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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5 pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. Overall, the researchers estimated that pollution contributed to 3.2

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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million excess deaths in cities globally in 2019. disease burdens compare across urban areas globally, with most assessments analyzing PM 2.5 concentrations and associated mortality trends in more than 13,000 cities globally between 2000-2019. Although global urban average PM 2.5 The WHO 2005 guideline for PM 2.5

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Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

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is the leading global environmental risk factor for mortality and disease burden, with associated annual global welfare costs of trillions of dollars, However, no one knows what city has the highest level of the pollution. at the global scale. The global mean population distance to nearest PM 2.5 Louis and lead author.

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WUSTL study finds use of air conditioning reduces in-car pollution

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A team at the University of Washington in St Louis has now measured simultaneous real-time particulate matter (particle numbers, lung-deposited surface area, PM 2.5 , particle number size distributions) and CO concentrations outside and in-cabin of an on-road car during regular commutes to and from work. Earlier post.).

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Ford hires Whirlpool government Liz Door as well-known provide chain officer

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“Liz brings deep, relevant domain experience — including leveraging the Internet of Things to create great value for customers — from both outside and inside the global auto industry,” Lawler stated in a commentary. operating at a Chrysler meeting plant in St.

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Ultra-Fast and - Thick Boriding of Geothermal Casing to Enhance Reliability, $150,000 Controlled Thermal Resources Inc., Commercializing 3D Printable Feedstocks for the Advanced Manufacturing of Energy Products, $300,000 MilliporeSigma, St. Louis , Mo. El Centro, Calif. Idaho National Laboratory. Louisville, Colo.

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Researchers Sequence the Maize (Corn) Genome

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Help scientists and breeders improve maize crops, which are economically important and serve as globally important sources of food, fuel and fiber. The new maize sequence was produced by a consortium of researchers that was led by the Genome Sequencing Center (GSC) at Washington University in St. Schnable et al. Science 326 (5956), pp.

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