Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 17, 2013

A team from Rice University and the Houston Fire Department EMS has found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) and levels of air pollution and ozone. micrograms) and ozone. For the study, OHCA events were defined as cases where EMS personnel performed chest compressions. Katherine B.

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Ozone Universal Houston Pollution 231

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

Among the many climate-related vulnerabilities that can impact its mission, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites a likely increase in tropospheric ozone pollution as potentially making it more difficult to attain National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( NAAQS ) in many areas with existing ozone problems.

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Climate Change Ozone Climate EPA 210

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 24, 2018

While the mechanisms by which air pollutants cause cardiovascular events is undergoing continual refinement, the preponderant evidence support rapid effects of a diversity of pollutants including all particulate pollutants (e.g. course, fine, ultrafine particles) and gaseous pollutants such as ozone, on vascular function.

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Pollution Insight Ozone Cleveland 220

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 28, 2009

Each study in the series examines the health implications in both high- and low-income countries of actions designed to reduce the release of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and other greenhouse gases. The NIEHS is one of the key sponsors of the international event.

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Pollution Climate Change Ozone Climate 210

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Concentrations of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere surged at a record-breaking speed in 2016 to the highest level in 800,000 years, according to the World Meteorological Organization’s Greenhouse Gas Bulletin. ppm in 2015 because of a combination of human activities and a strong El Niño event. parts per million in 2016, up from 400.00

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2016 Climate Climate Change 2015 186

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2016

In addition to ozone and particulate matter, the other pollutants are lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Decrease “adverse impact days,” during which people may not be able to work, go to school or otherwise be physically active because of severe breathing problems, by 19,300,000 days.

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Pollution Standards Ozone EPA 150

Blink Charging

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

One upcoming technology, Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G or VTG), may allow electric bus fleets to send electricity back to the utility grid during peak energy events.

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Fleet Electric Electrical United States 60