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BusinessWeek
August 9, 2004
Stephanie Anderson Forest |
How Sick Is Your Home? Indoor air pollution -- from mold to radon -- presents health risks. But you can rest easier knowing there are ways to get rid of them.   |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2003
Linda A. Striefsky |
Reduce Mold-Related Risk Rewrite transaction documents to include protection against mold liability. |
Home Toys
August 2003
Stuart D. Snyder |
Automated Interior Plant-Care And the environmental aspects of home technologies |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2004
Eileen Lee |
New Mold Study Helps Clear the Air A new study by the federally chartered Institute of Medicine (IOM) may help inject some common sense into the mold debate and bring relief to the real estate industry. |
This Old House
Keith Pandolfi |
Air Aid The stuff you breathe inside your home might be as filthy as an L.A. smog storm. Here's what you can do about it |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2005
Sara Drummond |
The Comfort Zone As employees increase the amount of time at the office working late or nonstandard shifts, the heat is on office building owners and managers to improve indoor air quality. |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2003
Bennett Voyles |
Mold on Hold A year ago, the mold crisis looked as if it would follow the course of many past environmental problems -- lawsuits, then laws, then years of cleanup. But the litigate-regulate-mitigate cycle isn't running on schedule for mold, and it's unclear how or when the issue will be resolved. |
Chemistry World
May 29, 2013
Rebecca Brodie |
Measuring indoor air pollution Chinese scientists have developed a passive sampler that can be used for monitoring common indoor air pollutants. Air quality is currently an important topic in China, with air pollution rivalling food safety and clean drinking water as a key theme for Chinese lawmakers. |
Salon.com
September 12, 2002
Sam Boykin |
New weapons in the war on toxic mold Environmentally friendly building materials may help combat "sick building syndrome." But if that doesn't work, there's always your lawyer. |
Chemistry World
August 5, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
EPA in political tug of war over environment Democrats call the current House of Representatives the most 'anti-environment' in history. |
Chemistry World
March 6, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Bush-era environmental regulations challenged After less than a month in charge, the Obama administration is distinguishing itself from the policies of Bush in many areas affecting public health and the environment. |
Chemistry World
September 16, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
US job concerns hamper environmental rules Economic woes and pressure to create jobs in the US are impeding environmental regulation, resulting in President Obama being rebuked by traditional allies and applauded by political opponents. |
Chemistry World
February 8, 2010
Lewis Brindley |
Cancer risk from 'third-hand smoke' Nicotine residues on indoor surfaces can react with ambient gases to generate cancer-causing compounds, researchers in the US have found. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2003
Jay Harris |
Higher policy costs spur new risk strategies Apartment vacancy levels are up and real estate owners' insurance costs are, too. Many owners are increasing their deductibles and retaining more risk when they renew their policies, so loss control becomes more important. |
American Family Physician
August 1, 2002 |
Things That Can Cause Asthma and Allergies Dust mites... Pets... Cockroaches... Pollens and outdoor molds... Indoor molds... Air pollution... |
BusinessWeek
June 2, 2011
Paul M. Barrett |
The Price of Clean Air Does the Clean Air Act hurt or help the U.S. economy? It's not nearly as hard to calculate as you might think. |
The Motley Fool
December 9, 2009
Rich Smith |
Should Carbon Dioxide Be Banned? Fools debate the EPA's warning against carbon dioxide. |
American Journal of Nursing
February 2008
O'Connor & Roy |
Electric Power Plant Emissions and Public Health Potentially harmful pollutants to be aware of and how they may affect the public's health. |
American Journal of Nursing
November 2005
Stephanie Chalupka |
Tainted Water on Tap A description of selected water contaminants and their known health effects as well as which populations are more vulnerable. An outline of assessment and nurses' roles in patient education and as community advocates for safer drinking water. |
Chemistry World
December 23, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
US crackdown on mercury pollution The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its long-awaited standards to limit mercury, lead and other toxic pollutants emitted by power plants. |
Searcher
February 2003
Barbie E. Keiser |
Our Environment: Part 3, Science and Technology Resources for the collection and analysis of data, as well as the final reports that influence national and international environmental policies. |
Scientific American
July 2007
Charles Q. Choi |
Warming to Law After the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, how stiff will greenhouse gas regulations be? |
Chemistry World
November 2, 2012
Rebecca Trager |
Battle over US environment agency's human studies Two prominent Republican politicians, who have repeatedly accused the EPA of killing jobs through overregulation, are condemning the agency for lax oversight of its ongoing human research studies involving concentrated airborne particles. |
Chemistry World
June 5, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US plans 30% emissions cuts for power plants The US's 1000 coal plants will have to cut emissions by 30% below 2005 levels under proposed rules |
Chemistry World
October 2, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
EPA criticized over asbestos clean-up research The US Environmental Protection Agency's internal watchdog has found that the agency's costly and time-consuming experiments on alternative asbestos control methods lacked effective oversight and threatened human health. |
Chemistry World
March 2010
Bibiana Campos Seijo |
Editorial: Smoking kills What we didn't realise until now is that nicotine residues absorbed on indoor surfaces (carpets, wallpaper etc) react with gases in the air to produce even more cancer-causing carcinogens. |
Geotimes
May 2005
Linda Rowan |
Clear Skies Clouded in Legislative Discontent President Bush's Clear Skies Initiative was introduced on Valentine's Day, Feb. 14, 2002; however, it was not love at first sight in congressional chambers. |
BusinessWeek
January 14, 2010
John Carey |
Emissions Rules are On the Way The EPA has regulations due at the end of March, and Congress may weigh in with a bill of its own. |
Chemistry World
September 25, 2008
Rebecca Trager |
EPA suspends two studies on children The US Environmental Protection Agency has canceled funding for two studies during which babies and young children would have been exposed to pesticides and other chemicals because of ethical concerns. |
Chemistry World
May 20, 2011
Rebecca Trager |
EPA delays boiler and incinerator emissions rules The US Environmental Protection Agency has indefinitely delayed rules governing emission of toxic air pollutants from boilers and certain solid waste incinerators at chemical plants and other major industrial facilities. |
| AskMen.com |
Pollution: Making Us Stupid Researchers for the first time have linked air pollution exposure before birth with lower IQ scores in childhood, bolstering evidence that smog may harm the developing brain. |
Chemistry World
September 15, 2014
Rebecca Trager |
US bid to control power plant emissions challenged The governors of 15 US states have joined together to question the legality of the US Environmental Protection Agency's recently proposed climate rule to limit carbon emissions from the country's existing power plants. |
Chemistry World
August 18, 2009
Jon Cartwright |
Ozone reaction with skin causes irritants Armin Wisthaler of the Leopold-Franzens University of Innsbruck, Austria, and Charles Weschler of Rutgers University in New Jersey, US, have performed a study of ozone with human occupants in an office environment. |
CFO
September 1, 2003
Roy Harris |
Mold Spreads Toxic-mold claims are spreading to the workplace, and insurance coverage is pricey -- if you can get it. |
Fast Company
June 2004
Ian Wylie |
Brush With Success What if cleaning the air of pollutants was as easy as, well, letting paint dry? The chemical reaction in a new "ecopaint" could help win the war on urban pollution. |
Fast Company
September 1, 2007
Jennifer Boulden |
The Air In There Americans spend 90% of their time indoors -- and much of that at work. According to the EPA, air pollution is up to five times worse inside than outside. |
Scientific American
August 14, 2006
Paul Raeburn |
After 25 Years, the EPA Still Won't Ban a Risky Pesticide Attempts to ban the household use of the insecticide dichlorvos, or DDVP, have flopped, despite safety concerns since the 1970s. |
Information Today
June 20, 2011 |
EPA Releases Two New Databases With Chemical Toxicity and Exposure Data The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced the release of two databases that make it easier to find data about chemicals. |
Chemistry World
June 12, 2009
Rebecca Trager |
Chemicals sector key contributor to US toxic pollution More than 5.5 billion kilograms of toxic pollutants were released and transferred by nearly 35,000 industrial facilities throughout North America in 2005 |
Reactive Reports
May 2007
David Bradley |
Windows Cause Pollution According to researchers, the grime that accumulates on windows, buildings, roads, and other urban surfaces could be an important source of nitrogen oxide air pollutants. |
Information Today
February 9, 2012 |
EPA Releases New Tool With Information About U.S. Water Pollution Developed under President Barack Obama's transparency initiative, the Discharge Monitoring Report Pollutant Loading Tool brings together millions of records and allows for easy searching and mapping of water pollution by local area. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
May/Jun 2004
Ken Pientka |
Investing in Sustainable Design Attracted by lower operating and maintenance costs, corporate tenants are recognizing green office buildings' value, an important factor in today's competitive real estate marketplace. |
Geotimes
May 2006
Naomi Lubick |
Mixed View on Pesticide Pollution The amount of pesticides in U.S. streams has generally decreased, according to a recent assessment. But urban streams are carrying more and more pesticides, and the number of different chemicals present simultaneously has gone up, raising concerns among some researchers. |
