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  • Particulates/other elements in diesel exhaust cause respiratory illnesses and contribute to premature deaths

    A. Siegel: Plugging in for a Better Tomorrow: The School Bus 'Solution' 2009

  • Particulates of all kinds are aerosolized on Airlines and not fully cleaned out, and as you did properly point out, recirculated over and over… Many on board these flights have their own Peanuts that they eat regardless of the warnings not me, for the record.

    Do We Restrict Peanuts Because 100 People a Year Die from Allergy? - Warner_Todd_Huston’s blog - RedState 2009

  • Particulates/other elements in diesel exhaust cause respiratory illnesses and contribute to premature deaths

    A. Siegel: T. Boone: Why Not Get Inventive? 2009

  • It's cool; they can be sexy and efficient, and they make a lot of sense as a tool to help stop pollution of all sorts: Particulates, hydrocarbons, and even noise.

    David Kirkpatrick: iMeme Q&A 2008

  • Particulates are tiny airborne particles which can enter the body, and have been associated with negative health effects in previous studies of air pollution.

    Study: Smoking in Cars a Danger to Children | Impact Lab 2006

  • Particulates can aggravate respiratory conditions and lead to cardiac problems and lung disease, according to Janice E. Nolen, a policy advocate for the American Lung Association in Washington, D.C. In 1988, an E.vironmental Protection Agency regulation required new stoves to keep particulate emissions below certain levels.

    Burning Issue 2008

  • Particulates/aerosols are the obvious candidate for what changed around 1985.

    Unthreaded #14 « Climate Audit 2007

  • Particulates from localized point-sources from areas that were mostly NH US and Europe caused the whole globe to cool down in the 40s-70s?

    The Dendroclimatologists are Angry « Climate Audit 2007

  • Particulates are down 80%, and lead emissions have declined by more than 98%.

    Archive 2007-05-01 GayandRight 2007

  • Healing the Heroes of 9-11, Part 3 yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Healing the Heroes of 9-11, Part 3'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Exposed to the toxic vapors and particulates of WTC debris at the Fresh Kills landfill in Staten Island in 2001, Jonette Kraft spent 3 years with a progressive MS-like illness that claimed her ability to walk, her memory, and cognition.

    Healing the Heroes of 9-11, Part 3 2006

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