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- Statement of Bernadette Toomey, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Lung Association
- To: POLITICAL EDITORS Contact: Janice Nolen, +1-202-785-3355 x3444, or Paul Billings, +1-202-785-3355 x3988, both of the American Lung Association Half Measures and Compromises Are Not Good Enough WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a critical tightening of the health-based National Ambient Air Quality...
- Research articles 2008-03-12
- Millions in funds sought to clean Valley air
- A coalition of clean air activists and health officials soon will be traveling to Washington, D.C., to lobby for a plan that could leave everyone in the Central Valley breathing a little easier. The goal is to secure more than $100 million in federal funding they believe...
- Research articles 2007-04-15
- The health benefits of reduced tropospheric ozone in California.
- ABSTRACT Californians are exposed daily to concentrations of ozone ([O.sub.3]) that are among the highest in the United States. Recently, the state adopted a new 8-hr ambient standard of 0.070 ppm, more stringent than the current federal standard. The new standard is...
- Research articles 2006-07-01
- Quantification of ozone levels in indoor environments generated by ionization and ozonolysis air purifiers.
- ABSTRACT Indoor air purifiers are advertised as safe household products for health-conscious individuals, especially for those suffering from allergies and asthma. However, certain air purifiers produce ozone ([O.sub.3]) during operation, either intentionally or as a byproduct of air ionization. This is...
- Research articles 2006-05-01
- Cleaning up bio-medical waste: Peter Klaptchuk calls it Mother Nature's sanitizer. He's referring to ozone. In addition to shielding us from the sun's harmful rays, it is also ideal for sterilizing bacteria-ridden waste
- People around the world are seeking ways to deal with the increasing volume of bio-medical waste such as swabs, syringes and blades. The increase is partly due to disposable items that have become the most trusted tools in the health-care value chain. However, they also pose a serious threat of...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- Clearing the air: how to breathe easier at home.(Your Health)(indoor air quality)
- Most people look to the sky for billowing smokestacks when they're concerned about air pollution. But Karen Spector of the Los Angeles-based Children's Health Environmental Coalition CHEC says parents of young children usually look down. "We get so many calls from people concerned about new carpeting--they're...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- Clean air, dirty tricks.(State of the Scare)(Book Review)
- Joel Schwartz, "State of the Scare," Tech Central Station, May 3, 2005 (techcentralstation.com) Every year, the American Lung Association ALA issues a State of the Mr report warning Americans that air quality is harming their health. Every year, AEI scholar Joel Schwartz issues...
- Research articles 2005-07-01
- Indoor-air quality: issues and resolutions: contemporary indoor-air-quality problems affecting the health and comfort of occupants and progress toward their resolution.
- Building owners, designers, and operators face a number of indoor-air-quality IAQ issues. Although resolutions to some of these issues may seem far away, progress is being made on many fronts. This article addresses the most critical issues and salient solutions in the field of IAQ. ...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Indoor-Air Quality: Issues and Resolutions
- Contemporary indoor-air-quaiity problems affecting the health and comfort of occupants and progress toward their resolutionBuilding owners, designers, and operators face a number of indoor-air-quality IAQ issues. Although resolutions to some of these issues may seem far away, progress is being made on many fronts. This article addresses the most critical...
- Research articles 2005-06-01
- Wales Receives Additional Funding for Fridge Recycling Efforts.
- Letsrecycle.com recently reported that the U.K. government has allocated 2.83 million pounds (approximately $5.4 million) to the Wales Assembly to help support local refrigerator recycling efforts. According to the website, ozone-depleting substances found in refrigerators, such as chlorofluorocarbons CFCs, must be properly disposed...
- Research articles 2005-02-25
- Fence Post.(News)(Letter to the Editor)
- More good reasons to clean up our air For more than a year, our Clean Air Counts program has successfully recruited businesses to voluntarily reduce air pollution. On Dec. 17, the federal Environmental Protection Agency doubled the reasons for joining our cause. On that...
- Research articles 2005-01-26
- Charting a path for cost-effective NOx control: evaluate the site-specific pros and cons of upstream combustion modifications versus end-of-pipe control technologies. Many applications will call for both.
- Implicated in the formation of ground-level ozone and acid rain, emissions of nitrogen oxides NOx represent an ongoing challenge for many chemical process and electric utility operators, who face unrelenting regulatory pressure to reduce such emissions in order to meet (in the U.S.) a combination of federal and state regulations....
- Research articles 2004-10-01
- On the environment: the assault on God's creation has intensified in recent years. Recycling our newspaper isn't enough to save the planet.
- "And Yahweh formed the human [adam] of dust from the soil [adama], and blew into the human's nostrils the breath of life, and the human became a living being"--GEN. 2. WE ARE OF THE EARTH, ELEmentally. Humans are just another animal really,...
- Research articles 2004-05-01
- Air Quality Proposal to Deeply Cut Power Plant Emissions is Signed
- WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citing health and clean air benefits, EPA Administrator Mike Leavitt, in St. Louis, Mo., today, signed a proposal that would result in the deepest cuts in sulfur dioxide (SO2) and nitrogen oxides NOx emissions from power plants in more than a decade. SO2 and...
- Research articles 2003-12-17
- Accounting for science: the independence of public research in the new, subterranean administrative law. (Symposium)
- INTRODUCTION The corporate accounting scandals of the early twenty-first century are stark reminders that "the map is not the territory." (1) In the accounting scandals, stock valuations dropped when investors lost confidence in corporate earnings reports giving a true picture of the actual...
- Research articles 2003-09-22
- Virginia Environmental Group Wants Mandatory Automobile Emissions Testing.
- By Terry Scanlon, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 14--Smog in the Hampton Roads area is expected to ease today, but an environmental watchdog group says the hazy pollution has become so prevalent, automobile-emission tests should be mandatory....
- Research articles 2002-08-14
- INDUSTRY GROUP SCRUTINIZES SCIENCE OF OZONE, PM AIR QUALITY STANDARDS
- The science supporting the Clean Air Act CAA will come under additional scrutiny in coming months, as will the scientific basis for enacting multi-pollutant legislation, a specialist at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce predicted. The business group will keep the debate alive as EPA approaches a new round of revisions...
- Research articles 2002-03-04
- ST looks back
- March Issue 25 Years Ago 1977. Elliot Richardson, former secretary of commerce, secretary of defense, secretary of health education and welfare, and undersecretary of the Senate, was confirmed as special representative of the president to the Law of the Sea conference....A cross channel Boeing hydrofoil service was scheduled...
- Research articles 2002-03-01
- Reevaluation of Aircraft Cabin Air Recommended.
- In a report requested by Congress, the National Academies' National Research Council says the Federal Aviation Administration FAA should conduct a rigorous scientific investigation to ensure that regulations governing air quality in commercial aircraft cabins are adequate to protect public health. The council also recommends the agency establish a surveillance...
- Research articles 2002-01-01
- Comprehensive Monitoring of Cabin Air Needed To Assure Safety
- Data needed particularly on abnormal cabin air events The potential health risks of air quality on pressurized aircraft have not been addressed adequately, and better monitoring and regulation are needed to assure the safety and health of flightcrews and passengers. Adequate progress on needed programs has not...
- Research articles 2001-12-17
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