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Assess employee air pollution exposure with AQMesh

On 9th April The Sunday Times reported that employers have been told they are legally obliged to protect their staff from diesel fumes — and could be sued if workers develop cancer later in life. Read the full article here. Employers who want to assess risk to employees can use ...

Apr. 10, 2017

By AQMesh

Identifying and Mitigating Particulate Matter Pollution Exposure Risks

Particulate matter (PM) is described by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets found in the air. Some of these particles, such as dust, dirt, soot or smoke, are large or dark enough to be seen with the naked eye, but others are so small they can only be detected using powerful instruments. Because PM ...

Dec. 1, 2016

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

3D Printing and Worker Exposures to Airborne Pollutants

Three-dimensional (3D) printers are becoming increasingly popular as the technology advances and costs decrease. Today, 3D printers can be found everywhere, from research laboratories in schools, universities and businesses to factory floors and even in some people’s homes. As these devices become more common, concerns have been raised about chemicals (volatile organic ...

Jul. 20, 2017

By American Board of Industrial Hygiene (ABIH)

EPA releases guide to help scientists understand children’s exposure to pollutants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released a user-friendly document to help risk assessors understand how children are exposed to pollution. The document, titled “Highlights of the Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook,” serves as a quick-reference guide to the more comprehensive “Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook,” published by EPA in 2008. It will serve as an additional ...

Oct. 28, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

PM2.5 and ozone pollution exposure increases risk of cardiac arrest

People exposed to fine particle (PM2.5) and ozone pollution are at increased risk of suffering out-of-hospital cardiac arrests, according to a recent Finnish study. Cardiac arrest is more likely within 24 hours after exposure to PM2.5 and up to several days after exposure to ozone. Previous studies have already linked air pollution with sudden events causing cardiac (heart) arrest, when the heart ...

Jul. 4, 2013

By European Commission, Environment DG

EPA releases guide to help scientists understand children’s exposure to pollutants

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a user-friendly document to help risk assessors understand how children are exposed to pollution. The document, titled “Highlights of the Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook,” serves as a quick-reference guide to the more comprehensive “Child-Specific Exposure Factors Handbook,” published by EPA in 2008. It will serve as an ...

Oct. 28, 2009

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards Grants to Reduce Indoor Pollutant Exposure, Protect Public Health

Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded funding to eight organizations throughout the United States to protect public health by reducing exposure to indoor pollutants, such as radon, and environmental asthma triggers commonly found in homes, schools, offices and other large buildings. Through a competitive grant process, EPA is providing $4.5 million in funds to ensure ...

Nov. 25, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Estimating exposure to excessive noise in cities

The 2002 Environmental Noise Directive seeks to provide a uniform basis for measuring and addressing noise pollution, one of the most important urban environmental issues for the EU. New research has assessed city-dwellers' exposure to noise and proposes traffic management strategies to reduce harmful levels. Clear evidence is growing for wide-ranging negative health effects of noise pollution, ...

Feb. 4, 2009

By European Commission, Environment DG

Lead Exposure Impacts Children’s Sleep

Novel Finding from Penn Nursing Research Shows That Lead Exposure in Early Childhood Increase Risk for Sleep Problems & Excessive Daytime Sleepiness A new research study from the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing (Penn Nursing) shows that lead exposure in early childhood are associated with increased risk for sleep problems and ...

Nov. 12, 2015

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

Beijing Olympics experiment reveals biological link between air pollution exposure, cardiovascular disease

Using the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their laboratory, University of Southern California (USC) researchers and colleagues have found biological evidence that even a short-term reduction in air pollution exposure improves one’s cardiovascular health. The results of their study appear this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the ...

May 16, 2012

By National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)

EPA supports San Luis Valley (Colo.) partnership to reduce exposures from environmental pollutants (CO)

In an award presentation today at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colo., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency awarded the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council (SLVEC) a grant to empower the communities in Colorado’s San Luis Valley to reduce the impacts of toxic pollutants in the environment. The grant, awarded under EPA’s Community Action for Renewed Environment (CARE) program, will ...

Feb. 2, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA Awards Kentucky-based Conference of Radiation Control Directors Grant to Reduce Indoor Pollutant Exposure and Protect Public Health

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded the Conference of Radiation Control Directors in Frankfort, Kentucky funding to protect public health by reducing exposure to indoor pollutants, such as radon, and environmental asthma triggers commonly found in homes, schools, offices and other large buildings. The organization is one of eight from throughout the United States to receive up ...

Nov. 25, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA awards $7 million to study effects of pollution exposures and social stressors on communities

Research grants aim to gather comprehensive community wide data on human health impacts. As part of the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) research grants program, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $7 million to fund cumulative human health risk assessment research. Scientists around the country will study a combination of harmful factors affecting human health, including ...

Jan. 11, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Review of the potential public health impacts of exposures to chemical and radioactive pollutants as a result of the shale gas extraction

Public Health England (PHE) have reviewed the literature on the potential public health impacts of exposures to chemical and radioactive pollutants as a result of shale gas extraction. The currently available evidence indicates that the potential risks to public health in the vicinity of shale gas extraction sites are low if shale gas extraction is properly run and regulated. Where potential ...

Oct. 31, 2013

By Health Protection Agency

Alion Awarded EPA Contract Valued at up to $72 Million to Conduct Research on Human Exposures to Atmospheric Pollutants

Technology Solutions Company to Help Develop and Analyze Methods for Measuring Pollutants MCLEAN, Va. - Alion Science and Technology, an employee-owned technology solutions company, was awarded a five-year task-order from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), worth a maximum of $72 million, to continue its work providing research support to assess exposure to atmospheric pollutants and other ...

Oct. 1, 2010

By Alion Science and Technology Corporation

Long-term exposure to air pollution associated with an increased risk of type-2 diabetes

Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase the risk of developing type-2 diabetes, a Swiss study has found. The results also suggest that the association between type-2 diabetes and air pollution occurs at concentrations below World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines. Air pollution has been linked with high blood pressure as well as heart and respiratory disease. Heart disease ...

Oct. 30, 2014

By European Commission

Australia releases CPRS exposure draft legislation

Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong, today released exposure draft legislation and explanatory materials for the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme. 'Australians have made it clear that they understand the challenge of climate change and they want a government that will act,' Senator Wong said. 'As one of the hottest and driest countries on earth, Australia's environment and ...

Mar. 17, 2009

By Australian Government

Take action this summer to reduce exposure to asthma triggers

Summer heat is here, and that means it is more important than ever for people with asthma or other respiratory ailments to pay close attention to the air quality where they live. Like the weather, air quality can change from day to day or even hour to hour. During the summer when ozone levels rise, the number of people with asthma related symptoms admitted to hospitals and emergency rooms ...

Jun. 22, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Environment: Speaking the same language on noise exposure

Quantifying noise exposure will be significantly easier thanks to a new set of common noise assessment methods published today. Comparable data on noise exposure in Europe is a prerequisite to set up EU policies to reduce noise pollution, a growing health and economic concern all over Europe. The new methods – known as Common Noise Assessment Methods in Europe (CNOSSOS-EU) – were ...

Sep. 14, 2012

By European Commission, Environment DG

Should critical levels of plant ozone exposure be lower?

‘Critical levels’ of ozone exposure for plants, above which significant adverse effects may occur, are currently calculated by examining ozone’s impacts on only a small number of species. However, researchers have now compared this measure with a new approach which examines all species in a group, and defines the critical levels as the concentration at which 5% of species are ...

Jan. 9, 2014

By European Commission, Environment DG

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