Air Toxics Articles & Analysis
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The consortium will coordinate all 136 existing air quality sensor sites across the capital, introducing advanced methodologies for sensor calibration and data quality assurance, and engaging key community groups and organisations such as schools, NHS Trusts and Local Authorities to make accurate air quality data available to everyone in London, and mobilise ...
LONDON was put on alert for a public health emergency today over toxic air pollution. Sadiq Khan, the London Mayor, said air pollution could rise to ‘moderate’ in more than half of the capital’s 32 boroughs as he issued the warnings for the next three days. ...
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has strengthened the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for ground-level ozone to 70 parts per billion (ppb) from 75 ppb to protect public health. ...
Ask your doctor to assist you in creating an asthma action plan. Pay attention to air quality. Exposure to ozone and particle pollution can cause asthma attacks. Check local air quality conditions at http://airnow.gov and download an Air Quality Index app for your smart phone. In recent years, the agency has taken steps to address smog- and ...
Southern California's air is getting healthier, and with that the chances of getting cancer from inhaling toxins has fallen significantly. ...
In 2011, former EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson signed the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which will help avoid 130,000 cases of aggravated asthma by 2016. ...
” EPA’s FY 2014 request will allow EPA to continue its progress in addressing climate change; protecting the nation’s air, waters, and lands; supporting sustainable water infrastructure; and assuring the safety of chemicals. ...
Recent standards, such as the 2011 Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, will further reduce air pollution and help prevent asthma attacks. ...
Terex Utilities has received approval from the Air Resources Board (ARB) for its Terex® HyPower™ Hybrid System, a plug-in Power Take-Off (PTO) system that uses stored energy from the system’s rechargeable batteries to power the non-propulsion functions of the vehicle. ...
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Small Business Administration's (SBA) Office of Advocacy Environmental Roundtable Meeting on the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) Rule. ...
The Administrator will also discuss EPA’s recently-proposed Mercury and Air Toxics Standards, which would prevent 120,000 cases of childhood asthma symptoms each year. ...
Jackson released EPA’s fiscal year 2010 budget blueprint, which takes significant strides to ensure that our air, land, and water are safe and clean. Expanding on the investments of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, this $10.5 billion budget allows EPA to provide real solutions to our economic crisis. ...
All projects must provide benefits to air quality in the geographic areas that include New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, the U.S. ...