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Cooperative Failure: An Analysis Of Intergovernmental Relationships And The Problem Of Air Quality Non-Attainment, Ronald H. Rosenberg
Cooperative Failure: An Analysis Of Intergovernmental Relationships And The Problem Of Air Quality Non-Attainment, Ronald H. Rosenberg
Ronald H. Rosenberg
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Environmental Consciousness For The Politically Autonomous: The Basque Country, Miranda L. White
Environmental Consciousness For The Politically Autonomous: The Basque Country, Miranda L. White
Independent Study Project (ISP) Collection
When discussing the issue of political autonomy, the usual topics that are taken into consideration are based around human rights, language, culture, society or economics. Those are the most commonly discussed for good reason, as they are important for the rights and freedoms of a community itself. However, this research paper aims to investigate further into the discussion of the environmental effects of political autonomy in Spain, specifically in the matter of autonomous competencies for waterway and air management. Therefore, in order to test such a hypothesis, this study will use the Basque Country of Spain as the subject, and …
Controlling Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds For Air Quality, Brian Sawers
Controlling Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds For Air Quality, Brian Sawers
Indiana Law Journal
This Article tells a story that is true but seems completely wrong: Trees can make air pollution worse. Smog and ground-level ozone require two chemical ingredients to form: nitrous oxides (NOx) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). On a warm, sunny day, these two precursors combine to form smog and ground-level ozone, a pollutant. While NOx are pollutants that are largely human-created, VOCs can originate with plants. In fact, emissions of just one type of VOC from trees exceed all human-caused emissions.
This Article presents new research on the impact of plants, especially trees, on air quality. The science is complicated …