je.st
news
Tag: pollution
Air pollution is a real heartbreaker. No, really
2016-05-27 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Guess what? Breathing polluted air isn`t just bad for your lungs - it could be hurting your heart, too. A 10-year study published in The Lancet this week links living with air pollution to serious heart disease. While scientists have long associated long-term air pollution exposure with cardiovascular disease, research had been limited. Thats why the EPA funded the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and Air Pollution, which tracked 5,843 people in New York City, Chicago, Baltimore, St. Paul,...
XL Catlin Enhances Contractor's Professional And Pollution Legal Liability Insurance With Rectification Expense Coverage
2016-05-27 05:44:11| pollutiononline Home Page
XL Catlin'sEnvironmental insurancebusiness has added new protection to itsContractor's Professional and Pollution Legal Liabilityinsurance to help contractors and environmental consultants protect themselves from costly mistakes
Tags: legal
professional
insurance
coverage
People Living in Areas with More Outdoor Pollution More Likely to Develop Heart Disease
2016-05-26 10:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Air pollution monitors were deployed in more than 1,500 locations within the six different metro areas. In addition to air pollution data from state and local air agencies, these MESA Air monitors collected and measured variable levels of PM2.5, oxides of nitrogen, and black carbon, among other pollutants over two-week periods between 2005-2009. A new 10-year epidemiological study of over 6,000 people from six U.S. states reveals that air pollution, even below regulatory standard levels, can hasten...
Oil sands found to be a leading source of air pollution in North America
2016-05-25 20:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: A cloud of noxious particles brewing in the air above the Alberta oil sands is one of the most prolific sources of air pollution in North America, often exceeding the total emissions from Canada's largest city, federal scientists have discovered. The finding marks the first time researchers have quantified the role of oil-sands operations in generating secondary organic aerosols, a poorly understood class of pollutants that have been linked to a range of adverse health effects. The aerosols...
10-year study shows how air pollution fosters heart disease; accelerated plaque build-up in arteries
2016-05-25 17:56:05| Green Car Congress
Sites : [63] [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] [76] [77] [78] [79] [80] [81] [82] next »