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The 2010 Southeast Asian haze was an air pollution crisis which affected many Southeast Asia countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Singapore during the month of October in 2010. [ 25 ] This occurred during the dry season in October when forest fires were being illegally set off by Indonesian smallholders residing in the districts of Dumai ...
Water supply and sanitation in Indonesia is characterized by poor levels of access and service quality. More than 16 million people lack access to an at least basic water source and almost 33 million of the country's 275 million population has no access to at least basic sanitation . [ 4 ]
In other words, industrial air pollution sources located at altitudes well above sea level must comply with significantly more stringent air quality standards than sources located at sea level (since it is more difficult to comply with lower standards). For example, New Mexico's Department of the Environment has a regulation with such a ...
The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries. Air quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometers, respectively). [1 ...
Winter air is notoriously dry, and that can leave you pretty uncomfortable. Think: dry skin, dry eyes, dry nostrils, dry throat. On top of that, the dry air makes it easier for you to get sick ...
Air pollution is the contamination of air due to the presence of substances called pollutants in the atmosphere that are harmful to the health of humans and other living beings, or cause damage to the climate or to materials. [1]
Elon Musk hit out at a Delaware judge's latest rejection of his mega pay package. The Tesla CEO described the ruling as "totally crazy" and "absolute corruption." Musk and Tesla supporters ...
TikTok Shop is now a more popular online retailer than Shein and Sephora among Americans. TikTok Shop first launched in September 2023. A new consumer trends report found that 45% of surveyed ...