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- 1From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)Air pollution is the presence of chemicals in Earth's atmosphere that are not a normal part of the atmosphere. In other words, air pollution is contaminated air. Air pollution is a serious health issue. According to...
- 2From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)Acid rain is a popularly used phrase that refers to the deposition of acidifying substances from the atmosphere and the environmental damage that this causes. Acid rain became a prominent issue around 1970; since then,...
- 3From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)Aerosols are collections of tiny particles of solid and/or liquid suspended in a gas. The size of these particles can range from about 0.001 to about 100 microns. A number of naturally occurring aerosols exist, such as...
- 4From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi and is a commonly seen winter condition. The bronchi (the air passages leading into the lungs) are formed by the division of the trachea (the main windpipe leading from the...
- 5From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)Few inventions in modern times have had as much impact on human life and on the global environment as the automobile. Automobiles and trucks have had a strong influence on the history, economy, and social life of much of...
- 6From:The Gale Encyclopedia of Science (Vol. 1. 6th ed.)Earth's atmosphere is a mixture of gases that includes about 78 percent nitrogen and 21 percent oxygen at its surface. The rest of the atmosphere near Earth's surface is made up of carbon dioxide and trace amounts of a...
- 7From:AEI Paper & StudiesExecutive Summary The Republican leadership in the House of Representatives released recently a set of policy proposals ostensibly designed to address the potential dangers of anthropogenic climate change. These...
- 8From:AEI Paper & StudiesThe Green New Deal is best understood as an ambitious mobilization of the economic and environmental resources of the country to achieve, within a period of ten years, the twin targets of a cleaner economy with net-zero...
- 9From:AEI Paper & StudiesMAY 2019 Executive Summary The Alliance for Market Solutions (AMS) has proposed a tax on "carbon" (emissions of greenhouse gases, or GHG) as a "market-oriented solution to one of America's most pressing economic...
- 10From:AEI Paper & StudiesExecutive Summary The Green New Deal (GND) is a set of policy proposals, some more concrete than others, with the central advertised goal of ameliorating a purported climate crisis by implementing policies that would...
- 11From:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue BriefsJune 7, 2018 Potential Issues for Congress Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), a potent set of greenhouse gases (GHGs), are used in air conditioning, refrigeration, foam blowing agents, insulation, and other applications....
- 12From:Yearbook of International Environmental Law(1) Summary Vessel source pollution remains a significant problem. While progress has been made in recent years, more measures are both needed and possible. The past year was dominated by the realization in the...
- 13From:WHO Regional Publications, European SeriesTransport plays a fundamental role in the lives of societies and individuals: how people interact, work, play, organize production, develop cities, and get access to services, amenities and goods is inextricably linked...
- 14From:WHO Regional Publications, European SeriesThroughout southern Europe and particularly in Italy, mopeds (two-wheeled vehicles equipped with a less than 50 cc two-stroke engine) are widely used. They represent important means of transport, especially in the large...
- 15From:Yearbook of International Environmental LawAuthor(s): Christina Voigt DOI: 10.1093/yiel/16.1.874...
- 16From:AROQ's Global Market Review SeriesOverview Consumers, and therefore OEMs, are increasingly focused on, and governments are increasingly requiring, improved fuel efficiency and reduced greenhouse gas emissions in vehicles. For example: In 2010, the...
- 17From:The World Health Report
Annex table 8 distribution of attributable mortality and DALYs by risk factor, age and sex, 2000 (a)
Annex Table 8 Distribution of attributable mortality and DALYs by risk factor, age and sex, 2000 (a) Distribution of attributable deaths (% attributable events) Age group 0-4 5-14 15-59 60+ Childhood and maternal... - 18From:WHO Regional Publications, European SeriesIdentified health effects The evidence from accumulated research has enabled the assessment of the health effects of ambient air pollution, including quantitative estimates of the burden of the pollution on a global...
- 19From:WHO Regional Publications, European SeriesThis chapter reviews several studies in order to provide an updated estimate of the specific consumption and emissions factors for two-stroke engine mopeds, with the aim of assessing their overall emissions in Rome for...
- 20From:WHO Regional Publications, European SeriesAhmad QK,Warrick RA (2001). Methods and tools. In: McCarthy JJ et al., eds. (2001). Climate change 2001. Impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Third Assessment Report of the...