Sentence examples for extent of environmental from inspiring English sources

The extent of environmental exposure to Po is poorly known, and environmentally relevant exposure to it may have subtle unrecognized health effects that merit further investigation because Po accumulates in reproductive and embryonic and fetal tissues where a single alpha particle can kill or damage critical cells.

One way scientists try to gauge the extent of environmental contamination by substances like polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, is to measure the levels in animal tissue.

Individual susceptibility to lead poisoning varies widely and depends not only on the extent of environmental or occupational exposure but also on certain genetic factors.

More than two million gallons of partially treated sewage and storm water were dumped into the San Francisco Bay on Thursday night, and officials in Marin County, north of San Francisco, were trying to determine the extent of environmental damage.

The extent of environmental contamination in northeastern Japan remains unknown, and although supply chains are expected to return to normal, some manufacturers could decide to move a greater share of production offshore.

The department's investigation began last August after three employees filed a lawsuit contending that the former plant operators, Lockheed Martin and Martin Marietta, had profited by lying to the government about the extent of environmental pollution and worker exposure to radiation.

The MAC comprises genetically closely related subspecies with different extents of environmental adaptation and virulence.

We attribute much of these results to the relationship between the environmental range of the pseudo-absences (i.e. the extent of the environmental space being considered) and the environmental range of the presence observations (i.e. under which environmental conditions the species occurs).

Considering the triad "climate – environmental – socio-economic impacts," past NEESPI investigations sufficiently embraced regional climate diagnostics and, to a somewhat lesser extent, diagnostics of environmental and ecosystem characteristics.

Further epidemiologic and environmental studies are needed to determine the extent of the environmental hazard and the risk it represents for the human population and their livestock in northern Brazil.

But Mr. Osman's crew of six, charged with monitoring a country about the size of Texas, is barely able to identify the extent of the environmental devastation, never mind do anything about it.