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e. 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 ] It is also the contamination of the indoor or outdoor environment either by chemical, physical, or biological ...
e. Christian views on environmentalism vary greatly amongst different Christians and Christian denominations. Green Christianity is a broad field that encompasses Christian theological reflection on nature, liturgy, and spiritual practices centered on environmental issues, as well as Christian-based activism in the environmental movement.
Mary Lou Fulton Professor of Economics. C. Arden Pope III (born c. 1954) is an American professor of economics at Brigham Young University and one of the world's foremost experts [1][2][3] in environmental science. He received his B.S. from Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1978 and his Ph.D. in economics and statistics from Iowa State ...
The Harvard "Six Cities" study was a major epidemiological study of over 8,000 adults in six American cities that helped to establish the connection between fine-particulate air pollution (such as diesel engine soot) and reduced life expectancy ("excess mortality"). [1] Widely acknowledged as a landmark piece of public health research, [2][3][4 ...
An air quality index (AQI) is an indicator developed by government agencies [ 1 ] to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is forecast to become. [ 2 ][ 3 ] As air pollution levels rise, so does the AQI, along with the associated public health risk. Children, the elderly and individuals with respiratory ...
Since the release of the initial 1989 study, titled A study of interior landscape plants for indoor air pollution abatement: An Interim Report, [6] further research has been done including a 1993 paper [7] and 1996 book [8] by B. C. Wolverton, the primary researcher on the original NASA study, that listed additional plants and focused on the removal of specific chemicals.
Air pollution can cause health problems including, but not limited to, infections, behavioral changes, cancer, organ failure, and premature death. These health effects are not equally distributed across the U.S. population; there are demographic disparities by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and education. [1]
James Hansen. For other people named James Hansen, see James Hansen (disambiguation). Heinz Award in the Environment (2001) James Edward Hansen (born March 29, 1941) is an American adjunct professor directing the Program on Climate Science, Awareness and Solutions [ 4 ] of the Earth Institute at Columbia University.