• These six pollutants are carbon monoxide, lead, nitrogen oxides, ground-level ozone, particle pollution (often referred to as particulate matter), and sulfur oxides. (cdc.gov)
  • Air pollutant concentrations, as measured or as calculated by air pollution dispersion modeling, must often be converted or corrected to be expressed as required by the regulations issued by various governmental agencies. (wikipedia.org)
  • Some governmental regulatory jurisdictions require industrial sources of air pollution to comply with sea level standards corrected for altitude. (wikipedia.org)
  • In other words, industrial air pollution sources located at altitudes well above sea level must comply with significantly more stringent air quality standards than sources located at sea level (since it is more difficult to comply with lower standards). (wikipedia.org)
  • New research suggests common pollutants, including airborne particle pollution, can damage the body's mucosal system. (upi.com)
  • When power stations burn coal, a class of compounds called Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, or PAHs, form part of the resulting air pollution. (eurekalert.org)
  • The strong association this study demonstrates between specific air pollutants among children in impoverished urban communities and non-viral asthma attacks further augments the evidence that reducing air pollution would improve human health," said Hugh Auchincloss, M.D., acting director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of NIH. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The emission figures are from the national air pollutant emission inventtories and are based on Finland's official annual reports to the UN ECE Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention (CLRTAP) and the EU ENational Emissions Ceilings Directive (NECD). (ymparisto.fi)
  • Finnish Environment Institute (Syke) maintains air pollutant emission inventories and acts as the National Inventory Agency in reporting under the UN ECE Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention (CLRTAP) and the EU National Emissions Ceilings Directive (NECD). (ymparisto.fi)
  • Impacts of air pollution to the environment are monitored through measuring emission deposits and environmental concentrations. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Air quality in Finland is generally good although air pollution may temporarily deteriorate the air quality. (ymparisto.fi)
  • In fact, air pollution reduces human life expectancy by around two years in the most polluted cities and regions. (europa.eu)
  • Particulate matter (PM) is the most serious air pollution health risk in the EU, leading to premature mortality. (europa.eu)
  • Reducing the amount of microplastics we put into the atmosphere by finding sustainable alternatives as they are important in the fight against plastic pollution in the air. (earthday.org)
  • The joint EMEP/EEA air pollutant emission inventory guidebook supports the reporting of emissions data under the UNECE Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP) and the EU National Emission Ceilings Directive. (europa.eu)
  • Successful commercialization of the MAPLOC technology will allow designers to place air pollution sensors for leak detection and air quality monitoring. (sbir.gov)
  • Next to busy highways and major roadways, there are high concentrations of air pollution - including exceptionally tiny, invisible and odorless ultrafine particles from burning fuel. (theconversation.com)
  • We manipulated the level of air pollution in the room using portable air filters, windows and doors to create low, medium and high exposures to ultrafine and other particles. (theconversation.com)
  • Importantly, we also found that air filters can effectively reduce this pollution and reduce the associated blood pressure increases. (theconversation.com)
  • Researchers also know that particulate air pollution affects cardiovascular health , but most work has focused on larger particles, called PM2.5. (theconversation.com)
  • And while much of the focus is on outdoor air pollution, it's important to remember that indoor air quality can be just as bad, if not worse. (awe.sm)
  • Indoor air pollution is a severe issue, but there are things you can do to avoid it. (awe.sm)
  • The World Health Organization reports that, every year, more than 2.5 million people die from indoor air pollution caused health complications, such as chronic pulmonary obstruction diseases, stroke and lung cancer. (purdue.edu)
  • TUCSON, Ariz. (KOLD News 13) - According to the American Lung Association's annual State of the Air report, Pima County does not pass with flying colors when it comes to ozone pollution levels - in fact, it received an "F. (kold.com)
  • Despite some nationwide progress on cleaning up air pollution, more than 40 percent of Americans still live with unhealthy ozone or particle pollution," said JoAnna Strother, with the American lung Association in Arizona. (kold.com)
  • The county isn't wavering too far from having too much ozone pollution in the air. (kold.com)
  • The Departments of Environmental Quality said reducing trips in the car, carpooling or telecommuting and not idling are all ways to reduce the amount of ozone pollution put out into the air. (kold.com)
  • Air pollution levels usually dip in the summer. (yahoo.com)
  • It's quite clear that there is a new peak of air pollution in August that didn't used to exist. (yahoo.com)
  • Moreover, the new study highlights how air pollution can risk the health of millions of people. (yahoo.com)
  • The Good Air Team started in 2015 as an educational website about the damages of global air pollution and the solution of wearing a pollution air mask. (click2houston.com)
  • The duo launched Pollution Air Mask , which protects people from air pollution using stylish designs with innovative face mask technology. (click2houston.com)
  • The mortality and morbidity rates of patients with Asthma and Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) usually increase due to elevated levels of air pollution. (researchgate.net)
  • Highest strength for the model of asthma and COPD related hospital visit was observed when air pollution data is lagged by 7 days (R 2 = 0.21). (researchgate.net)
  • This result show that, asthma and COPD diseases are associated with air pollution and it may take up to 0 to 7 days to manifest the symptom leading to hospital visit. (researchgate.net)
  • High level of air pollution may lead to high number asthma and COPD patient leading to more morbidity as well as mortality effect. (researchgate.net)
  • Government decisions aimed at curbing air pollution are usually taken on ad-hoc basis, primarily due to limited monitoring and limited capacity for analysis of options. (researchgate.net)
  • However, in order to assess the impact of a particular pollution control strategy, it is important to predict pollutant concentration over the entire city in response to the control strategy. (researchgate.net)
  • Health effects of ambient air pollution in children . (nih.gov)
  • Air pollutants can also harm the foetus if the mother is exposed to high levels of air pollution during pregnancy. (nih.gov)
  • This National Statistics release reports emissions of air pollutants that are covered by the UK Air Quality Strategy and the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (CLRTAP). (www.gov.uk)
  • Air pollution levels indoors are determined by the complex balance between the potency of indoor sources, modes of air penetration through the building envelope, and outdoor air pollution levels. (frontiersin.org)
  • This paper presents a case study on the dispersion of air pollutants emitted from multiple sources (stacks) in the Bokaro Steel Plant, Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India to quantify the contribution of various pollution sources to the local air pollution from the said steel plant. (inderscience.com)
  • To protect human health and environment from increased air pollution, it is essential to forecast the air pollution in populated areas, which helps in the identification and implementation of preventive as well as reactive control techniques. (inderscience.com)
  • Responsibility for air pollution is commonly attributed to the physical entities that release emissions, such as power plants, factories, farms, and vehicles. (epa.gov)
  • We used an alternative framing to ascribe responsibility for air pollution to the economic demand ultimately driving its release. (epa.gov)
  • Specifically, we are comparing the economic efficiency of homogenous versus heterogeneous air pollution regulations in the presence and absence of greenhouse gas regulations in the United States. (epa.gov)
  • Through the inclusion of the Estimating Air pollution Social Impact Using Regression (EASIUR) and Air Pollution Emission Experiments and Policy analysis (AP2) models, we are developing scenarios including but not limited to: region specific criteria pollutant regulations that vary by source, sector, and marginal damage to the environment, as well as carbon emission caps and taxes. (epa.gov)
  • To estimate long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollutants on an individual basis and to assess adverse health effects using a combination of air pollution measurement data, data from geographical information systems (GIS) and questionnaire data. (bmj.com)
  • Associations between air pollution concentrations at birth address and 1-year and 2-year incidences of respiratory symptoms were analysed. (bmj.com)
  • Only a few studies, mainly in Europe, have investigated the effects of traffic-related air pollution on human health. (bmj.com)
  • Urban air pollution / text, John McCormick. (who.int)
  • Air pollution is a mixture of solid particles and gases in the air. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Ozone , a gas, is a major part of air pollution in cities. (medlineplus.gov)
  • When ozone forms air pollution, it's also called smog. (medlineplus.gov)
  • People with heart or lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from air pollution. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Air pollution isn't just outside - the air inside buildings can also be polluted and affect your health. (medlineplus.gov)
  • Burden of disease from ambient air pollution for 2012. (who.int)
  • Our data showed a statistically significant association between long-term exposure to fine particlulate matter air pollution, at home and at work, and risk of breast cancer. (medscape.com)
  • Breast cancer risk increased by 28% when exposure to fine particulate (PM2.5) air pollution increased by 10 µg/m 3 . (medscape.com)
  • Smaller increases in breast cancer risk were also recorded in women exposed to high levels of larger particulate air pollution (PM10 and NO2). (medscape.com)
  • At last year's ESMO Congress, he explained how particulate matter air pollution caused tumor proliferation in patients with a certain type of genetic mutation. (medscape.com)
  • Thirty-six out of the 42 Road Safety Audit recommendations positively impacted physical activity, exposure to noise and air pollution, and access to resources. (cdc.gov)
  • Although air pollution has decreased in many parts of the world, it represents a major and growing health problem for the residents of some cities in certain industrializing countries. (cdc.gov)
  • Conversely, those with preexisting heart and lung disease, children, and older adults have an increased risk for adverse health effects from even short-term exposure to air pollution. (cdc.gov)
  • 80 countries around the world, and the World Health Organization posts historical data on outdoor air pollution in urban areas. (cdc.gov)
  • Travelers should be mindful of, and limit exposures to, outdoor and indoor air pollution and carbon monoxide ( Table 4-02 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Secondhand smoke from smoking tobacco is a primary contributor to indoor air pollution. (cdc.gov)
  • Air pollution is a major environmen- tal risk to health in both developed and developing countries. (who.int)
  • By reduc- ing air pollution levels, countries can reduce the burden of disease from stroke, heart disease, lung cancer, and both chronic and acute respiratory diseases, including asthma. (who.int)
  • 3. indoor air pollution, it is mostly at- outcomes. (who.int)
  • National Ambient Air Quality pollution through training, guidelines and smoking. (who.int)
  • 9 (0) considerations into different ex- ambient air pollution and 4.3 million isting and planned strategies. (who.int)
  • Among the environmental factors related to the pathogenesis of respiratory diseases, we can highlight air pollution, a major public health problems today. (bvsalud.org)
  • Children and elderly people with diseases of cardio-pulmonary involvement prior are the most susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution. (bvsalud.org)
  • It is believed that the manifestations of the biological effects of air pollution have a behavior gap in relation to the individual's exposure to these pollutants 14 . (bvsalud.org)
  • Particulate matter (PM) in the atmospheric air or in any other gas cannot be expressed in terms of ppmv, ppbv, volume percent or mole percent. (wikipedia.org)
  • The term " particulate matter " (PM) includes extremely small solid particles and liquid droplets that circulate in the air. (azdeq.gov)
  • Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Moderate levels of two outdoor air pollutants, ozone and fine particulate matter, are associated with non-viral asthma attacks in children and adolescents who live in low-income urban areas, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health has found. (sciencedaily.com)
  • These attacks were associated with locally elevated levels of fine particulate matter and ozone in outdoor air. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Almost a third of Europe's city dwellers are exposed to excessive concentrations of airborne particulate matter (PM), one of the most important pollutants in terms of harm to human health as it penetrates sensitive parts of the respiratory system. (europa.eu)
  • My colleagues Neelakshi Hudda , Misha Eliasziw and I tested how using air filters indoors near a highway can reduce exposure to ultrafine and other particulate pollutants - and what effect that has on blood pressure. (theconversation.com)
  • Here we used a mouse (C57BL/6) model of environmental pollutant exposure by administration of a particulate matter (SRM1649b at 300 μg/day/mouse) suspension intra-nasally beginning 2 months before conception and during gestation, in comparison to saline-exposed controls. (nature.com)
  • Some air monitors around Pima County dipped from "good" to "moderate" as winds picked up particulate matter on April 21, 2021. (kold.com)
  • Acute, subchronic, or chronic exposures to particulate matter (PM) and pollutant gases affect people in urban areas and those exposed to fires, disasters, and wars. (rti.org)
  • The Outdoor Air Quality - Fine Particulate Matter data available on CDC WONDER are geographically aggregated daily measures of fine particulate matter in the outdoor air, spanning the years 2003-2011. (cdc.gov)
  • It is known that the lungs are the main target of attack of air pollutants, among which the primary are particulate matter (PM 10 ), sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ) and ozone (O 3 ). (bvsalud.org)
  • The particulate matter is a mixture of liquid and solid particles suspended in the air which can reach the lower airways. (bvsalud.org)
  • Pollutant particles can also serve as transport vehicles for invading pathogens and toxins. (upi.com)
  • Air pollutant emissions are acidifying compounds, particles, volatile and persistent organic compounds and heavy metals. (ymparisto.fi)
  • The legend is scaled according to the total emissions of the specific pollutant, thus the absolute emission levels vary from those of acidifying substances and particles (kilotons) to those of heavy metals and persistent organic compounds (tons, kilograms or grams). (ymparisto.fi)
  • Air filters can remove ultrafine particles that increase blood pressure. (theconversation.com)
  • It is very concerning that small pollutant particles in the air and indeed microplastic particles of similar size are getting into the environment when we don't yet understand their potential to promote cancer. (medscape.com)
  • There is an urgent need to set up laboratory studies to investigate the effects of these small air pollutant particles on the latency, grade, aggression , and progression of breast tumors," he added. (medscape.com)
  • PM2.5 particles are air pollutants with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 micrometers. (cdc.gov)
  • EPA's own National-Scale Air Toxics Assessment shows that motor vehicle emissions are the largest source of hazardous air pollutants nationwide, and that these pollutants substantially increase the risks of cancer and other serious adverse health effects for millions of Americans. (earthjustice.org)
  • Motor vehicles also produce more than one million tons of other hazardous air pollutants. (earthjustice.org)
  • The agency committed to implement a "Technical Analysis Plan" to obtain the missing information and then to issue a proposed rule to reduce emissions of hazardous air pollutants from motor vehicles by July 1, 2003, taking final action by July 1, 2004. (earthjustice.org)
  • Hazardous air pollutant means any air pollutant listed in or pursuant to section 112 of the Act. (cornell.edu)
  • Toxic air pollutants, also known as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs), are those pollutants that are known or suspected to cause cancer or other serious health effects, such as reproductive effects or birth defects, or adverse environmental effects. (sbir.gov)
  • MAPLOC is a MEMS device capable of detecting multiple hazardous air pollutants and volatile organic compounds. (sbir.gov)
  • The MAPLOC will bring significant improvements in the detection and monitoring of hazardous air pollutants and will help environmental regulatory agencies fulfill their mission to protect human health and safeguard the natural environment. (sbir.gov)
  • Volatile organic compounds are hazardous air pollutants often emitted from common household objects, such as disinfectants and paint, and even in offices from copiers and ceiling paneling. (purdue.edu)
  • Rhoads and his team, which includes postdoctoral research associate Nikhil Bajaj and graduate students Allison Murray and Zachary Siefker, are developing new sensors to specifically identify these hazardous air pollutants. (purdue.edu)
  • EPA is required to control 188 hazardous air pollutants. (pharosproject.net)
  • https://www.epa.gov/haps/initial-list-hazardous-air-pollutants-modific. (pharosproject.net)
  • All of the concentrations and concentration corrections in this article apply only to air and other gases. (wikipedia.org)
  • Although ppmv and mg/m3 have been used for the examples in all of the following sections, concentrations such as ppbv (i.e., parts per billion by volume), volume percent, mole percent and many others may also be used for gaseous pollutants. (wikipedia.org)
  • Air pollutant concentrations expressed as mass per unit volume of atmospheric air (e.g., mg/m3, μg/m3, etc.) at sea level will decrease with increasing altitude. (wikipedia.org)
  • The EU has made progress over the past decades to reduce the air pollutants which cause acidification, but a new report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that many parts of Europe have persistent problems with outdoor concentrations of PM and ground level ozone. (europa.eu)
  • In many countries, air pollutant concentrations are still above the legal and recommended limits that are set to protect the health of European citizens. (europa.eu)
  • According to the WHO reference levels, which are even tighter than those imposed by EU law, respectively up to 81 % and 95 % of urban dwellers were exposed to PM concentrations that exceed the reference values set for the protection of human health - underlining the urgency of the coming review of air legislation. (europa.eu)
  • In some areas, the study indicated higher concentrations of CO, NO 2 and H 2 S above the air quality standard stipulated by the Federal Environmental Protection Agency (FEPA). (witpress.com)
  • AirLogic aggregates and organizes data and analytics to create a single-source dashboard with daily, weekly, quarterly, and yearly views of emissions and concentrations of critical air pollutants, GHG's, and particulates for targeted facilities. (stantec.com)
  • Capture and filter out unwanted airborne particulates in your home to create healthier air in your home. (aprilaire.com)
  • Following a proposal from the European Commission in October 2022 to reduce the limit for PM2.5 particulates in the air from the current 25 µg/m 3 to 10 µg/m 3 by 2030, ESMO urged a further reduction in the PM2.5 limit to 5 µg/m 3 , in line with the World Health Organization's air quality guidance , according to the press release. (medscape.com)
  • NOTE: The information regarding Air pollutants - methane emissions on this page is re-published from the CIA World Factbook 2023. (photius.com)
  • The pollutants released include benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX), which are significant due to their high level of toxicity. (who.int)
  • OBJECTIVE: To set up a method for the low concentration of benzene and its homologues (toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene, BTEX) in indoor air monitored simultaneously by portable gas chromatography (GC). (who.int)
  • We analyze the estimated emissions rebound of carbon dioxide (CO2) and criteria pollutants sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides (NO X ), using results from the EPA's power sector model, under the ACE in 2030 at model coal plants and at the state and national levels compared to both no policy and the CPP. (rff.org)
  • Remove harmful airborne pollutants from your home's air like dust , PM2.5, and odors . (aprilaire.com)
  • Among the pollutants, PM10 and PM2.5 are positively associated with asthma and COPD disease indicated by their positive coefficients in this model. (researchgate.net)
  • The aim of the study was to find out the relationship between ambulatory blood pressure measured by 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) and the atmospheric pollutants that are measured regularly (PM10, PM2.5, NO2 and SO2). (bvsalud.org)
  • No relationship was found between PM2.5, NO2 and SO2 and ambulatory BP, nor between any pollutant and clinical BP. (bvsalud.org)
  • Two sources of environmental data were used as input to the surfacing algorithm, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Air Quality System (AQS) PM2.5 in-situ data and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) aerosol optical depth remotely sensed data. (cdc.gov)
  • The study also identifies associations between exposure to the two pollutants and molecular changes in the children's airways during non-viral asthma attacks, suggesting potential mechanisms for those attacks. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The observational study is one of the first to link elevated levels of specific outdoor air pollutants in particular urban locations to distinct changes in the airways during asthma attacks not triggered by respiratory viruses, according to the investigators. (sciencedaily.com)
  • During an asthma attack, the airway lining swells, muscles around the airways contract, and the airways produce extra mucus, substantially narrowing the space for air to move in and out of the lungs. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In the current study, investigators examined the relationship between air pollutant levels and asthma attacks occurring in the absence of a respiratory virus among 208 children ages 6 to 17 years who had attack-prone asthma and lived in low-income neighborhoods in one of nine U.S. cities. (sciencedaily.com)
  • Then the researchers validated the associations they found between air pollutant levels and non-viral asthma attacks in an independent cohort of 189 children ages 6 to 20 years with persistent asthma who also lived in low-income neighborhoods in four U.S. cities. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We aimed to establish the hospital admission rate and case fatality for serious asthma, and whether admissions are associated more strongly with social deprivation or air pollutants. (ersjournals.com)
  • Statistical methods include the Chi-square trend test, adjusted and unadjusted correlations between hospitalised incidence of serious asthma and, respectively, social deprivation and air pollutants. (ersjournals.com)
  • Correlations between serious asthma and social deprivation were adjusted for air pollutants, and vice versa . (ersjournals.com)
  • Although many air pollutants were quite stable over time [ 5 ], we also investigated trends by correlating monthly means of air pollutants over the 8-yr study period with corresponding monthly (logged) incidence of serious asthma to all hospitals in the local authority corresponding to each site. (ersjournals.com)
  • Such buildup can prove quite problematic for those who suffer from asthma if you don't do the proper Air Duct Cleaning . (darkskymagazine.com)
  • As the air quality in Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, is very poor, respiratory diseases, including asthma and COPD, pose threat to city-dwellers. (researchgate.net)
  • In this study, we investigated the association between air quality of Dhaka recorded at Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Station (CAMS) in Darussalam, Dhaka and hospital visits due to asthma and COPD in National Asthma Centre of National Institute of Diseases of the Chest and Hospital, Dhaka. (researchgate.net)
  • Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) for wheezing, cough without infection, dry cough at night, bronchial asthma, bronchitis and respiratory infections indicated positive associations with traffic-related air pollutants. (bmj.com)
  • Thus, this study showed an association between airpollutants and asthma hospitalization in a medium-sized city. (bvsalud.org)
  • Among respiratory diseases, bronchial asthma, one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood, has been linked to exposure to environmental pollutants in many parts of the world 3-6 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The air quality of the city remained abysmal today with authorities recording severe quantity of pollutants, eight to ten times above the safe limits in real time, mainly due to a play of atmospheric factors. (thehindubusinessline.com)
  • The research, led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research and published in the journal Nature Communications Tuesday, reveals a new upward tick in harmful pollutants pumped into the air from persistent and intense fire activity. (yahoo.com)
  • A leading industry provider of air quality and emissions-tracking data, BlueSky's software, atmospheric, and data-science specialists use a global network of independent sensor technologies to produce near real-time emission and air pollutant data, all in one place, outstripping traditional industry speeds. (stantec.com)
  • The XENAIR study carried out on the prospective, longitudinal E3N cohort a year ago showed an increased risk for breast cancer after exposure to five atmospheric pollutants. (medscape.com)
  • As your air conditioner or home heating system operates throughout the day, these airborne contaminants are continually circulated throughout the home. (darkskymagazine.com)
  • AirLogic monitors airborne pollutant levels from manufacturing facilities. (stantec.com)
  • Regulations that define and limit the concentration of pollutants in the ambient air or in gaseous emissions to the ambient air are issued by various national and state (or provincial) environmental protection and occupational health and safety agencies. (wikipedia.org)
  • The hourly update of System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR) showed an upward trend of PM 2.5 and PM 10 concentration since morning. (thehindubusinessline.com)
  • It was conducted for a period of two months in 2013 through direct field measurement of gaseous pollutant concentration in ten different locations using mobile gas censors. (witpress.com)
  • Air dispersion models predict the concentration profile of pollutants from sources to receptors. (inderscience.com)
  • In this study, the pollutant concentration profiles at ( x , y , z ) due to emissions from three major sources in the Bokaro Steel Plant were predicted using emissions data obtained from the Gas Utility Department, Bokaro Steel Limited. (inderscience.com)
  • Carbon monoxide levels - a trace gas resulting from fires, which serves as an indicator of the presence of even more harmful pollutants like aerosols and ground-level ozone - usually wane in hot summer months, due to chemical reactions in the atmosphere linked to changes in sunlight, according to the new study. (yahoo.com)
  • The investigators linked changes in the expression of specific sets of genes that play a role in airway inflammation to elevated levels of these two pollutants by analyzing nasal cell samples obtained from the children during respiratory illnesses. (sciencedaily.com)
  • If you have any allergies or respiratory conditions, consider using a HEPA air purifier in your home. (awe.sm)
  • Nasal respiratory and olfactory epithelium were found to be early pollutant targets. (rti.org)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people with heart disease, respiratory conditions, the elderly and children can benefit from a freestanding indoor air filter with particle removal. (brightstarcare.com)
  • Other factors that might contribute include air pollutants in the home and workplace and respiratory infections. (cdc.gov)
  • In Brazil, the relationship between exposure to environmental pollutants and respiratory disease has been studied mainly in large urban centers and medium-size cities 1,7-10 . (bvsalud.org)
  • An Austin-based company, the Good Air Team have designed dog masks that protect pets from toxins in the air. (click2houston.com)
  • The mixing of gases and dusts with ventilating air, and dispersion of these pollutants in mine airways, are important flow or transfer problems. (cdc.gov)
  • Many indoor pollutants have known adverse health effects on humans, ranging from irritation of nasal and mucous membranes to permanent or cancer causing effects ( Spengler and Sexton, 1983 ). (frontiersin.org)
  • From the results, it is revealed that both wind velocity and stability class have a significant impact on the dispersion of air pollutants. (inderscience.com)
  • With simple-to-use controls, you can control how much fresh air is delivered into your home giving you complete control over your home's air purity. (aprilaire.com)
  • An AprilAire Whole-Home Air Purifier gives you complete control of your home's air purity. (aprilaire.com)
  • According to experts like E nergy Pro Heating & Cooling , r emodeling projects, in particular, can produce large amounts of dust, which subsequently get trapped in the home's air ducts. (darkskymagazine.com)
  • As the above list reveals, your home's air ducts could be hiding all sorts of hidden pollutants. (darkskymagazine.com)
  • You can click here to go on Castle Home Comfort Heating & Cooling to improve your home's air quality. (darkskymagazine.com)
  • A primary focus of this research is to examine differences in technology trajectories that could be used to efficiently meet future air-quality regulations, climate emissions regulations, as well as both air-quality and climate regulations in tandem. (epa.gov)
  • The report also finds long term exposure to chemicals in the air in the industrial area, individually and in combination, is unlikely to cause harmful noncancer health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • Our work's goal is developing low-cost volatile organic compound sensors capable of identifying indoor air quality problems and capable of controlling ventilation in response to high indoor emissions," Braun said. (purdue.edu)
  • We find that the occupied space of the first building's fabrication shop and the second building's open-plan office have higher levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) than outside air. (frontiersin.org)
  • The researchers matched each illness with air quality index values and levels of individual air pollutants recorded by the Environmental Protection Agency in the relevant city on the dates surrounding the illness. (sciencedaily.com)
  • In today's environment, there are continuing problems associated with the environmental effects of multiple pollutant gas released to the air. (sbir.gov)
  • This facilitates enabling remediation efforts that will minimize air pollutant release into the atmosphere as well as the associated health and environmental risks. (sbir.gov)
  • Exposure to environmental pollutants contributes to the development of placental abnormalities, with poorly understood molecular underpinning. (nature.com)
  • The average American spends nearly 90 percent of their time indoors, where air pollutants can be two to five times more concentrated than outdoors, putting people at risk for severe health complications, according to the Environmental Protection Agency . (purdue.edu)
  • Get up-to-the-minute air quality conditions online through the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality's AirNow website and Idaho Smoke Information blog. (brightstarcare.com)
  • Diesel fuel is known to emit pollutants that have a negative impact on environmental and human health. (who.int)
  • Wildfire smoke that blanketed much of the Pacific Northwest in recent years caused a new spike in unhealthy air pollutants in August, a report finds. (yahoo.com)
  • There are air quality target values and the emissions are regulated through restrictions in legislation and international conventions. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Information about air quality in Finland is available on Finnish Meteorological Institute's website. (ymparisto.fi)
  • The map does not show information on air quality. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Air quality information is available on the website of Finnish Meteorological Institute. (ymparisto.fi)
  • Environment Commissioner Janez Potočnik said: "This report is a timely reminder of how important air quality is to the health of our citizens. (europa.eu)
  • This is why I want 2013 to be the Year of Air and why I will focus on strengthening our air quality laws to tackle the problems identified today. (europa.eu)
  • Pick from a whole-home or a portable room option for your Indoor Air Quality needs. (aprilaire.com)
  • You can also consider hiring an expert to help you with quality air conditioning and heating service . (awe.sm)
  • Having better indoor air quality requires better monitoring technology. (purdue.edu)
  • We are right at the federal health basic air quality standards," Nelson said. (kold.com)
  • However, experts said it shows driving less can help air quality. (kold.com)
  • Wildfire emissions have increased so substantially that they're changing the annual pattern of air quality across North America,' Rebecca Buchholz, NCAR scientist and lead author of the report, said in a statement . (yahoo.com)
  • Because of this, many homeowners look to a company specialized in duct cleaning in Montreal to get air duct cleaning and radon testing to eliminate the issues that could affect their indoor air quality. (darkskymagazine.com)
  • According to AC services in Arlington , i t should come as no surprise that dust buildup is the most common issue affecting indoor air quality. (darkskymagazine.com)
  • Rather than letting such contaminants affect your family's health, routine air duct cleaning , regular air conditioning repair and taking action to address other home maintenance concerns will ensure that you enjoy good indoor air quality at all times. (darkskymagazine.com)
  • Dhaka city with a population density of around 20,000 per square kilometer faces the risk of large adverse health impacts due to poor air quality. (researchgate.net)
  • Criteria air pollutants are air pollutants for which acceptable levels of exposure can be determined and for which an ambient air quality standard has been set. (ca.gov)
  • This study assesses the air quality of some areas in Kano metropolis. (witpress.com)
  • This implies that, the air quality of the areas is not within the safe limits. (witpress.com)
  • Discouraged by the high-cost and lack of connectivity of indoor air quality (iAQ) measurement equipment, we built a platform that would allow us to investigate what kinds of iAQ evolution information could be collected by a low-cost, distributed sensor network. (frontiersin.org)
  • We also find that the ACE increases SO2 and NO X emissions in 19 states and 20 states plus DC, respectively, in 2030 compared to no policy, with implications for air quality and public health. (rff.org)
  • During this reporting period, we began our investigation of technology and policy scenarios aimed at identifying actions that improve air quality while limiting climate change. (epa.gov)
  • We estimate air quality-related health effects for each of 428 sectors of the U.S. economy, the largest fractions of which were physically produced by electricity generation but induced by demand for manufactured goods. (epa.gov)
  • This alternative framing of air-quality related health impacts, which reveals the embodied health impacts of economic consumption, offers novel opportunities for strategies of air quality improvement. (epa.gov)
  • that monitors sources of chemical releases and works to reduce unacceptable risks that result from poor air quality. (cdc.gov)
  • ATSDR supports these efforts to improve air quality in the Rubbertown area. (cdc.gov)
  • Travelers, particularly people with underlying cardiorespiratory disease, should investigate the air quality at their destination. (cdc.gov)
  • The AirNow website provides basic information about local air quality by using the Air Quality Index (AQI) ( Table 4-01 ). (cdc.gov)
  • [cumulative n ° of cases among all residents where air quality levels exceed WHO on the Protection of Air Quality (among Syrians)] -recommended limits. (who.int)
  • EPA's delay jeopardizes the health of millions of Americans exposed to high levels of known human carcinogens and other harmful chemicals emitted by cars, trucks, and buses," stated U.S. PIRG Clean Air Advocate Emily Figdor. (earthjustice.org)
  • ATSDR recommends that air pollutants in the Rubbertown industrial area be tracked to ensure chemical levels remain below amounts that can cause harmful noncancer health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • During and after installation, use window fans, room air conditioners, or other mechanical ventilation equipment you may have installed in your house, to exhaust fumes to the outdoors. (howstuffworks.com)
  • In both buildings, we placed nodes at key positions in the ventilation supply chain, providing us with the ability to monitor where indoor air pollutants were being introduced, and when they tended to be introduced-enabling us to monitor the evolution of pollutants temporally and spatially. (frontiersin.org)
  • This indicates that both buildings' ventilation systems are unable to supply enough fresh air to dilute VOCs generated inside those spaces. (frontiersin.org)
  • In order to be able to design an adequate mine ventilation system it is necessary to understand how pollutant masses disperse into turbulent ventilation air streams. (cdc.gov)
  • For children, the fact is due to greater exposure to pollutants, increased ventilation per minute and higher levels of physical activity 13 . (bvsalud.org)
  • The air pollutant emission inventory is carried out according to the Guidebook by the EMEP and the European Environment Agency. (ymparisto.fi)
  • In most other nations, the reference ambient temperature for pollutant limits may be 0 °C or other values. (wikipedia.org)
  • For people living near busy highways, using air filters indoors results in short-term improvements to blood pressure , according to a new study I co-authored . (theconversation.com)
  • Given the proportion of their time we spend indoors, it is important that we understand what is in the air we breathe. (frontiersin.org)
  • Plastic was made for the convenience of human consumerism and consumption, but it is polluting the air we breathe. (earthday.org)
  • Share your zip code below for a comprehensive list of certified AprilAire Partners in your area who can help you breathe Healthy Air. (aprilaire.com)
  • It shows that everywhere still needs to do more and we can all do our part to help clean the air that we breathe," Pace said. (kold.com)
  • http://naei.defra.gov.uk/ contains further information on air pollutant emissions and methodology http://naei.beis.gov.uk/reports/reports?report_id=946 . (data.gov.uk)
  • The EPA has identified six pollutants as "criteria" air pollutants because it regulates them by developing human health-based and/or environmentally-based criteria (science-based guidelines) for setting permissible levels. (cdc.gov)
  • High levels of PM occur when the air is especially stagnant or windy. (azdeq.gov)
  • Studies have found that air pollutants, even at exposure levels below acceptable standards, can cause deleterious effects to human health 1 . (bvsalud.org)
  • We are focusing on modeling greenhouse gas (GHG) and criteria air pollutant (CAP) emissions under several different future policy scenarios. (epa.gov)
  • If you're not adequately understanding and addressing your air pollutants, including greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, it's time to fix that. (stantec.com)
  • A pool of GIS variables (information about street length, household and population density and land use) was collected for the Munich metropolitan area and was used in multiple linear regression models to predict traffic-related air pollutants. (bmj.com)
  • The new paper -- a review of the scientific literature, published Tuesday in the journal Biophysics Reviews -- highlights important links between common pollutants and human health problems. (upi.com)
  • These air purity solutions are not just for your individual health. (aprilaire.com)
  • Since the source of these pollutants isn't going away anytime soon, I think one good way to try to improve the health of people living near busy roads is by cleaning the air in their houses . (theconversation.com)
  • Our goal is to empower dog owners to protect the short and long-term health of their pets with innovative air filter solutions designed for their dog," according to the K9 Mask website. (click2houston.com)
  • Thus, the consequences of the pollutants to public health were discussed. (witpress.com)
  • Air pollutants have a significant impact on public health . (bvsalud.org)
  • 3 Global Health Observato ry http://www.who.int/gho/phe/en/ (accessed 18 March 2015). (who.int)
  • Increasing the amount of fresh air in the home will reduce exposure to most chemicals released from carpet. (howstuffworks.com)
  • Dry air may worsen inflammation, so the use of humidified oxygen or a room humidifier is recommended. (medscape.com)