Similarly, smoke from wildfires in one location can contribute to poor air quality in faraway regions, and evidence suggests that particulate matter can affect atmospheric properties and therefore weather patterns.
Industry is also only part of the picture – it is important to recognise that other sectors, primarily transport and agriculture, also contribute to poor air quality," said Hans Bruyninckx, EEA director.
These community liaisons linked families to community resources, explored community factors potentially affecting asthma, and advocated at the state and local policy level for system changes, such as the cessation of buses idling around schools, which contributes to poor air quality and can trigger an acute asthma attack.
With this deal, each city is subsidizing carpoolers' rides so that passengers only have to pay $2 each way, and will ostensibly refrain from driving solo or taking taxis, which clog the roadways and can contribute to poor air quality.
Warmer weather, meanwhile, contributes to poor air quality, a problem that already threatens the health of half of all Americans - some 158 million people.
Port emissions increase cancer risk and asthma rates in nearby communities and contribute to poor air quality across the Los Angeles Basin, according to health studies and pollution regulators.
In terms of the city's regulatory function, all the industrial activities that are identified in the act as significant emitters that contribute to poor air quality are licensed, and a total of 37 such facilities exist in the city.
Many products on the market actually contribute to poor air quality; heavy fragrances often use harsh chemicals to make the air smell good for a short period of time.
Technical errors and poor patient selection also contributed to poor results.
Whatever the reason, I believe it contributed to poor collective judgments.
