Pollution

The B.L. England power generating plant faces a May 1 deadline to reduce the amount of pollution from its coal-fired boilers or it may get shut down, reports the Cape May County Herald. According to the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) green house emissions inventory list for 2010, the B.L. England was ranked 12th on a list of the top 20 polluters in the state for producing 603,727 metric tons of carbon dioxide annually. 

The Clean Air Task Force claims the plant is responsible for an estimated 300 asthma attacks, 32 heart attacks and 13 premature death each year, reports the news source. Homeowners concerned about the negative health effects from the pollution the plant produces should consider investing in a home air purifier. The IQAir HealthPro Plus Air Purifier reducing the toxins present in your home to limit long-term exposure.

Over the long-term, air pollution can cause chronic respiratory disease, lung cancer, heart disease and even damage to the brain, nerves, liver or kidneys. Invest in a home air purifier to protect loved ones by decreasing exposure to deadly pollutants.

A new hypothesis, which still awaits testing and further research, proposes the increase in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere may be affecting human brain chemistry to signal an increase in appetite, which could contribute to the current national obesity epidemic. The theory links increased CO2 levels to making blood more acidic, which in turn cases neurons that regulate appetite to encourage feeding more frequently.

"If it turns out that people are increasing their food intake due to this mechanism of global warming and greenhouse gas emissions, we would suddenly be getting a new dimension," said Arne Astrup, head of the department of obesity and nutrition at the University of Copenhagen. "This could give us an explanation for why the entire population on this planet is increasing in body weight as soon as there is available food."

If the research ends up indicating CO2 levels do promote obesity, a homeowner may have more reasons than ever to install a home air purifier. Air pollution already has a negative impact on an individual's health by increasing risk of heart attack, stroke, cancer and aggravating respiratory illness such as asthma and bronchitis by impairing lung function.

The IQAir HealthPro Plus Air Purifier is an ideal solution that works to regulate indoor air quality to a healthy standard by reducing toxins.

Research indicates future growth in global air pollution control equipment production for the energy and power industries due to new regulations. According to Frost & Sullivan's Analysis of the Global Air Pollution Control Equipment in Energy and Power Market research, the share of earned revenue in 2010 was $7.57 billion. This is expected to increase to $9.69 billion in 2017.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) rules will compel these industries to reevaluate their current preventative strategies in order to meet new emission regulations.

However, market research indicates these changes, while positive, may take years to successfully implement. Therefore, homeowners concerned about the negative health impacts of long-term exposure to pollution emissions may wish to invest in a home air purifier such as the IQAir HealthPro Plus Air Purifier.

Maintaining a safe home environment is important to many individuals. For those afflicted with respiratory illnesses such as asthma, the toxic particulates that partially make up air pollution can create a hazardous living situation. Invest in your health, invest in a home air purifier.

The race is on for a portion of a $53 million fund, ready and waiting to be divided to various groups to improve Coachella Valley's air quality. The divide is over whether the bulk of the funds should be used as a down-payment on a 54-mile green parkway connecting the entire valley through the Whitewater River wash or when it should be divided in small amounts by community groups and nonprofit agencies, reports MyDesert.com.

The money is a result of Assembly Bill 1318 that passed in 2009, which allowed the developers of the Sentinel power plant near Desert Hot Springs to purchase emission offset credits directly from the regional air-quality board instead of the private market, reports the news source.

Homeowners in the area seeking to further offset the pollution such a plant will create, despite the creative ideas being tossed around to offset the effect, may wish to consider a home air purifier. IQAir HealthPro Plus HEPA Air Purifiers are an investment in the air a homeowner breathes in everyday, and provides assurance and safety from toxins.

The Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing (CRRM) has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $970,000, in addition to investing more than $4.25 million in new pollution controls and $6.5 million in operating costs to resolve alleged violations of air quality and pollution emissions, the U.S. Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced earlier this month.

"This settlement puts CRRM on a level playing field with the more than 100 petroleum refineries that have agreed to implement aggressive pollution control measures, thereby reducing the threats posed by harmful emissions to area residents," said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Environment and Natural Resources Division of the Department of Justice.

The list of negative health impacts of pollution emissions is long and varied. Homeowners concerned over their families' risk of exposure can invest in the IQAir HealthPro Plus Air Purifier. Especially in areas surrounded by refineries, factories or energy plants, a home air purifier can provide peace of mind and improved indoor air quality to limit exposure to toxins.

The Clean Air Coalition of Western New York received a $100,000 federal grant to take control of air pollution in the town of Tonawanda, NY, reports the Buffalo News. Funding comes from the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Community Action for a Renewed Environment (CARE) program.

"We clearly know that Tonawanda has an air pollution issue," Erin Heaney, executive director of the coalition told the news source.

According to the EPA, Tonawanda features some of the highest concentration of air-regulated facilities in the state. Homeowners in the region should install air purifiers in their homes to reduce exposure to airborne toxins. The grant from the EPA provides just enough to research the troubling air quality levels. Heaney claimed were present in the community such as five pollutants that exceed state health guidelines, reports the news source.

The IQAir HealthPro Plus HEPA Air Purifiers provide excellent filtration to reduce toxin levels in the home - limiting homeowners and their families' exposure to potential danger.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) urged the U.S. Appeals Court in Washington to uphold the Cross-State Air Pollution Rule, reports Bloomberg. The EPA regulation, which imposed caps on sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide in 27 states, was put on hold by the court in December after more than three dozen lawsuits were filed to challenge the rule.

"The transport rule represents the culmination of decades of congressional, administrative and judicial efforts to fashion a workable, comprehensive regulatory approach to interstate air pollution issues that have huge public health implications," the 116-page filing states, according to the news source. 

A medical grade home air purifier can provide peace of mind by limiting exposure to harmful air pollutants. While the new regulation is under review by the courts, homeowners are stuck breathing in smog filled with nitrogen oxide.

Emissions are crossing state lines and spreading. Homeowners worried over the potential negative health effects of breathing in toxic chemicals should consider the benefit of a home air purifier such as the IQAir HealthPro Plus Air Purifier.

GenOn Energy’s Potomac River Generating Station, a coal-burning power plant in Alexandria, Virginia, is scheduled to close in October. The plant was fined for $280,700 for violating air-quality laws by exceeding nitrogen oxide limits six times between June 28 and July 18 last year, reports the Washington Post.

The plant began operation in 1949 and has faced years of opposition from both local residents and environmentalists, according to the news source.

Increased levels of air pollution can lead to a variety of health problems, including aggravating respiratory conditions, asthma and increasing levels of stroke and heart attack. Homeowners in the area can install a medical-grade home air purifier such as IQAir HealthPro Plus HEPA Air Purifiers to limit their prolonged indoor exposure to toxins produced by nearby power plants. Air pollution can remain in the region for a long time, and once those fine particulates get in a home it may be hard to remove them for years to come because fabric and other materials absorb them.

Investing in a home air purifier can reduce the presence of toxins in the home, which can potentially increase residents’ health, decrease their chance of getting ill and reduce respiratory aggravators that can become a problem for those with asthma, bronchitis or even the everyday cold.

Recent research from Nurses' Health Study links air pollution to a decline in the cognitive skills of older women, reports Nurse.com. The study evaluated coarse and fine pollution in relation to cognitive decline in women using a study population from the Nurses's Health Study Cognitive Cohort.

The study included 19,409 women between the ages of 70 and 81 in the United States.

"In this large, prospective study of older women, higher levels of long-term exposure to both [coarse and fine particulate matter] were associated with significantly faster cognitive decline," the researchers wrote in an issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, reports Nurse.com.

Homeowners concerned over their health should invest in a medical-grade home air purifier to reduce exposure to both coarse and fine particulates. Individuals should be aware and consider their options as more and more studies come out suggesting the negative health impact of breathing in pollution.

A home air purifier can improve the air quality within the space most people spend the majority of their time - the home - and therefore decrease the time spent breathing in toxins.

A Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center research team has found that air pollution levels considered safe by the U.S. Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) may substantially increase the risk of stroke.

"This is a significant study because we have documentation that the risk of stroke can be elevated when the air quality is still within the guidelines set by the current EPA regulations," Dr. Murray A. Mittleman, an author of the study who teaches at Harvard Medical School and works in the CardioVascular Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess, told Boston.com. "This implies that the current regulations can be strengthened further to prevent these catastrophic health events."

Homeowners should consider investing in a medical-grade home air purifier to decrease his or her risk of exposure to air pollution that can lead to medical conditions. Researchers reviewed the medical records of 1,700 stroke patients in the Boston area over the course of 10 years. They found a 34 percent increase in the risk of ischemic stroke on days with moderate air quality in comparison to those rated good by the EPA.

A study such as this further increases the tie between poor air quality and a negative health impact.