Pollution control is the process of reducing or eliminating the release of pollutants into the environment. It is regulated by various environmental agencies which establish pollutant discharge limits for air, water, and land. Air pollution control...

Throughout Asia air pollution is a significant threat to human health and the environment. Industrial emissions from fossil fuel use constitute the bulk of the pollutants released into the atmosphere, but forest fires and the combustion of biomass...

The need to control air pollution was recognized in the earliest cities. In the Mediterranean at the time of Christ, laws were developed to place objectionable sources of odor and smoke downwind or outside city walls. The adoption of fossil fuels in...

Air pollution may be defined as the introduction into the atmosphere of any material that brings about a negative effect on plants, animals, or people. The effect can vary from lowered visibility at the Grand Canyon to severe pollution outbreaks which...

Air pollution is the modification of the natural characteristics of the atmosphere by a chemical, particulate matter, or biological agent. The atmosphere is a complex, dynamic natural gaseous system that is essential to support life on planet Earth....

00-00-0000 Air-pollution setback -- Midwest coal-fired power plants get OK to pollute Date: 11-27-2002, Wednesday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions.=.Two Star B. Two Star P. One Star B IGNORE ALL the wishful claims, contorted logic, and confusing rhetoric. Last week, in the...

It is great news for people in Maine and along the East Coast that ozone pollution has been reduced. But the improved air quality is the result of stringent federal rules, not simply market-based trading, as administration officials claim. The lesson from ozone control...

Luong Van Inh is among a neglected group of Asians threatened by an environmental hazard rarely considered: indoor air pollution. Caused by burning wood, coal or other cheap fuels in kitchens, it kills about 1.5 million people worldwide each year.Inh's wheezing gasps and the gritty...

The South Coast Air Quality Management District sued California public utility officials, claiming the liquefied natural gas that officials approved for use in the state could worsen air pollution.Energy providers plan to spend about $3 billion on the construction of seven natural gas terminals on...

The chemicals with which humans pollute the Earth's atmosphere include carbon dioxide, sulpher dioxide, oxides of nitrogen and lead compounds. Possible solutions to cleaning up the environment are explored.

Car Pollution is the prevalent source of air pollution in the world.

Smog, acid rain, the greenhouse effect, and ozone depletion are major effects of air pollution. But such pollution doesn't just harm our environment; it affects the health of all life on Earth.