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Science and the Environment Bulletin: Breaking the Ice About Sassats
(PAHs) and other toxic chemicals. Fine particulates can cause eye and throat irritations, headaches, allergies and aggravate cardio-respiratory problems. In conventional fireplaces and wood stoves, large volumes of these unburned compounds are sent directly up the chimney and into the atmosphere. One way of minimizing emissions ...
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The Green Lane: Acid rain
Canadians. They do this by computer simulations, where they eliminate SO2 emissions in increasing amounts to predict how the cases of heart and respiratory problems and premature mortality would decline. This decline in health effects represents a significant potential benefit to Canadians; however, it also represents the cost to Canadians of living with ...
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Basic Information | Air and Radiation | US EPA
Some can also have effects on aquatic life, vegetation, and animals. Ground-Level Ozone Particulate Matter Carbon ...
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An Office Building Occupant's Guide to Indoor Air Quality | Publications | Indoor Air | Air | US EPA
People can react very differently when exposed to ... and proper channels. Talk with your doctor or other health care provider, and report your problems to the company physician, nurse, or health and safety officer. Ask that person if you ...
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U.S. Global Change Research Information Office
This combination, when exposed to sunlight, is the classic recipe for photochemical smog, which can at times be deadly in some cities, particularly for residents with respiratory problems. Carbon fuels can also generate sulfurous smog when fossil fuels, especially coal, are burned. This different kind of smog, combined with other airborne particles, has produced high rates ...
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Some Basic Facts About Mold and Mildew
When airborne mold spores are present in large numbers, they can cause skin irritation, allergic reactions, asthma episodes, infections and other respiratory problems for people. Exposure to high spore levels can cause the development of an allergy to the mold. Mold also can cause structural damage to your home. Can my home be tested for mold? Testing for ...
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Suburban Water Testing Labs: Asbestos Fact Sheet
Effect: Inhalation of asbestos has been linked to lung cancer and other respiratory problems. Consumption of drinking water may lead to other forms of cancer. Short-term: Asbestos is not known to cause any health problems when people are exposed to it at levels above the MCL for relatively short periods of time. Long-term: ...
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Energy Recovery Ventilator ERV - Venmar AVS Duo Energy Recovery Ventilator. Healthy House, Australia-
Filters outside fresh air. • Optimizes energy efficiency. • Controls humidity and either reduces or increases moisture levels to the required level. • Reduces the symptoms associated with respiratory problems and allergies. • This model has an energy recovery wheel that controls moisture and heat, and is suitable for warmer climates where humidity control is important. • This unit ...
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MA Desertification Synthesis
Dust emanating from (the Gobi desert) and the Sahara has also been implicated in respiratory problems as far away as North America and has affected coral reefs in the Caribbean. The report shows infant mortality in drylands in developing countries averages about 54 children per 1,000 live births, 10 times that ...
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HRV Heat Recovery Ventilator - HRV Venmar HEPA 3000 Heat Recovery Ventilator, Healthy House, Australia
Eliminates excess humidity during the cold seasons and gaseous pollutants by evacuating stale air and replacing it with fresh filtered air • Reduces the symptoms associated with respiratory problems and allergies. • This model has a heat recovery system that preheats air from outside before circulating it throughout the home, resulting in increased comfort. This is suitable ...
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