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Airborne Particulates
Airborne Particulates: - Total suspended particulate matter found in the atmosphere as solid particles or liquid droplets. Chemical composition of particulates varies widely, depending on location and time of year. Sources of airborne particulates include: dust, emissions from industrial processes, combustion products from the burning of wood and coal, combustion products associated with motor vehicle or non-road engine exhausts, and reactions to gases in the atmosphere. [Environmental Protection Agency] News archive for Airborne Particulates:: |
Around the Rings (subscription),Vehicle restrictions and the shutting of factories and construction sites have also helped reduce the load of airborne particulates. If that’s not enough,
Asphalt pavements - Jul 30, 2008
ForConstructionPros.com,It is possible for people working directly with the lime mixing process, as well as those in surrounding areas to be exposed to the airborne particulates
Cleaning Up The House - Aug 2, 2008
NewsweekAirborne particulates coming from mold, dust, lead paint and building materials are causing heightened concern as people develop higher sensitivities to
We are ready #4! Potpourri of business news - Jul 10, 2008
Atlantic OnlineA study by US and Chinese scientists found that about one-third of airborne particulates and 25-60% of ozone at the Olympic stadium can be attributed to
Smoldering profits follow smoking ban - Jul 31, 2008
Leader-Telegram,Even one smoker can cause hazardous levels of airborne particulates, said Julie Marlette, coordinator of the Tobacco-Free Partnership of Eau Claire County.
Southland smog no match for Olympic pollution - Jul 11, 2008
Inland Empire News,...based on a comparison of PM10 levels in Beijing and Southern California. PM10 is airborne particulates which are unhealthy for people.
How Big Boats Hurt and Intentional Fires Help Our Air - Jul 26, 2008
The Santa Barbara Independent,Dressler noted that the new rules — just approved by the California Air Resources Board — will most dramatically reduce airborne particulates and oxides of
Official: China Bus Blasts 'Not Terrorism' - Jul 22, 2008
New York Sun,Air sampled near Beijing's main Olympic venues last summer had far more airborne particulates and ozone than permitted under Chinese standards,
Tension grips Beijing before the Olympics - Jul 17, 2008
Georgia Straight,A good chunk of that air mass is probably made up of fine airborne particulates that some foreign media reports say is three to five times above World
Giant helium balloon displays Paris’s air quality - Jul 10, 2008
Plenty Magazine,The color is calculated based on the concentrations of three contaminants: nitrogen dioxide, ozone, and airborne particulates.
Doctors: Asbestos danger should have kept fire damaged school closed - Nov 30, 2007
WKYC-TV,...usually exhibit immediate symptoms such as coughing and lung irritation if they are exposed to airborne particulates, including asbestos.
PCA issues air pollution health alert for Rochester area - Nov 19, 2007
Post-Bulletin,Fine, airborne particulates in southern Minnesota, including the Rochester area and the Twin Cities, has prompted the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency to
Zoning change for body shop rejected - Nov 23, 2007
Waukegan News Sun,Neighbors' objections included concerns about traffic, noise, chemicals, the use of sanders and airborne particulates, drainage and incompatibility with the
I squared R - Nov 13, 2007
Technocrat.net,...plus high airflow means large amounts of airborne particulates circulating through the case, with a proportion entering but no exiting.
Antioch homeowners object to auto body shop - Nov 8, 2007
Waukegan News Sun,Neighbors' objections include concerns about traffic, noise, the use of sanders and airborne particulates, drainage and incompatibility of the proposed
FDA Clears First Filtering Respirator for Public Use in Emergency - Aug 19, 2007
Abkhazia,They are intended to filter out at least 95 percent of small airborne particulates. An N95 respirator can be used in different circumstances than a surgical
The Great Leap Backward? - Aug 22, 2007
Foreign Affairs MagazineLevels of airborne particulates are now six times higher in Beijing than in New York City. China's grand-scale urbanization plans will aggravate matters.
World Traveler Patsy Garrison Says: "I'm Enjoying Life Again with ... - Aug 7, 2007
PR-GB.com (press release),Made of clinical, non-latex foam, the unobtrusive filters are placed just inside the nose, blocking out up to 97 percent of airborne particulates.
Study: Some Laser Printers Produce Office Smog - Aug 1, 2007
PC MagazineHowever, the authors did note that the highest level of airborne particulates was about equal to those found in homes of residential smokers.
DRI, University combine forces at Lake Tahoe - Aug 15, 2007
UNR NevadaNews,ALAN GERTLER, atmospheric scientist, has performed extensive air quality research in the basin, studying the impact of airborne particulates on the lake’s
New monitors in GV measure air quality - Aug 8, 2007
Green Valley News,Each station measures two types of airborne particulates: dust from mining and construction sites referred to as PM10 particles, and finer particles found
Smoke from Domke fire may create health problems in Okanogan County - Aug 16, 2007
Omak Okanogan County Chronicle,Individuals most sensitive or susceptible to airborne particulates - infants and young children, the elderly, pregnant women, diabetics or those with
HP Rebuts 'Office Smog' Laserjet Study - Aug 3, 2007
PC MagazineThe study looked at a single office building in Brisbane, Australia, and identified the laserjets as the source of many of the airborne particulates.
HP Rebuffs Laser Printer Dust Danger - Aug 4, 2007
The Money Times,...looked at a single office building in Brisbane, Australia, and identified the laser jet printers as the source of most of the airborne particulates.
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