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Tag Archives: pollution
A Healthy Home for a Healthier Year
The links between our health and the indoor environments are growing stronger every day. Learn how to make your home healthier by reducing pollutants that enter our homes through everyday products and how to make safer choices. This presentation by Jim Quigley, MS, BBEC, a Building Biology Environmental Consultant from Healthy Spaces, will discuss mold [...]
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Virus-sized Pollutants
Small but Mighty: Virus-sized Pollutants Affect Mexico City Human Health and Climate By Rachel Hauser Air pollution causes significant human health and environmental problems; in megacities, with populations in excess of 10 million, these impacts are magnified. A growing body of evidence suggests that atmospheric nanoparticles – particles between 3 and 50 nanometers, about the [...]
Ozone Know Zone
Q: What can I do to help with the ozone problem? A: There are many actions you can take. First, it helps to understand the “double wammy” ozone problem. 1. Stratospheric ozone depletion 2. Tropospheric ozone creation “Stratospheric ozone depletion is a concern because the ozone layer in the stratosphere keeps 95-99% of the suns [...]
The Trees Canopy Collapse
Foliage Spoilage and the Trees’ Canopy Collapse 1. Overview It would appear that there is a complex chaotic system in play that is resulting in the deforestation of the Earth. There are many factors contributing to situation; however, low level ozone appears to be the leading cause of destruction. Following is an abstract from a [...]
Tropospheric Ozone = Low Ozone = Bad Ozone
EEK! – Our Earth – Ozone Action For Children: Good Ozone, Bad Ozone How ground-level ozone affects plants and animals (including you!) Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources The atmosphere of the Earth is divided into layers. Each layer is a little different. Stratospheric ozone is found in the stratosphere, a layer of air way up [...]
Addicted To Drinking Water
An Associated Press investigation found that U.S. manufacturers, including major drugmakers, have legally released at least 271 million pounds of pharmaceuticals into waterways. These drugs often find their way to drinking water sources. The report said, “Hundreds of active pharmaceutical ingredients are used in a variety of manufacturing, including drugmaking: For example, lithium is used [...]
NASA-Funded Carbon Dioxide Map of U.S. Released on Google Earth
from NASA Interactive maps that detail carbon dioxide emissions from fossil fuel combustion are now available on the popular Google Earth platform. The maps, funded by NASA and the U.S. Department of Energy through the joint North American Carbon Program, can display fossil fuel emissions by the hour, geographic region, and fuel type. A science [...]
The Oil Industry On Cap And Trade
by Widgette.com Cap and trade is a government and business plan to help reduce human induced climate change. Under such a plan, polluters are taxed if they go over the cap. Companies that pollute under the cap are given credits that they can trade in the commodities markets. The system has been in place in [...]
Washington State to “Cap and Trade” Pollution?
The state of Washington has introduced House Bill 1819. The Bill intends to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through a cap and trade program. However, the original Bill has had some of the gas let out of it. The cap on pollution is still in the Bill, but the trade part of the Bill has been [...]
Upward Trend In Pollution