2009, Information and Ozone

Study suggests air pollution may be linked to heightened mouth cancer risk; PM2.5 and ozone

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

High levels of air pollutants, especially fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) and to a lesser extent, ozone, may be linked to a heightened risk of developing mouth cancer, suggests a study by a team of Taiwanese researchers. Diagnoses of mouth cancer were then linked to local area readings for air pollutants taken in 2009.

Ozone

Ozone Pollution Taiwan 2009

North American Countries Target “Super” Greenhouse Gases Through Strengthened Ozone Treaty

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APRIL 30, 2010

The US, Canada, and Mexico have submitted a proposal to strengthen climate protection under the Montreal Protocol— the international treaty that phases out the production of a number of substances responsible for ozone depletion. The proposal targets the production and use of HFCs, a group of “super” greenhouse gases. Source: IGSD.

Ozone

Ozone Micronesia Climate Protection Climate

Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

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MAY 1, 2018

They found that levels of pollutants that can contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, or smog, have failed to continue a fairly steady decline as estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. These results show that meeting future air quality standards for ozone pollution will be more challenging than previously thought.

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Emissions Ozone Pollution EPA

National Academies report finds EPA’s controlled human exposure studies of air pollution are warranted

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MARCH 29, 2017

Results from CHIE studies are used to inform the periodic review of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for common pollutants, such as ozone and particulate matter (PM), and advise other policy decisions. 2009 to Oct. Out of the 845 intentional pollutant exposures conducted at EPA’s study facility from Jan.

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Pollution Ozone EPA San Francisco

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

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JANUARY 13, 2012

Methane is both a potent greenhouse gas and an important precursor to ground-level ozone. Ozone, a key component of smog and also a greenhouse gas, damages crops and human health. Tropospheric ozone and black carbon (BC) contribute to degraded air quality and global warming.

Carbon

Carbon Ozone Emissions International

Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

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JUNE 23, 2009

Global ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) and HFC emissions (A), global CO 2 and HFC emissions (B), and ODS, HFC, and CO 2 global RF (C) for the period 2000–2050. 2009) Click to enlarge. These HFCs, gases used in refrigerators and air conditioners, are substitutes for ozone-depleting gases, but they are also strong greenhouse gases.

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Global Ozone Micronesia Mauritius

Pollution plumes in Paris air are richer in gaseous aromatic compounds than in LA; gasoline engines main source of VOCs

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APRIL 19, 2013

Volatile organic compounds (VOC), which include hydrocarbons, are major air pollutants as well as precursors of harmful compounds such as tropospheric ozone and secondary organic aerosols. The research is published in the journal Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Pollution Gasoline Engine

US Climate Action Report to UN Projects 4% Growth in Total US GHG Emissions to 2020

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JUNE 3, 2010

This calculation, as with the other energy-related sources of CO 2 emissions in the report, is based on updates of the US Energy Information Administration’s AEO 2009 report. The report projects that transportation-related CO 2 emissions will drop 1.5% to 1,853 Tg CO 2 Eq. from 2005 to 2020.

Climate

Climate 2020 Emissions Climate Change

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

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FEBRUARY 11, 2014

Many of the strategies employed to reduce GHG emissions will also work to meet the national ambient air quality standard for ozone in 2032. However, to achieve the needed transportation GHG reductions and the corresponding 2032 ozone standards, the market uptake of advanced technologies will need to be accelerated. Low-Carbon Fuels.

Transportation

Transportation Emissions California Ozone

National Academies release third review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

While early R&D was largely component-based, as a result of US Department of Energy (DOE) American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds in 2009, 21CTP was able to fund four SuperTruck projects. A second truck has doubled fuel economy from a 2009 baseline of 6.1 gallons per 1,000 ton-miles for the 2009 baseline.

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MPG Miles 2009 Fuel

Researchers Determine Process Through Which Hydrocarbon Compounds Emitted by Trees Form Aerosols, With Impact on Human Health and Climate

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AUGUST 9, 2009

Isoprene, a five-carbon diene formed naturally in plants and animals and a precursor of ozone, contributes more than 40% of these emissions. It is able to ionize gases, even fragile peroxide compounds, while still preserving information about the size or mass of the original molecule. Kleindienst (2009) Epoxying Isoprene Chemistry.

Climate

Climate New Zealand Denmark 2009

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Take, for example, the tens of thousands of fossil-fueled ships that chug across the ocean, spewing plumes of pollutants that contribute to acid rain, ozone depletion, respiratory ailments, and global warming. These small studies would still yield significant information on the impacts of brightening. Our team, based at the.

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Climate Climate Change Solar Mariner

EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

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APRIL 2, 2012

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has submitted its final Report to Congress on Black Carbon , in response to an October 2009 request from Congress to advance efforts to understand the role of black carbon (BC) in climate change. Key policy-relevant scientific uncertainties related to BC. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. Source: EPA.

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Congress EPA Carbon Emissions

The Why, How, and Maybe Not of Geoengineering

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

And so back in, I believe it was the 80s, it might have been earlier than that, Paul Knutson who famously identified the ozone whole problem, he put forward the idea that putting material in the stratosphere might be an interesting way to reflect sunlight to cool the planet. And that was based on observations of volcanoes.

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Climate IDEA Mariner Carbon

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Study suggests air pollution may be linked to heightened mouth cancer risk; PM2.5 and ozone

North American Countries Target “Super” Greenhouse Gases Through Strengthened Ozone Treaty

Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

National Academies report finds EPA’s controlled human exposure studies of air pollution are warranted

International study identifies 14 key measures to reduce methane and black carbon emissions; reduction in projected global mean warming of ~0.5 °C by 2050

Study: Hydrofluorocarbons Will Contribute Significantly to Global Warming by 2050

Pollution plumes in Paris air are richer in gaseous aromatic compounds than in LA; gasoline engines main source of VOCs

US Climate Action Report to UN Projects 4% Growth in Total US GHG Emissions to 2020

Calif. ARB releases GHG scoping plan update; more ZEVs, “LEV IV”, MD and HD regulations; ZEV for trucks; more LCFS

National Academies release third review of the 21st Century Truck Partnership

Researchers Determine Process Through Which Hydrocarbon Compounds Emitted by Trees Form Aerosols, With Impact on Human Health and Climate

Here’s How We Could Brighten Clouds to Cool the Earth

EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

The Why, How, and Maybe Not of Geoengineering

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