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Air Pollution Stats Filtered in Ontario

...e figure were true, it would equate to nearly five smog deaths a day; if stretch out over just the three h...r, when pollution levels are at their highest, the smog death toll would be closer to 18 per day. If Torontos pollution kills 1,700 people a year, dirty air...

Hong Kong Choked by Growing Pollution Problem

...72 per cent since 1997. Even the government says smog is now "a common phenomenon" throughout the heavily industrialised Pearl River Delta region of southern China. "Pollution is a huge problem," said Lew Young of the World Wildlife Fund, which studies water and air quality. "Visit Lau Fau Shan and you ...

New Device Against Harmful Compounds in Air

...g nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides, contribute to smog and ozone levels and are potentially damaging to human health, reported the science portal EurekAlert. Anil K. Sinha at the Toyota Central R&D Labs in Japan and fellow researchers claimed to have developed a new material that they say very effectiv...

3,600 Dead in Iran Due to Air Pollution, in One Month

...llution. It is worse during winter months when the smog does not clear for many days....

Southern California Wildfires Pose Health Risks to Children

...ar came as a very strong additional problem to the smog and airborne particulates we normally see affecting the health of our children. It was vital for us to understand how and where the fires affected the participants of the CHS study." The October 2003 fires covered more than 3,000 square kilometers ...

Deterioration of Air Quality Affecting Children's Health

... or cardiovascular illnesses." In Hong Kong the smog levels have risen in the past few years to often dangerous levels. The quality of the air is so poor that visibility was reduced to less than one kilometer for over 50 days last year. The government alleges that the problem is mainly due to the in...

Air Pollution Not Given Due Importance

...asures have to be addressed regarding the issue of smog and fine particulate matter. Hamilton's Medical Of...e healthy people. The Hamilton Spectator addressed smog as a killer and definitely not a source of irritant....

Death by Smog in California

Recent estimates of deaths from breathing smog are revealed to be twice as high as previous estim...es. The study revealed that the highest rates of smog related Studies conducted by the U.S Environmental Protection Agency's revealed that about 66 per mi...

Acrolein may be the key to halting spinal cord damage

...h is needed to be dangerous. When a person inhales smog or tobacco smoke, for example, the fluids lining the respiratory tract show an acrolein concentration of about a millimole – not much by measuring-cup standards, but still over 1,000 times more than usual. "If you took a single grain of salt from a...

Adequate intake of Vitamin D is essentia

...uce sunlight exposure, such as windows, sunscreen, smog and wearing a hat. So it's vital to look to your diet and maybe even supplements to get enough vitamin D. Choose milk and cereals fortified with the vitamin. Liver, egg yolk and fish are good sources too. A supplement of 400 international units (IU...

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