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Emissions have declined, but sulfur dioxide air pollutant still a concern for asthmatics
2015-07-18 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Emissions of the air pollutant sulfur dioxide have been dramatically decreased during the past 30 years but for some people even a little inhaled sulfur dioxide may still be too much. "Asthmatics are particularly sensitive to sulfur dioxide and can be more likely to suffer asthma complications but scientists still don't know exactly why that is so," said Bill Ameredes, director of the Inhalation Toxicology Core Facility of the Sealy Center for Environmental Health and Medicine at the University...
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US Pig Farm Sued Over Hazardous Pollutant Emissions
2015-07-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The Hanor Company of Wisconsin is facing a lawsuit for failing to report releases of hazardous amounts of ammonia from one of its North Carolina pig farms.
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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels
2015-02-05 20:55:33| Green Car Congress
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Wisconsin Supreme Court holds manure is a pollutant under farm insurance policy
2015-01-08 22:55:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: The National Law Review The Wisconsin Supreme Court reversed a court of appeals decision, holding that manure that contaminates a well is a pollutant, and is therefore not covered under a farms general liability insurance policy. read more
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Indoor Air Pollutant Levels Often Surpass -- By 5 Times Or More -- Outdoor Levels
2014-07-21 08:44:54| pollutiononline Home Page
Air Filtration News - With the average American spending some 90 percent of their time indoors, the quality of indoor air is of paramount importance for health, productivity, and comfort