Green Car Congress

JULY 23, 2017

A new study, part of the Atlanta Commuter Exposures (ACE) Study, has assessed on-roadway in-cabin particulate pollution (PM 2.5 ) collected from scripted rush hour commutes on highways and on non-highway side streets. Some drivers took highway routes while others stuck to busy thoroughfares in downtown Atlanta. Vreeland et al.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 29, 2013

The greatest number of emissions-related premature deaths came from road transportation, with 53,000 early deaths per year attributed to exhaust from the tailpipes of cars and trucks. Pollution from industrial activities was highest in the Midwest, roughly between Chicago and Detroit, as well as around Philadelphia, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

New research by George Mason University found that exposure to certain air pollutants is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. cities including Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Dallas, TX; Pittsburgh, PA; St. nitrogen oxides) and secondary (e.g. —Krall et al. Chang, Lance A.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2012

The few effects that were reported for the rats were mild hyperplasia (cell proliferation) in the lungs and slightly reduced lung function, and were most consistent with exposure to nitrogen oxides in the engine exhaust, which are being further reduced under 2010 US EPA standards now in effect. Advanced Collaborative Emissions Study (ACES).

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