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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.

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Continental urea sensors for efficient SCR NOx aftertreatment in diesels; measuring level, quality and temperature

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The sensor-aided denitrification supports fulfillment of the legal requirements and reinforces drivers’ trust that their car emits no more than the maximum permissible level of nitrogen oxides. R&D for the urea sensor is located in Nuremberg (Germany) and in the new competence center at Ostrava (Czech Republic), which was only opened in 2014.