The specific pollutants of interest are sequestered by the samplers and these are retained on the receiving phase disk.
Not all lichens are equally sensitive to air pollutants, so different lichen species show different levels of sensitivity to specific atmospheric pollutants.
Risk assessment is the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the risk posed to human health and/or the environment by the actual or potential presence or use of specific pollutants.
And some states already use taxes to stem specific pollutants.
Each offers essentially the same regulatory framework: a market-based scheme that would set national ceilings on specific pollutants but let companies figure out how best to meet them.
Patients were examined before the study for amounts of specific pollutants like Pseudomonas aeruginosa or Burkholderia cenocepacia as well as their socioeconomic standing.
Some specific gaseous pollutants may be removed by adsorbent beds, but these devices can be expensive and require frequent replacement of the adsorbent material.
The key to mycoremediation is determining the right fungal species to target a specific pollutant.
Coupled to the concentration of a specific pollutant, such as mercury, the concentration verses trophic position can be accessed.
Non-stormwater permits typically include numeric effluent limitations for specific pollutants.