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TVA's Gallatin plant getting pollution controls
The Tennessean A plan to add new pollution control equipment to TVA's Gallatin power plant will save jobs and reduce asthma-triggering substances that waft into the air. The Gallatin facility was among the Tennessee Valley Authority coal-burning power plants facing a … |
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Baylor Researcher to Study Air Pollution, Asthma Exacerbation in Fort Worth …
Baylor University A new study by Baylor University environmental researchers will look at asthma rates, regional air contaminants, pollution source and contaminant particle size in a Tarrant county school district near Fort Worth. In 2009, childhood asthma in Tarrant … |
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Air Pollution in Dearborn-Detroit area linked to higher asthma rates
Arab American News But according to a new study, many of these residents have also grown familiar to the disease of Asthma, at a rate that's alarmingly higher than usual. The new study, which is a collaborative effort between Wayne State University, Michigan State, … |
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Campaigning for clean air: Pollution places a heavy burden on our health
OregonLive.com Air pollution causes asthma and impairs lung development and function in children. A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that in 2009, one in 12 adults and one in 10 children nationwide suffered from asthma. … |
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EPA rule seeks to curb long-distance air pollution
Baltimore Sun The rule, announced Thursday, gives coal-fired plants in Maryland and 26 other states until 2014 to make steep reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide, pollutants that contribute to serious health problems such as asthma, … EPA announces emissions cuts for power plants EPA Unveils New Standards For Coal-Fired Power Plants Cleaner air, costlier electricity under new EPA rule |
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Air traffic pollution impacts growth and development of unborn children
News-Medical.net A UK academic is calling for a nationwide study into the effects traffic pollution has on asthma sufferers after his own research in Cairo highlighted health problems in children who may even be affected while still in the womb. … |
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Long-Term Exposure to Air Pollution Linked to Poor Asthma Control
Your Daily News Fix (blog) New research suggests that there is a strong connection present between persistent exposure to air pollution, as well as poor asthma control. The study carried out by researchers was composed of 481 adults diagnosed with the inflammatory airway disease … Fireworks boosted weekend pollution in Utah UK deaths from air pollution as high as reported during the 1952 `Great Smog` |
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'Invisible pollution crisis' as bad as 1950s pea souper smogs, MPs to hear
The Guardian But, says Frank Kelly, environmental health professor at King's College London, today's pollution crisis is invisible, caused largely by minute particles of soot from car exhausts that descend deep into the lungs, exacerbating asthma, heart and … Air pollution killing tens of thousands each year |
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) — A strong association exists
between long-term exposure to air pollution and uncontrolled asthma, new
research indicates.
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Air pollution linked to poorly controlled asthma
Nursing Times People with asthma who have been exposed to air pollution for a long time are less likely to be able to control their condition, research has found. A study published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health looked at 480 asthmatics in … Years of Air Pollution May Be Tied to Uncontrolled Asthma Pollution 'impacts asthma control' Take action this summer to reduce exposure to asthma triggers |
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