ADVISORY/Experts Available to Discuss Pollution and the `Asian Brown Cloud'.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 2002 TOPIC: A preliminary report from the United Nations warns the 'Asian Brown Cloud', a dense cloud of pollution that is two miles thick, could cause the death of millions of people in the South Asia region and pose a global threat, according to an article by CNN.com. Experts say thousands of deaths occur due to respiratory disease brought on from the pollution. The cloud has also reduced the amount of sunlight that reaches the ground by 10 to 15 percent, which changes the area's climate, the article says. Scientists also claimed that the cloud is creating acid rain, which threatens agriculture and contaminates oceans. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Professor Pratim Biswas Prof. Pratim Biswas is the Stifel and Quinette Jens Professor of Environmental Engineering Science and Chair of the Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. , of the University of Cincinnati The University of Cincinnati is a coeducational public research university in Cincinnati, Ohio. Ranked as one of America’s top 25 public research universities and in the top 50 of all American research universities,[2] , Environmental Engineering and Science Division, is an expert regarding the environment, air pollution control, and aerosol science Aerosol Science Aerosols are characterized by a particle size distribution function (PSD). Most natural aerosols have a lognormal distribution. Aerosol formation and growth consists of 3 processes:
Mr. Dexter Hinckley, of the Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), independent agency of the U.S. government, with headquarters in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1970 to reduce and control air and water pollution, noise pollution, and radiation and to ensure the safe handling and , can share his expertise on ecology, pollution stress and habitat degradation. 703-354-1342 As director of the Center for Occupational & Environmental Health at UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX , Professor John Froines directs the Southern California Center for Airborne Particulate Matter, a multi-university center for studying air pollution caused by tiny particulate matter in the Los Angeles area. Froines has served as Director of Toxic Substances at the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. agency established (1970) in the Dept. of Labor (see Labor, United States Department of) to develop and enforce regulations for the safety and health of workers in businesses that are engaged in interstate and Director of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, n.pr an institute of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that is responsible for assuring safe and healthful working conditions and for developing standards of safety and health. . He has been active at the state level in advising the state Air Resources Board on efforts to curb diesel vehicle emissions. PR: Dan Page (dpage@support.ucla.edu). ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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