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OCTOBER 17, 2013

Despite a decline in emissions of the main air pollutants in Europe in the period 2002–2011, around 90% of city dwellers in the European Union (EU) are exposed to PM 2.5 Lower proportions of EU citizens were exposed to levels of these pollutants exceeding the limits or targets set out in EU legislation. Click to enlarge.

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JUNE 18, 2016

This marks Canada’s first regulation of air pollutant emissions from locomotives. of all PM emissions in the country in 2013. According to the 2013 Locomotive Emissions Monitoring Program report, the Railway Association of Canada reported that NO x emissions intensity from total railway operations decreased by 56.1% 2002–2004.

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JULY 19, 2016

A study by a team of researchers from China and the US has shown that shipping emissions in East Asia accounted for 16% of global shipping CO 2 in 2013, compared to only 4–7% in 2002–2005. The total number of vessels observed in 2013 in this region is 18,324. Asia’s share of world seaborne trade reached 38.7%

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Asia Emissions Climate Change North Carolina 150

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MARCH 11, 2013

Researchers from Rice University and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report in a paper in the journal Atmospheric Chemistry that particularly in Northeastern cities, ozone levels dropped even beyond what was anticipated by cutting emissions of NO x from 2002 to 2006. from 2002 to 2006. Earlier post.). —Daniel Cohan.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Comparable data on noise exposure in Europe is a prerequisite to set up EU policies to reduce noise pollution, a growing health and economic concern all over Europe. Member States will have to start using the new methods for the next round of EU-wide strategic noise mapping in 2017.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

The 2013 Scoping Plan update lays out the remaining steps to the 2020 limits set by AB 32. California’s transportation system accounts for about 38% of the state’s GHG emissions and is the primary source of smog-forming and toxic air pollution in the State. Background. Transportation.

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JANUARY 13, 2013

Apart from contaminated sites, the mercury pollution detected today is often found in locations very far away from its original source. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007. UNEP produced its first Global Mercury Assessment in 2002 and a subsequent study in 2007.

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