Posted in Air Pollution, Children's Health, Environmental Issues on Jul 29th, 2007
You can now take your own action in helping fight asthma caused by air pollution.
The effects of air pollution are reaching the smallest and most fragile Americans. 4.5 million U.S. kids suffer from asthma. 14 million missed school days occur every year because children are too sick to go to school.
Ashtma is attacking to many […]
Posted in Air Pollution on Jul 1st, 2007
By Julie Steenhuysen
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Even brief exposure to secondhand smoke in bars and restaurants can result in measurable levels of a toxin in workers’ bodies that is known to cause lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
They found nonsmoking workers in Oregon who worked a single shift in a bar or restaurant that allowed […]
Posted in Air Pollution, Uncategorized on Jun 26th, 2007
WARREN, Mich. - Climate friendly fuel cell vehicles that run on hydrogen could be on the road with regular drivers behind the wheel in a few test areas within five or six years, according to a top General Motors Corp. official.
Larry Burns, vice president of research and development, offered the prediction this week as GM […]
Posted in Air Pollution, Eco-Friendly, Energy Saving, Environmental Issues on Jun 22nd, 2007
There are many improvements people do that can make a house healthier and more environmentally friendly.
Indoor Air: Believe it or not…..construction materials, insulation, furniture, carpeting, padding, paints, household cleaners, drawn by this moist atmosphere, combine to contaminate the indoor air which then stays trapped inside.
Many homes are full of toxic and nasty air every single […]
Posted in Air Pollution, Children's Health on Jun 2nd, 2007
By DAVID PACE, Associated Press Writer
Wed Dec 14, 6:16 PM ET
The people who breathe the nation’s most unhealthy factory air worry about more than just asthma and other respiratory problems. They also want to know if their daily dose of toxic pollution is slowing the academic and physical development of their children.
In the Ohio […]
Posted in Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Home & Garden on May 10th, 2007
Indoor Air pollution is now our nations #1 environmental health concern. Indoor levels of pollutants are often five times higher than outdoor air, and occasionally up to 100 times higher.
Approximately 142 million Americans are breathing unhealthy air. Evidence suggests that poor indoor air quality may be a more likely trigger of childhood asthma than outdoor […]
Posted in Air Pollution, Environmental Issues, Toxic Chemicals on May 2nd, 2007
Industries across the United States pump billions of pounds of toxic chemicals into our air, land, and water each year, many of which can cause cancer and other severe health effects. The Environmental Protection Agency’s Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) program provides Americans with the best information about toxic chemicals released in their communities. Unfortunately, in […]
Posted in Air Pollution, Children's Health, Environmental Issues on Apr 29th, 2007
By Ben Harder
Science News, April 29, 2006
Pollutants spewing from vehicles and power plants may be harmful to fetal brains, new evidence suggests. The study is the first to directly link delayed cognitive development in children to their mothers’ exposure during pregnancy to common air pollutants called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, or PAHs.
Earlier studies established a similar […]
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