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Rice University team links PM2.5 and ozone levels with cardiac arrest

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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. The research, based on a massive data set unique to Houston, was published this month in the American Heart Association journal Circulation.

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Houston-Galveston area to deploy 30 battery-electric delivery trucks

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AUGUST 31, 2013

The Houston-Galveston Area Council (H-GAC) has partnered with the Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) and Smith Electric Vehicles Corporation (Smith Electric) to reduce vehicle emissions from delivery trucks in the Houston-Galveston region.

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Texas study finds PHEV use could increase ozone at night, decrease ozone during the day

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APRIL 22, 2011

A study by researchers at the University of Texas found that in general, use of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) can lead to an increase in ozone during nighttime hours (due to decreased scavenging from both vehicles and EGU stacks) and a decrease in ozone during daytime hours. The results are less clear in Dallas and Houston.

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Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

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JULY 3, 2021

Air pollution monitoring by the Houston Health Department in 2019 and 2020 recorded levels of formaldehyde, a known carcinogen, along the Houston Ship Channel that pose potential health risks to surrounding neighborhoods. — “Formaldehyde Air Pollution in Houston”. parts per billion.

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Study finds paved surfaces in Houston worsen air quality

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JUNE 8, 2011

Paved surfaces in the Houston area keep the city warmer than more natural surfaces. ““The very existence of the Houston area favors stagnation.” The research team combined extensive atmospheric measurements with computer simulations to examine the impact of pavement on breezes in Houston. Credit: UCAR.

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EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

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JANUARY 7, 2010

Counties projected to violate proposed Primary 8-hour Ground-Level Ozone Standards in 2020. The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed the strictest standards to date for ground-level ozone. EPA is proposing an accelerated schedule for designating areas for the primary ozone standard. Source: EPA.

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TERP awards Vision Industries and project partners $500K to support Texas’ first public hydrogen fueling station

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DECEMBER 10, 2012

The facility will support new hydrogen fuel cell electric hybrid trucks being developed for use at the Port of Houston. In addition, the station offers the opportunity to provide fuel for future hydrogen equipment and vehicles used at other facilities, including warehouses and distribution facilities.

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Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

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OCTOBER 1, 2019

Freight transportation is a pillar of the US national economy, but while long-haul trucks account for less than 6% of the vehicle miles traveled over US highways, they account for about 40% of the emissions of air polluting particulate matter and about 55% of nitrogen oxides, the precursor to ozone in the atmosphere, the study said.

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NASA satellite images highlight US air quality improvement with reduction of NO2

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JUNE 27, 2014

After ten years in orbit, the Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) on NASA’s Aura satellite has been in orbit sufficiently long to show that people in major US cities are breathing less nitrogen dioxide. New NASA satellite images released this week demonstrate the reduction of air pollution across the US.

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Annual American Lung Association report shows continued progress in air quality, but more to be done

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APRIL 29, 2011

This year’s report finds that the majority of American cities most-polluted by ozone (smog) or year-round particle pollution (soot) have improved, showing continued progress in the cleanup of toxics under the requirements of the Clean Air Act. When ozone is inhaled, it irritates the lungs. 10 Most Ozone-Polluted Cities.

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Research shows clean fuel-use for ships off California coast extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution

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MAY 16, 2011

The California data were compared to ship-plume measurements made by NOAA near the Port of Houston, Texas in 2006. One finding was that container ships encountered off the Port of Houston, where no clean-fuel use is required, emitted four times as much sulfur dioxide.

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DISCOVER-AQ project to begin flights to enhance measurement of ground-level air-quality from space

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JUNE 27, 2011

Both aircraft will measure ozone and a mixture of soot and PM. Other instruments on the P-3B will measure pollutants that lead to the formation of ozone such as nitrogen dioxide and formaldehyde. How does ozone, which peaks near the surface in afternoon, behave at other altitudes throughout the day?

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Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

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AUGUST 11, 2016

In addition to ozone and particulate matter, the other pollutants are lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. Houston: (The Woodlands-Sugar Land), TX: 229 lives saved, 661 fewer morbidities and 636, 211 fewer impacted days. Fresno, CA: 260 lives saved, 672 fewer morbidities and 390,551 fewer impacted days.

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Study finds marine workboat engines staying in service two times longer than estimated by EPA; emissions reduction implications

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MARCH 18, 2019

This finding reveals important opportunities for clean air improvements, especially in large port cities such as New York and Houston. The incentive funds give boat operators a brand new, more efficient, fuel-saving and lower-emitting engine at a fraction the cost.

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Rice University team links PM2.5 and ozone levels with cardiac arrest

Houston-Galveston area to deploy 30 battery-electric delivery trucks

Texas study finds PHEV use could increase ozone at night, decrease ozone during the day

Monitoring shows plumes of carcinogenic formaldehyde in neighborhoods along Houston’s Ship Channel

Study finds paved surfaces in Houston worsen air quality

EPA Proposes New Tougher Ground-Level Ozone Standards

TERP awards Vision Industries and project partners $500K to support Texas’ first public hydrogen fueling station

Study: curbing diesel emissions could reduce mortality rates in big cities

NASA satellite images highlight US air quality improvement with reduction of NO2

Annual American Lung Association report shows continued progress in air quality, but more to be done

Research shows clean fuel-use for ships off California coast extremely effective in reducing sulfur dioxide pollution

DISCOVER-AQ project to begin flights to enhance measurement of ground-level air-quality from space

Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

Study finds marine workboat engines staying in service two times longer than estimated by EPA; emissions reduction implications

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