China will start to monitor new pollutants - 04 Aug 2008 The Associated PressThe two pollutants, ozone and small particulate matter known as PM2.5, are not included in current air quality reports. The Ministry of Environmental
Măsuri suplimentare pentru reducerea poluării din Beijing - 04 Aug 2008 Adevărul,Particulele ultrafine de praf (PM2,5), cu o mărime de doar 2,5 microni, sunt considerate deosebit de periculoase pentru sănătate, pentru că sunt suficient
PM2.5 metal exposures and nocturnal heart rate variability: a ... - Jul 9, 2008 7thSpace Interactive (press release),Evidence suggests that metals play a role in the cardiotoxicity of fine PM (PM2.5) and in exposure-related decreases in heart rate variability (HRV).
Burning questions about health - Jul 20, 2008 Twin Cities Planet,Particles smaller than PM2.5, such as PM1 or PM.5, are called fine particulate emissions. Nano-particles are measured in one-billionths of a meter.
BAM-1020 accepted as Australian Standard - Jul 14, 2008 Environmental Expert (press release),Met One Instruments recently made history by becoming the first manufacturer to be awarded US EPA Class III equivalency designation for a continuous PM2.5
Chemists join Olympic clean-up effort - Jul 24, 2008 Chemistry World,PM2.5 - tiny solid or liquid particles suspended in the air with a diameter below 2.5 micrometres - is a major pollutant in Chinese cities.
Road transport is Europe's biggest polluter' - Jul 30, 2008 Lloyd's List,...volatile organic compounds, as well as the second-most important source of dust or ‘fine particulate emissions,’ known to experts as PM10 and PM2.5.
New Law Bolsters US Efforts to Make Ocean-Going Ships Cleaner - Jul 23, 2008 PressZoom (press release),In 2001, in terms of mobile sources, oceangoing vessels contributed nearly 6 percent of NOx, over 10 percent of PM2.5, and about 40 percent of SO2 to the
Transport remains main source of health-damaging pollutants - Jul 28, 2008 Environmental Expert (press release),...and non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs), and the second-most important source of fine particulate emissions (PM10 and PM2.5) in the EU-27.
Fuel Tech Schedules Second-Quarter Conference Call - Jul 30, 2008 PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung),...corrosion, opacity and acid plume, as well as the formation of sulfur trioxide, ammonium bisulfate, particulate matter (PM2.5), carbon dioxide and NOx.
Vermont issues air quality alert for weekend - Jul 18, 2008 Brattleboro Reformer,Therefore expect levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5), to be in the unhealthy for sensitive groups range for most of the day, especially in southern
Portable Air Sampler - Jul 28, 2008 Test & Measurement,The MiniVol Portable Air Sampler can be configured to handle sample types such as particulate matter 10 (PM10), PM2.5 and total suspended particulate matter
IDEM forecasts high particle level today - Jul 18, 2008 Muncie Star Press,MUNCIE — The Indiana Department of Environmental Management is forecasting high levels of fine particles (PM2.5) in Delaware and Henry counties today.
Air Quality Update as of July 15, 2008 - Jul 16, 2008 Gridley Herald,The AQI reported is based on the monitored 24-hour average of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) at each site. Since the AQI is an average, air quality will
16/07/08 - Power plant pollution is a confusing issue - Jul 16, 2008 Sleaford Today,Eco2 say PM2.5 pollution is a fact of life but we know natural dust is predominantly a minimum PM10 some 30 times larger than from straw combustion and does
Air Quality Advisory for July 11 - July 14 - Jul 11, 2008 YubaNet,For current ozone and PM2.5 conditions or to learn more about air pollution go to www.sparetheair.com. Also, current PM2.5 levels in Nevada and Plumas
Thursday Morning Fire Update - Jul 31, 2008 KUTV,Weather conditions have allowed ambient concentrations of fine particulate matter PM2.5 to decrease to healthful levels in Butte County.
DEQ issues yellow air quality alert in the Treasure Valley - Jul 22, 2008 IdahoStatesman.com,Wildfire impacts are continuing to contribute to high particulate (PM2.5) levels in the Treasure Valley. All open outdoor burning and indoor burning is
KRVR: Barbee project at Fox Theatre Aug. 1 - Jul 16, 2008 Kern Valley Sun,Jones cautioned that dust is the main emission source in the Kern Valley, and that new monitoring will be done for PM2.5, the more dangerous particulate
City Applies for Energy and Emissions Funding - Jul 21, 2008 Opinion250 News,Achieve Canada-wide Standards (CWS) for particulate matter (PM2.5) and ground-level ozone by 2010. This can be met by: the collaborative efforts of the City
DEQ issues yellow air quality alert in the Treasure Valley - Jul 9, 2008 IdahoStatesman.com,Wildfire impacts are continuing to contribute to high particulate (PM2.5) levels in the Treasure Valley. All open outdoor burning and indoor burning is
Smoky conditions cause discomfort - Jul 7, 2008 Granite Bay Press Tribune,Average concentrations of fine particulates (PM2.5) continue to fluctuate throughout the day, with conditions ranging from hazardous to moderate.
BANGLADESH: Killer in the kitchen - Jul 18, 2008 IRINnews.org,...particles the diameter of which is less than 10 microns (PM10), with recent attention focusing on even finer particles (PM2.5), the report said.
Strategic Forest, Paper & Packaging Sustainability News - Jul 10, 2008 Forest NewsWatch.com (subscription),...which concluded that direct health risks from primary and secondary exposure to emissions, including NO2, PM10, PM2.5, PAH and dioxins, are low.
L'auto toujours coupable de polluer l'air - Jul 29, 2008 Moteurnature.com,Pour les particules enfin (PM10 et PM2,5), on accuse toujours le diesel, le rapport de l'EEA vient prouver une nouvelle fois qu'il n'y a pas de quoi.
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