com)
Zhang, West and colleagues analyzed concentrations of two pollutants, known as PM2.5 and ozone, from a 21-year computer simulation of air pollution across the U.S. PM2.5 are very small particles suspended in the air that come from power plants, motor vehicles, industries, and some commercial and residential sources. (wattsupwiththat.com)

Radioactive contamination is the uncontrolled distribution of radioactive material in a given environment. (bionity.com)
Radioactive contamination is typically the result of a spill or accident during the production or use of radionuclides (radioisotopes)(An unstable nucleus which has excessive energy).Contamination may occur from radioactive gases, liquids or particles. (bionity.com)
Radioactive contamination may also be an inevitable result of certain processes, such as the release of radioactive xenon in nuclear fuel reprocessing. (bionity.com)
Nuclear fallout is the distribution of radioactive contamination by a nuclear explosion. (bionity.com)
Containment is what differentiates radioactive material from radioactive contamination. (bionity.com)
Therefore, radioactive material in sealed and designated containers is not properly referred to as contamination, although the units of measurement might be the same. (bionity.com)
Radioactive contamination may exist on surfaces or in volumes of material or air. (bionity.com)
In the case of fixed contamination, the radioactive material cannot by definition be spread, but it is still measurable. (bionity.com)
The hazards to people and the environment from radioactive contamination depend on the nature of the radioactive contaminant, the level of contamination, and the extent of the spread of contamination. (bionity.com)
Low levels of radioactive contamination pose little risk, but can still be detected by radiation instrumentation. (bionity.com)
People can be exposed to potentially lethal radiation levels, both externally and internally, from the spread of contamination following an accident (or a deliberate initiation) involving large quantities of radioactive material. (bionity.com)
Radioactive waste is defined as radiological contamination, is radioactive substances on surfaces, or within solids, liquids or gases (including the you ), where their presence is unintended or undesirable, or the process giving rise to their presence in such places. (rationalwiki.org)
This often overlaps with water pollution, as runoff from soil contamination causes water pollution. (rationalwiki.org)
Littering and radioactive contamination also causes pollution. (worldatlas.com)
Expert collecting water sample for checking radioactive contamination of the water body. (worldatlas.com)
When radioactive substances are present in areas where their presence is undesirable or unintended, it results in a type of pollution called radioactive contamination. (worldatlas.com)
Food contamination resulting from soil pollution (also as a secondary effect of air pollution). (environmental-expert.com)
In this conference were recommended 196 measures to help prevent global warming, including: water pollution, soil contamination and air pollution just for mentions some. (avsabonline.org)
Although plutonium-238 cannot be used for nuclear weapons, launching missions with any kind of radioactive material on board always causes a public outcry (despite the most stringent safeguards against contamination should the mission fail on launch), and hopelessly flawed conspiracy theories are inevitable. (universetoday.com)
air pollution, contamination of the air by noxious gases and minute particles of solid and liquid matter (particulates) in concentrations that endanger health. (questia.com)
Laboratory studies have demonstrated that murine ESTR loci are susceptible to germline mutations induced by chemical ( 8 ) or radioactive ( 9 , 10 ) mutagens, and therefore may be useful tools for environmental contamination studies. (pnas.org)

Water Pollution is Caused byorganic and inorganicindustrial wastes and effluentsdischarged into rivers. (slideshare.net)
She was a senior fellow at the Orville H. Schell Center for International Human Rights at Yale Law School, where she published the Transnational Management of Hazardous and Radioactive Wastes and a Ford Foundation Fellow at New York University School of Law. (cambridge.org)
Evaluation of the three-phrase, electric arc melting furnace for treatment of simulated, thermally oxidized radioactive and mixed wastes (in two parts). (cdc.gov)
The U.S. Bureau of Mines Albany (OR) Research Center and the Department of Energy (DOE), through its contractor EG&G Idaho, Inc., are collaborating on a multi-year research project to evaluate the applicability of three-phase electric arc furnace melting technology to vitrify materials simulating low-level radioactive and mixed wastes. (cdc.gov)
Examples include municipal solid waste (household trash/refuse), hazardous waste , wastewater (such as sewage , which contains bodily wastes ( feces and urine ) and surface runoff ), radioactive waste , and others. (wn.com)
Thus agricultural residue biomass energy available for climate change mitigation by reducing the amount of greenhouse gases emission from using fossil fuels and the pollutions resulting from the high accumulation of these agricultural residues as wastes. (bartleby.com)

In October 2016, the University of Birmingham hosted the Sixth Annual Research Frontiers in Decommissioning and Radioactive Waste Management Conference. (birmingham.ac.uk)
From lab trials and bespoke development, to novel use of off-the-shelf items and adaptive deployment, the conference was an opportunity to showcase research and development across the broad spectrum of technological challenges associated with the management and decommissioning of the UK radioactive waste legacy. (birmingham.ac.uk)
Treatment of off-gas from radioactive waste incinerators. (who.int)
Chapters include analysis on areas such as marine pollution, air pollution, fisheries management, transboundary water resources, biodiversity, hazardous and radioactive waste management, state responsibility and liability. (cambridge.org)
Light pollution is any adverse effect of artificial light including sky glow, glare, light trespass, light clutter, decreased visibility at night, and energy waste. (rationalwiki.org)
Nowadays radioactive waste is never released into the environment in significant quantities, unless a severe accident happens. (rationalwiki.org)
Therefore, unlike other types of pollution discussed on this page, the concern is not about the current adverse effects of radioactive waste, but rather the potential impact of its accidental release. (rationalwiki.org)
The innovation could also solve the problem of how to clean up millions of tonnes of water contaminated by dangerous radioactive material and safely store the concentrated waste. (healthcanal.com)
The Oil and Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste. (readersupportednews.org)
Nobel writes: "Massive amounts of radioactive waste brought to the surface by oil and gas wells have overwhelmed the industry and the state and federal agencies that regulate it, according to a report released today by the prominent environmental group Natural Resources Defense Council. (readersupportednews.org)
We know that the waste has radioactive elements, we know that it can have very high and dangerous levels, we know that some of the waste gets into the environment, and we know that people who live or work near various oil and gas sites are exposed to the waste. (readersupportednews.org)
The report conveys that radioactive oilfield waste is piling up at landfills across America - and in at least some documented cases leaching radioactivity through treatment plants and into waterways. (readersupportednews.org)
The U.S. EPA's webpage on oilfield waste indicates that radium and lead-210, a radioactive isotope of lead, can also accumulate and concentrate in a sludge at the bottom of storage containers and in the hardened mineral deposits that form on the inside of oilfield piping. (readersupportednews.org)
The NRDC report, entitled "A Hot Fracking Mess: How Weak Regulation of Oil and Gas Production Leads to Radioactive Waste in Our Water, Air, and Communities," shows that despite the industry and regulators knowing about the radioactivity issue, the risks have been patently ignored. (readersupportednews.org)
The books series will encompass all scientific aspects of environmental chemistry through a multidisciplinary approach: Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Waste Management/Waste Technology, Pollution, general, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Analytical Chemistry. (springer.com)
Incineration of Radioactive Waste. (e-booksdirectory.com)
The mining of rare earth minerals also throws off radioactive waste. (ame.org)
Pollution issues escalated as population growth far exceeded viability of neighborhoods to handle their waste problem. (wikipedia.org)
The emergence of great factories and consumption of immense quantities of coal gave rise to unprecedented air pollution and the large volume of industrial chemical discharges added to the growing load of untreated human waste. (wikipedia.org)
The major sources of air pollution are transportation engines, power and heat generation, industrial processes, and the burning of solid waste . (questia.com)
The world's largest scientific society honored Sue B. Clark, a PNNL and WSU chemist, for contributions toward resolving our legacy of radioactive waste, advancing nuclear safeguards, and developing landmark nuclear research capabilities. (pnnl.gov)
and they also cause minimal to no environmental problems, such as climate change, radioactive waste, acid rain and air pollution. (bartleby.com)
And while nuclear plants have to account for every radioactive atom of waste, coal plants are busy dumping loads of deadly shiz right into the atmosphere at no cost. (treehugger.com)
Say, for example, the lack of places to put radioactive waste. (treehugger.com)

Radon is a radioactive gas that occurs naturally when uranium in soil and rocks breaks down. (cancer.org)
air filtration, though, they warn, may not be relied upon for some toxic gases, like carbon monoxide and radon. (freedrinkingwater.com)

There are many substances in the air which may impair the health of plants and animals (including humans), or reduce visibility. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
These include asbestos, coal products, and radioactive substances. (encyclopedia.com)
Pollution refers to the addition of contaminating substances to the natural environment resulting in an adverse impact on the environment. (worldatlas.com)
Heating a house by burning substances such as kerosene , wood, and coal can contaminate the air inside the house. (nationalgeographic.org)
Air emissions from manufacturing chemicals can contain a wide range of harmful substances which can have negative effects on the environment and human health. (netregs.gov.uk)
Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat, or light. (wikipedia.org)

Air is considered safe when it contains no harmful dustand gases. (slideshare.net)
7. How to Avoid Air PollutionYes, we can avoid pollution As Follows:Use natural Gases, like LPG (Liquefied PetroleumGas) autos. (slideshare.net)
As blood passes through these vessels and air fills the alveoli, the exchange of gases takes place: oxygen passes from the alveoli into the capillaries while carbon dioxide passes from the capillaries into the alveoli. (encyclopedia.com)
Woody biomass energy also burdens rate and taxpayers with additional costs through its destruction of natural forests that filter the air and water, prevent run-off and flooding, and absorb greenhouse gases. (rachelcarsoncouncil.org)
Gr.,=sphere of air], the mixture of gases surrounding a celestial body with sufficient gravity to maintain it. (thefreedictionary.com)
ventilation ventilation, process of supplying fresh air to an enclosed space and removing from it air contaminated by odors, gases, or smoke. (thefreedictionary.com)
Air contains very small quantities of other inert gases, as well as hydrogen (H 2 ), ozone (0 3 ), nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH 3 ), methane (CH 4 ), and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ). (thefreedictionary.com)
The content of nitrogen, oxygen, and inert gases in air is virtually constant, since a constant concentration of oxygen-and in part nitrogen-is maintained by the plants of the earth. (thefreedictionary.com)
Another type of pollution is the release of noxious gases, such as sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, nitrogen oxides, and chemical vapors. (mylot.com)
Humans have released so many different chemicals into the air that they have changed the mix of gases in the atmosphere . (nagwa.com)

Normal, healthy lungs are continually secreting mucus that not only keeps the lungs moist, but also protects the lungs by trapping foreign particles like dust and dirt in breathed air. (encyclopedia.com)
Flap of elastic cartilage covering the larynx that allows air to pass through the trachea while keeping solid particles and liquids out. (encyclopedia.com)
Air pollution consists of chemicals or particles in the air that can harm the health of humans, animals, and plants. (nationalgeographic.org)
Air pollution particles eventually fall back to Earth. (nationalgeographic.org)
5 Scientists used human and animal models to evaluate how inhaled microscopic particles, or nanoparticles, travel through the bloodstream, potentially explaining how air pollution affects developing and deteriorating heart disease . (mercola.com)
Although some researchers complimented the design and execution of the study, others felt the gold particles did not closely mimic the chemistry of outdoor air pollution, and thus thought it would be difficult to draw conclusions as to how the pollution particulates would act inside the human body. (mercola.com)
Diesel fumes and particles from car exhaust contribute to outdoor air pollution as demonstrated in this short video, which looks at outdoor air pollution across the world. (mercola.com)
It is caused by the release of particles into the air from burning fuel for energy. (mylot.com)

Routine surveillance for radionuclides in air and water. (who.int)
Water Pollution. (slideshare.net)
9. Causes of Water PollutionAbout 40% of Deathsworldwide are caused by WaterPollution. (slideshare.net)
11. Effects of Water PollutionDiseases like Cholera. (slideshare.net)
12. How to Avoid Water PollutionRivers should not be used for washing clothes orbathing animals in. (slideshare.net)
The Pasig River in the Philippines suffers from a high level of water pollution and efforts are being made to rehabilitate it. (wikipedia.org)
Oil spills are an example of water pollution on a large scale. (rationalwiki.org)
Like air pollution and water pollution, but the chemicals are in the soil. (rationalwiki.org)
Professor Huai-Yong Zhu from QUT Chemistry said the world-first intelligent adsorbent, which uses titanate nanofibre and nanotube technology, differed from current clean-up methods, such as layered clays and zeolites, because it could efficiently lock in deadly radioactive material from contaminated water. (healthcanal.com)
The technology, which was developed in collaboration with the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) and Pennsylvania State University in America, works by running the contaminated water through the fine nanotubes and fibres, which trap the radioactive Cesium (Cs+) ions through a structural change. (healthcanal.com)
Air, water, and soil pollution are the three major types of pollution. (worldatlas.com)
Like air pollution, water pollution is one of the most harmful types of pollution. (worldatlas.com)
Thus, water pollution has a highly adverse impact on the environment, society, and economy of a place. (worldatlas.com)
Radioactive elements are naturally present in many soil and rock formations, as well as the water that flows through them," the NRDC report explains. (readersupportednews.org)
As a result of the air and water pollution caused by such 14 exploration and extraction operations people are exposed to endocrine 15 disrupting agents that can cause kidney, liver, heart, blood, and brain 16 damage. (ny.us)
Air pollution can directly contaminate the surface of bodies of water and soil . (nationalgeographic.org)
The smooth white cloud on top may be water condensation that resulted from rapid rising and cooling of the air mass above the ash column, and is probably a transient feature (the eruption plume is starting to punch through). (cia.gov)
Chinese scientists have showcased progress of a new project that will deploy satellite technology with a view to moving water vapor in the sky, via an "air corridor" from the damp western portion of the country to the dry north part of the country. (ooskanews.com)
Last month's announcement that the government of Japan will release radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean has left Fukushima fisherman wondering how they will ensure the safety of their livelihoods and the safety of the fish they now catch. (ooskanews.com)
The Delhi Fire Service (DFS) on Monday sprinkled water on trees in central Delhi as part of its measures to control pollution. (ooskanews.com)
Faced with the prospect that there will be no more space to store tanks containing radioactive water leaking from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (ooskanews.com)
The mill poured uncontrolled water pollution into the Columbia River. (harvard.edu)
Water pollution exists not only in agriculture, also in urban areas and in the industrials. (avsabonline.org)
According to U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found that compared to 2006, water quality in 2010, did not meet the required extenders as itwas found with a high content of bacteria, toxic materials and pollution. (avsabonline.org)
these pesticides along with debris flowing from the roofs of the house come reach streams and rivers through domestic drains and drainage, allowing the pollution water. (avsabonline.org)
2781 words - 12 pages Water pollution is a major global problem which requires ongoing evaluation and revision of water resource policy at all levels (international down to individual aquifers and wells). (avsabonline.org)
The people between Rajpura and Nagda suffer from acute skin diseases because of water pollution. (avsabonline.org)
1304 words - 6 pages Air and Water Pollution Dimetrious Jones ENV/100 October 24, 2012 Katherine Fiegel Air and Water Pollution The two major elements that are essential to the survival of any living organism are clean water and air. (avsabonline.org)
Pollution is a major threat to these elements which in turn has made water and air pollution serious problems that are endangering the lives of people worldwide. (avsabonline.org)
Physical effects are also evident such as acid rain, changes in the essential air composition, water pollution, land pollution, and agricultural/livelihood damages. (enotes.com)
Describe the origin and effects of air, soil and water pollution. (enotes.com)
They either go to the bodies of water or to the air. (savelakelandsforests.org.uk)
Burning of fossil fuels and other forms of air pollution cause toxic chemicals to mix with water vapors and will precipitate in form of acid rain, contaminating river waters and ground waters. (savelakelandsforests.org.uk)
Radioactive residues discharged into the air, water and soil during routine operations of the nuclear power plant certainly pollute the environment. (google.com)
Radioactive zinc that was discharged, by a plant into Columbia river in the USA for instance, was found in human tissue by many thousand times its concentration in water. (google.com)
The most important geological processes on the earth's surface, as well as the formation of weather and climate, take place under the action of air and water. (thefreedictionary.com)
all kind of pollution such as air, water, noise and so on causes serious harmfull effect to the environment. (mylot.com)
Pollution became a major issue in the United States in the early twentieth century, as progressive reformers took issue with air pollution caused by coal burning, water pollution caused by bad sanitation, and street pollution caused by the 3 million horses who worked in American cities in 1900, generating large quantities of urine and manure. (wikipedia.org)
In urban areas like Los Angeles where transportation is the main cause of air pollution, nitrogen dioxide tints the air, blending with other contaminants and the atmospheric water vapor to produce brown smog . (questia.com)
Sulfur dioxide is a corrosive gas which reacts with water vapor in the air to cause acid rain. (slideserve.com)

[2] Air pollution is often identified with major stationary sources, but the greatest source of emissions is mobile sources, mainly automobiles . (newworldencyclopedia.org)
Air pollution is most common in large cities where emissions from many different sources are concentrated . (nationalgeographic.org)
However, problems such as lack of mandatory standards for IAQ, lack of regulation and labeling of pollutant emissions from indoor decorating and refurbishing materials, lack of an effective performance evaluation system for air cleaning products, and lack of proper maintenance of air cleaners remain to be solved for further improvement of IAQ. (springer.com)
Check if you carry out activities that require a PPC permit controlling your emissions to air. (netregs.gov.uk)
Reduce the number of materials transfer points on your site to minimise emissions to air, especially from dusty materials. (netregs.gov.uk)
NASA researchers have compared nuclear power to fossil fuel energy sources in terms of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution-related deaths. (slashdot.org)
Although many deaths occur in developing nations, a study from MIT attributes 200,000 early deaths in the U.S. to air pollution, the primary source of which in this study were vehicle emissions. (mercola.com)
Motor vehicle emissions are likely the leading cause of air pollution. (mylot.com)
Here's what those in favor, according to Wired, say needs to be done in order to make it happen: First, we need to regulate carbon emissions, i.e. make sure every form of energy producer is held accountable for their pollution (see coal pollution, above). (treehugger.com)

Pollution can be of different types based on the part of the environment getting polluted or the major type of pollutant involved. (worldatlas.com)
Pollutant s in the air take many forms. (nationalgeographic.org)
Section 202(a)(1) of the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C. § 7521(a)(1), requires the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") to set emission standards for "any air pollutant" from motor vehicles or motor vehicle engines "which in his judgment cause[s], or contribute[s] to, air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. (wikisource.org)
The causes of air pollution are generally the large amount of pollutant sources that is discharged in the atmosphere. (enotes.com)
These health improvements likely have continued beyond 2010 as we observe that air pollutant concentrations have continued to decrease," said Zhang. (wattsupwiththat.com)

Some of the more common soil contaminants are chlorinated hydrocarbons (CFH), heavy metals (such as chromium, cadmium--found in rechargeable batteries, and lead--found in lead paint, aviation fuel and still in some countries, gasoline), MTBE, zinc, arsenic and benzene.Pollution can also be the consequence of a natural disaster. (mylot.com)

That, despite black lung disease and air pollution in the use of coal. (ame.org)
The burning of coal and wood, and the presence of many horses in concentrated areas made the cities the primary sources of pollution. (wikipedia.org)
In cities, air may be severely polluted not only by transportation but also by the burning of fossil fuels (oil and coal) in generating stations, factories, office buildings, and homes and by the incineration of garbage. (questia.com)

Pollution is the release of environmental contaminants. (mylot.com)
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that cause adverse change. (wikipedia.org)

Air pollution is the human introduction into the atmosphere of chemicals, particulate matter, or biological materials that cause harm or discomfort to humans or other living organisms, or damages the environment. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
4 Chemicals may evaporate from these pits, contributing to air pollution. (ny.us)
Indoor air pollution can occur from a huge variety of chemicals, products, even pets. (medicinenet.com)
Air pollution is defined as a phenomenon where the current atmosphere is populated by chemicals, particulates, and other materials that can do harm on humans and other organisms living in a certain area. (enotes.com)
The major forms of pollution include: air pollution, the release of chemicals and particulates into the atmosphere. (mylot.com)

Serious respiratory disease related problems have been identified with both indoor and outdoor pollution throughout the world. (intechopen.com)
The report estimates that premature deaths caused by outdoor pollution will rise from 3 million to 4.5 million by 2040. (mercola.com)

Types of Pollution. (slideshare.net)
How Many Types Of Pollution Are There? (worldatlas.com)
The different types of pollution have been discussed in greater details below. (worldatlas.com)

Air pollution is the release of such delightful things as Chlorofluorocarbons, Carbon dioxide, Carbon monoxide, lead , and Nitrous oxide, among others. (rationalwiki.org)
Tiny air-filled sacs in the lungs where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide occurs between the lungs and the bloodstream. (encyclopedia.com)
Major components of outdoor air pollution include carbon monoxide, phytochemical oxidants, sulfur dioxide, mercury, nitrogen oxides and lead . (mercola.com)
Predominant form of carbon in the air is carbon dioxide. (slideserve.com)

Some types of air pollution, such as smoke from wildfire s or ash from volcano es, occur naturally. (nationalgeographic.org)
The natural pollution is caused and produced naturally and will not affect our environment because of its regeneration ability. (ukessays.com)
Naturally, air pollution can come from different sources. (freedrinkingwater.com)
It is a naturally occurring radioactive gas detected only with special devices. (freedrinkingwater.com)

Most nuclear power plants discharge radioactive wastewater into the oceans. (savelakelandsforests.org.uk)

Noise Pollution. (slideshare.net)
13. NOISE POLLUTIONNoise can be simply defined as unwanted sound. (slideshare.net)
Noise pollution not only results in irritation andanger. (slideshare.net)
14. Causes of Noise PollutionTraffic Noise. (slideshare.net)
16. Effects of Noise PollutionHearing Loss. (slideshare.net)
17. How to Avoid Noise Pollution The Government should ensure the new machines that Should be noise proof. (slideshare.net)
Noise pollution caused by heavy traffic is a common nuisance in our everyday lives. (worldatlas.com)
When the environment is filled with unnecessary or unpleasant sounds that are harmful to animals and plants, it is called noise pollution . (worldatlas.com)
In the case of noise pollution the dominant source class is the motor vehicle, producing about ninety percent of all unwanted noise worldwide. (mylot.com)

The information that surprised me most is the answer to this question: How does the danger from the Fukushima Daiichi reactors compare to other health dangers, such as Tokyo pollution? (theenergycollective.com)

Some sources of pollution, such as nuclear power plants or oil tankers, can produce widespread and potentially hazardous releases when accidents occur. (mylot.com)

Titled " Under the Dome ," the documentary captures the filmmaker's experience as a concerned parent living among the dense smog of Beijing, and investigates the sources of the devastating pollution. (inhabitat.com)
Haze , like smog, is a visible type of air pollution that obscure s shapes and colors. (nationalgeographic.org)
Air pollution would continue to be a problem in England, especially later during the industrial revolution, and extending into the recent past with the Great Smog of 1952. (wikipedia.org)
The dramatic and debilitating effects of severe air pollution episodes in cities throughout the world-such as the London smog of 1952 that resulted in 4,000 deaths-have alerted governments to the necessity for crisis procedures. (questia.com)

By adding silver oxide nanocrystals to the outer surface, the nanostructures are able to capture and immobilise radioactive iodine (I-) ions used in treatments for thyroid cancer, in probes and markers for medical diagnosis, as well as found in leaks of nuclear accidents. (healthcanal.com)

A multi-institute team develops an imaging method that reveals how uranium dioxide (UO2) reacts with air. (pnnl.gov)

Petroleum refineries are responsible for extensive hydrocarbon and particulate pollution. (questia.com)
Soil erosion causes dust and sand storms that put particulate matter into air. (slideserve.com)
Concentrations of both fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and ozone (O 3 ) in the United States (US) have decreased significantly since 1990, mainly because of air quality regulations. (wattsupwiththat.com)

Mucus moistens the incoming air and traps dust. (encyclopedia.com)

This risk is far less than the risk caused by smoking, but some researchers estimate that worldwide about 5% of all deaths from lung cancer may be due to outdoor air pollution. (cancer.org)
[1] Air pollution causes deaths and respiratory disease. (newworldencyclopedia.org)
2 Overall, a toxic environment is responsible for at least 1 of every 4 deaths reported worldwide, 3 and air pollution is the greatest contributor to this risk. (mercola.com)
All combined, indoor air pollution causes 3.8 million deaths worldwide each year from diseases such as stroke and lung cancer. (medicinenet.com)
The study, published Oct 19 in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics , found that deaths related to air pollution were nearly halved between 1990 and 2010. (wattsupwiththat.com)
The team's analyses showed that deaths related to air pollution exposure in the U.S. decreased by about 47 percent, dropping from about 135,000 deaths in 1990 to 71,000 in 2010. (wattsupwiththat.com)
This study supports results from a small number of other recent studies that also showed similar and marked reductions in air pollution-related deaths, but this study is unique in its use of a 21-year computer simulation and ability to estimate air pollution deaths each year. (wattsupwiththat.com)
They then related the declining concentrations of PM2.5 and ozone to the geographical areas in which people live and the causes of death in those areas, using data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to estimate deaths from air pollution during the period. (wattsupwiththat.com)
Because other factors also influence the overall rates of these causes of death, the drop in deaths was not solely the result of improved air quality. (wattsupwiththat.com)
Still, the authors found that improved air quality likely reduced deaths by about 40,000 in 2010, compared to the number that would have resulted if air pollution had stayed the same from 1990 to 2010. (wattsupwiththat.com)
The team plans to use other datasets to analyze air pollution deaths since 2010. (wattsupwiththat.com)
Still, despite clear improvements, air pollution remains an important public health issue in the U.S. The estimated 71,000 deaths in 2010 translates to 1 of every 35 deaths in the U.S. - that's as many deaths as we see from all traffic accidents and all gun shootings combined. (wattsupwiththat.com)

My first major concern is that workers don't know they are working with radioactive materials, and there is no protection to ensure that they don't face dangerous exposures to radiation," says Bemnet Alemayehu, the report's other co-author and an NRDC staff scientist with a Ph.D. in radiation health physics. (readersupportednews.org)
Information regarding the past use of radioactive materials at the building prior to occupancy by Equifax was reviewed, and a survey to assess ionizing radiation was conducted. (cdc.gov)
To avoid radiation prevent over exposure to x-rays and CT scans, avoid living near nuclear plants or stay there for too long and stay clear of radioactive materials and elements. (ukessays.com)
The dispersion models vary depending on the mathematics used to develop the model, but all require the input of data that may include: Meteorological conditions such as wind speed and direction, the amount of atmospheric turbulence (as characterized by what is called the "stability class"), the ambient air temperature, the height to the bottom of any inversion aloft that may be present, cloud cover and solar radiation. (wikipedia.org)

Wells generate a highly salty toxic liquid called brine at the rate of about a trillion gallons a year in the U.S. It contains heavy metals and can contain significant amounts of the carcinogenic radioactive element radium. (readersupportednews.org)
In addition, ventilation , or air movement, in homes and rooms can lead to the spread of toxic mold . (nationalgeographic.org)
They cause extensive air pollution in a short amount of time, producing toxic fireworks fallout. (news-journalonline.com)

This type of pollution on the long-term can give rise to chronic diseases like cardiovascular diseases. (worldatlas.com)
We should use them usefully and try to prevent any type of pollution to our Environment and save the earth and resources for our future and provide a better living place. (ukessays.com)
What name is given to this type of pollution ? (nagwa.com)

Our bedrock federal environmental, health, and safety laws have gaping loopholes and exemptions that allow radioactive oil and gas materials to go virtually unregulated," the NRDC report states. (readersupportednews.org)
Pollution is defined as the addition or exessive addition of certain materials to the physical environment thereby making it less fit or unfit for living. (careerlauncher.com)
Air is one of the most important sources of chemical raw materials. (thefreedictionary.com)
To an ardent greenie, nuclear free means a prohibition of anything involving radioactive materials, even banning the transport of radiopharmaceuticals for use in medical treatment. (scribd.com)

The exhaust from burning fuels in automobiles, homes, and industries is a major source of pollution in the air. (mylot.com)

However, given the wide range of ways in which our species have managed to contaminate the environment, we also have noise, light, radioactive, thermal, and plastic pollution. (worldatlas.com)

Atmospheric pollution is is becoming an increasingly important theme as the discussion on global warming becomes ever more relevant. (e-booksdirectory.com)
The book introduces the different concepts of atmospheric pollution and the underlying principles. (e-booksdirectory.com)
Here, the first compound-specific radiocarbon analysis (CSRA) of atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) was demonstrated for a set of samples collected in Lycksele, Sweden a small town with frequent episodes of severe atmospheric pollution in the winter. (agiweb.org)
Awareness of atmospheric pollution spread widely after World War II, with fears triggered by reports of radioactive fallout from atomic warfare and testing. (wikipedia.org)

While many of us would consider air pollution to be an issue that the modern world has resolved to a greater extent, it still appears to have considerable influence on the global environment. (intechopen.com)
Pollution of the environment threatens the health and future well-being of all species on Earth. (worldatlas.com)
Pollution is human-made and the level of pollution of the environment has increased with the rise in human population and developments made by the human civilization. (worldatlas.com)
As the name suggests, plastic pollution is caused by plastic accumulation in the environment. (worldatlas.com)
Processes affecting the uptake of radioactive species into the environment. (springer.com)
The Man made pollution is being made by humans and have huge affect on our environment and definitely ourselves. (ukessays.com)
The reason of increasing the pollution daily is because of raising of population of the world since it is getting bigger there is need to contact to the environment to provide the necessaries of humans. (ukessays.com)
Answer: C 2) Hcnr would the pollution for which the environment has some absorptive capacity be called? (avsabonline.org)
Pollution means an undesirable changes in the environment. (mylot.com)
Pollution is caused by undesirable changes in the environment which is man made. (mylot.com)

Dispersion models are important to governmental agencies tasked with protecting and managing the ambient air quality. (wikipedia.org)
The models are typically employed to determine whether existing or proposed new industrial facilities are or will be in compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) in the United States and other nations. (wikipedia.org)
To address these issues experimentally, we exposed laboratory mice in situ to ambient air in a polluted industrial area near steel mills. (pnas.org)
Here, we compare germline ESTR mutation rates in laboratory mice exposed to ambient air at an industrial site near integrated steel mills to those exposed at a rural reference location, with the objective of testing inhalation of industrial air pollution as a route of chemical mutagen exposure. (pnas.org)
Sections of shed walls (1.2 × 1.6 m) were replaced with hardware cloth (1.5 × 1.5-cm mesh), which allowed flow-through of ambient air. (pnas.org)

Air pollution is generally caused by industrial, agricultural and other anthropogenic (human) activities. (iaea.org)
These man-made sources of pollution are called anthropogenic source s. (nationalgeographic.org)

The Rachel Carson Council's latest report, Bad Business , takes a detailed look at the money behind the wood pellet industry that is clear-cutting America's forests and producing pollution and climate change. (rachelcarsoncouncil.org)

Indeed, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has noted that indoor air pollution is one of the top public health risks you face on a daily basis. (mercola.com)
The establishment and implementation of indoor air quality (IAQ)-related regulations and standards, the research on indoor air pollution and its control, and the development of indoor environmental monitoring and cleaning industry have played significant roles in preventing and controlling indoor air pollution in China. (springer.com)
Provides quick overview of who's behind the Atlantic Coast pipeline, why it's being built, it's impact on taxpayers and how low-income and communities of color are more likely to live next to sources of pollution and face increased environmental health risks. (rachelcarsoncouncil.org)
NTP is a new technology for environmental protection, especially in the field of air pollution control, and has been studied by many researchers for 20 years [ 1 ]. (intechopen.com)
Environmental Concern began to listen more often in the 50s, a decade later that scientists began to give more information about the negative effects of pollution to the common people to work and raise awareness about this problem. (avsabonline.org)
I think we should use CNG buses and vehicles, use stringent emission control norms, create mass awareness against ill effects of pollution and use environmental friendly technologies to reduce pollution. (mylot.com)
It was the Industrial Revolution that gave birth to environmental pollution as we know it today. (wikipedia.org)
We've invested a lot of resources as a society to clean up our air," said Jason West, PhD , professor of environmental sciences and engineering at the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health and study co-author. (wattsupwiththat.com)

How the ocean economy can fight plastic pollution. (earthtimes.org)
Ocean plastic pollution could triple in a decade without action by the ocean economy. (earthtimes.org)
Plastic pollution threatens the future generations of all species on planet Earth. (worldatlas.com)
Every year, thousands of animals lose their lives due to plastic pollution. (worldatlas.com)

Long-term health effects from air pollution include heart disease , lung cancer, and respiratory disease s such as emphysema . (nationalgeographic.org)

Most air pollution is created by people, taking the form of emission s from factories, cars, planes, or aerosol can s. (nationalgeographic.org)

Conditions such as asthma , heart disease, and lung disease can be made worse by exposure to air pollution. (nationalgeographic.org)

Both indoor and outdoor air are often dangerously polluted, although with different toxins. (mercola.com)

In cases that radioactive material cannot be contained, it may be diluted to safe concentrations. (bionity.com)

Nitrogen oxides also react with oxygen in the air to form nitrogen dioxide, a foul-smelling brown gas. (questia.com)

In cities, air pollution (especially near heavily trafficked roads) appears to raise the risk of lung cancer slightly. (cancer.org)
According to WHO, air pollution is a major contributor to lung and respiratory infections, heart disease and cancer. (mercola.com)
Air pollution has shortened the lives of nearly 40,000 people in the U.K., 7 which is often attributed to the part it plays in worsening or triggering heart and lung disease. (mercola.com)
What is clear is air pollution does damage your heart and lung tissue. (mercola.com)
Most lung cancers start in the lining of the bronchi (air passageways branching off the trachea, or breathing tube). (clevelandclinic.org)

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Exposure to indoor background radiation and urinary concentrations of 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine, a marker of oxidative DNA damage. (1/20)

Cancer risk around the nuclear power plants of Trillo and Zorita (Spain). (2/20)

RADIATION PROTECTION IN CANADA. III. THE ROLE OF THE RADIATION PROTECTION DIVISION IN SAFEGUARDING THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC. (3/20)

Radon in homes and risk of lung cancer: collaborative analysis of individual data from 13 European case-control studies. (4/20)

Archeo-cell biology: carbon dating is not just for pots and dinosaurs. (5/20)

Indoor radon and lung cancer. Estimating the risks. (6/20)

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