Air pollution: the "classical" pollutants. [PDF]
Few disasters can have led to such great good as the four-day London "smog" of December 1952. Though its extreme concentrations of smoke and sulphur dioxide appear to have caused up to 4000 extra deaths,1 it provided the impetus for the Clean Air Act 1956.
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The role and action of environmental agents in the pathogenesis of lung cancer.I. Air pollutants [PDF]
Paul Kotin, Hans L. Falk
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Innovation and the environmental Kuznets curve: the case of CO, NMVOCs and SOx in the Italian regions [PDF]
The paper explores the relationship between per capita income and three air pollutants, CO, NMVOCs and SOx, using a novel dataset based on the Italian regions.
Donatella Baiardi
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New Jobs — Cleaner Air: Employment Effects Under Planned Changes to the EPA’s Air Pollution Rules [PDF]
In this study commissioned by Ceres, James Heintz, Heidi Garrett-Peltier, and Ben Zipperer examine the economic impacts of air pollution regulations forthcoming from the Environmental Protection Agency: the Clean Air Transport Rule governing sulfur ...
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Response of Plants to Air Pollutants. III. A Relation between Ascorbic Acid Levels and Ozone Susceptibility of Light-Preconditioned Tobacco Plants [PDF]
H. A. Menser
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The increase of air pollution over the years has major effects on the human skin. The skin is exposed to ultraviolet radiation (UVR) and environmental air pollutants such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), volatile organic compounds (VOCs ...
Eleni eDrakaki+2 more
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Air pollutant production by algal cell cultures [PDF]
The production of phytotoxic air pollutants by cultures of Chlorella vulgaris and Euglena gracilis is considered. Algal and plant culture systems, a fumigation system, and ethylene, ethane, cyanide, and nitrogen oxides assays are discussed. Bean, tobacco,
Fong, F., Funkhouser, E. A.
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A proof of concept on real-time air quality monitoring system [PDF]
According to the Department of Environment Malaysia, Air Pollutant Index (API) is an indicator for the air quality status at any particular area. API is calculated based on average concentration of air pollutants such as Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen ...
Ibrahim, Noraini+2 more
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Evaluation of Biological Effects of Air Pollutants by Use of Luminescent Bacteria [PDF]
William F. Serat+2 more
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Study of air pollutant detectors [PDF]
The application of field ionization mass spectrometry (FIMS) to the detection of air pollutants was investigated. Current methods are reviewed for measuring contaminants of fixed gases, sulfur compounds, nitrogen oxides, hydrocarbons, and particulates ...
Bowles, C. Q., Gutshall, P. L.
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