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Study estimates that PM2.5 pollution in US was responsible for 107,000 premature deaths in 2011; 28% associated with transportation

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APRIL 10, 2019

A new study by a team from the University of New Mexico, University of Washington and the University of Minnesota examines the health and economic impacts of PM 2.5 pollution (particulates and precursors) in the United States. Of these deaths, 57% were associated with pollution caused by energy consumption [e.g.,

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Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants, especially O 3 (ozone), is significantly associated with increasing emphysema, according to a new study led by the University of Washington, Columbia University and the University at Buffalo. This work in the MESA Air study was led at the University of Washington.

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

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Traffic is a major source of harmful pollutants; daily peak exposures tend to occur near roadways or while traveling—or being stuck—on them. That gave them rare, real-world look at pollutant exposure. With windows closed, the pollutants took longer to enter the vehicle cabin, but also longer to exit it. the least.

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Murine study finds even low level exposure to PM10 pollution is harmful to lungs

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AUGUST 5, 2019

An international research team led by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research (WIMR) has found that even a sub-chronic low level exposure to particulate matter can have an adverse effect on lung health. Air pollution is a ubiquitous problem and comprises gaseous and particulate matter (PM).

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Study finds pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Since the 1980s, air pollution has increased worldwide, but it has increased at a much faster pace in regions close to the equator. The work provides strategic insight on where in the world to reduce emissions of pollutants that form ozone. Jason West, corresponding author. —Owen R. Cooper, co-author. Yuqiang Zhang, Owen R.

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Study finds in-cabin particulate pollution up to 40% higher in traffic jams or at red lights

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AUGUST 26, 2016

A new study by a team at the University of Surrey has found that particulate pollution levels inside cars are up to 40% higher when the vehicle is stuck in a traffic jam or stopped at a red traffic light compared to free-flowing traffic conditions. 34 μm at TIs. —Dr Prashant Kumar, senior author.

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New light-driven photo-electrochemical cell produces hydrogen from contaminated gas, including air

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MAY 8, 2017

Researchers from the University of Antwerp and KU Leuven (University of Leuven), Belgium, have developed an all-gas-phase solid and stand-alone photo-electrochemical (PEC) cell that produces hydrogen gas from volatile organic contaminated air and light. Resources. —Sammy Verbruggen. Verbruggen, M. Van Hal, T.

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LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. The impact of carbon materials on the hydrogen storage properties of light metal hydrides.” EP/T022760/1. EPSRC funding award.

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California ARB releases three studies showing fine particle pollution a threat to cardiovascular health

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DECEMBER 9, 2011

Three new studies released by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) show that exposure to airborne fine-particulate matter significantly elevates the risk for premature deaths from heart disease in older adults and elevates incidence of strokes among post-menopausal women. microns in size (PM 2.5 ). particles are a subset of PM 10.

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Study: stopping at red lights exposes drivers to high levels of particulates

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FEBRUARY 13, 2015

Researchers at the University of Surrey have now found that where drivers spend just 2% of the journey time at traffic intersections managed by lights, this short duration contributes to about 25% of total exposure to nanoparticle emissions. UK commuters spend an average of about 1.5 hours a day at the wheel. 2015.02.002.

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Study finds link between sleep apnea and increases in PM2.5, NO2

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Similarly, air pollution has been linked with cerebrovascular disease, cancer and cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality, attributed in part to an increased systemic inflammatory response to fine particles. Martha Billings, lead study author and associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington.

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Study finds in-car rush-hour exposure to some particulate pollution twice as high as previously thought

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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. Most traffic pollution sensors are placed on the ground alongside the road and take continuous samples for a 24-hour period.

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Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

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JUNE 10, 2021

The researchers say that their findings, recently published in an open-access paper in the journal Science Advances , are key to understanding how the universe evolved with the growth of carbon compounds. That insight could also help the car industry make cleaner combustion engines. This work was supported by the DOE Office of Science.

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Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

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AUGUST 20, 2018

However, while greenhouse gases cause warming by trapping heat in the atmosphere, some aerosols can have a cooling effect on the climate because the aerosol particles cause more of the sun’s light to be reflected away from the planet. Estimates indicate that aerosols have offset about a third of greenhouse gas-driven warming since the 1950s.

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DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

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NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The funded projects include: University of Wisconsin Madison for “Efficiency Mixing Controlled Compression Ignition Combustion of Propane DME Blends”. in Darrien, Illinois, for a project entitled “High Pressure Fast Response Direct Injection System for Liquified Gas Fuels Use in Light-Duty Engines”. WM International Engineering L.L.C.

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JILA team identifies missing piece in how fossil fuel combustion contributes to air pollution

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

JILA physicists and colleagues have identified a long-missing piece in the puzzle of exactly how fossil fuel combustion contributes to air pollution and a warming climate. JILA a partnership of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado Boulder. Their paper appears in Science. Bjork, T.Q.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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APRIL 15, 2019

Researchers from Northwestern University and Princeton University have explored the impact on US air quality from an aggressive conversion of internal combustion vehicles to battery-powered electric vehicles (EVs). coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). —Schnell et al. —Jordan Schnell. Schnell, Vaishali Naik, Larry W.

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Study finds São Paulo switch from ethanol to gasoline dropped local ozone levels by 20%, increased CO and nitric oxide concentrations

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APRIL 29, 2014

A study by a pair of researchers at Northwestern University found that when fuel prices drove residents of São Paulo, Brazil, to switch from ethanol to gasoline in their flexible-fuel vehicles, local ozone levels dropped 20%. At the same time, nitric oxide and carbon monoxide concentrations tended to go up. 3 , respectively, being 2.7

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NSF launches $20M engineering research center aimed at converting natural gas into transportation fuels: CISTAR

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2017

The NSF Engineering Research Center for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources ( CISTAR ) will develop technologies for responsible conversion of alkanes—light hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and propane—into more valuable liquid fuels, including gasoline and diesel fuels. hydrocarbon resources.

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Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

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MAY 4, 2016

A study by researchers from the University of Denver and the University of Puget Sound indicates that high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected based on their actual numbers in the fleet. In their study, Bishop et al. —Bishop et al. Bishop, Donald H. Stedman, Daniel A.

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Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

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JANUARY 12, 2013

emissions are less important because of the low contribution of light duty vehicles to national PM 10 and PM 2.5 Although EVs have a greater GHG reduction benefit than CNGVs, they may increase life-cycle emissions of criteria pollutants, simply because coal is heavily involved. Click to enlarge. While the increases in PM 10 and PM 2.5

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Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

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JUNE 27, 2017

According to a new study led by a team at Duke University, airborne particulate matter and dust are cutting solar photovoltaic energy output by more than 25% in certain parts of the world, with roughly equal contributions from ambient PM and PM deposited on photovoltaic surfaces.

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Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

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APRIL 4, 2012

Singh, Tanveer Ahmed, Nithya Ramanathan, and Veerabhadran Ramanathan (2012) Real-Time Assessment of Black Carbon Pollution in Indian Households Due to Traditional and Improved Biomass Cookstoves. Click to enlarge. In addition, black soot released into the atmosphere is a major factor in global warming. Abhishek Kar, Ibrahim H.

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Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. Air pollution mitigation efforts focusing on reducing combustion pollution are likely to have major benefits for climate and human health.

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A New Battery of Tools to Fight Patent Pollution

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FEBRUARY 27, 2012

Green automobile technology has a unique history that affects strategies for both navigating “patent pollution” (i.e. The owners of these patents are not just the large automobile companies seeking to expand their markets, but also automobile start-ups, battery companies, universities, individuals, and governments.

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ICCT-sponsored study of in-use testing of 3 Tier2-Bin5, CA LEV-II light-duty diesels finds wide variation of emissions against the limits

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JUNE 2, 2014

In-use testing of three light duty diesel vehicles—certified to US-EPA Tier2-Bin5 and California LEV-II ULEV emissions limits— found a wide variation in real world emissions performance relative to the regulatory limits. Kappanna (2014) “ In-use emissions testing of light-duty diesel vehicles in the US ”. diesels and one 3.0L

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CARB releases results of multi-year E15 study; multiple air quality benefits with slight reduction in fuel economy

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JULY 18, 2022

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has released the results of a multiyear study evaluating exhaust emissions from the use of California Reformulated Gasoline (CaRFG) that contains 15 volume percent ethanol (E15). The test fleet showed statistically significant effects for some pollutants, but not for others.

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Discovery of mechanism for atmospheric particle formation suggests need for ammonia emission regulations

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MAY 23, 2022

An international team of researchers has shed light on one way new particles are forming in the upper troposphere. There are no factories or farms, and planes are thought to make up most of the pollutants in this area. This is important, especially in the relatively clean upper troposphere. The emission sources are limited up there.

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Elon Musk: “Tesla is to protect life on Earth”

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JULY 15, 2022

Preserving the light of consciousness. What The Light Of Consciousness Means To Elon Musk. I asked him what the light of consciousness meant to him. ” “The universe is about 13.8 Elon also shared how resources should be used to solve problems on earth while also enabling humanity to become multi-planetary.

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Cummins CTO John Wall receives California’s premier air quality award

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JUNE 26, 2015

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) cited Dr. Wall for his leadership role in the development and implementation of all the major technology advancements ultimately leading to the near-zero levels of emissions of particulate matter and oxides of nitrogen from engines. Dr. Kirk R.

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Researchers develop overarching model of NOx formation in combustion

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MARCH 25, 2018

Researchers from the US Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the Technical University of Denmark have synthesized more than a decade’s worth of combustion studies to create a new overarching model of how nitrogen oxides are produced. —Glarborg et al. NO x production is one of the main concerns for engine companies.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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MAY 15, 2017

in collaboration with scientists at the University of York’s Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI); University of Colorado; and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, assessed 30 studies of vehicle emissions under real-world driving conditions in 11 major vehicle markets representing 80% of new diesel vehicle sales in 2015.

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Economists propose use of dynamic road fees for traffic control

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AUGUST 3, 2018

In the current issue of Nature , economists Peter Cramton, Axel Ockenfels (both University of Cologne) and R. Richard Geddes (Cornell University) propose having drivers pay a dynamic fee for the use of roads. Pollution and stress would decrease. A toll for road use would bring these costs to light and reduce congestion.

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Study finds that California clean diesel programs have slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term contributor to global warming

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JUNE 14, 2013

In California, reductions in emissions of black carbon since the late 1980s—mostly from diesel engines as a result of air quality programs—have resulted in a measurable reduction of concentrations of global warming pollutants in the atmosphere, according to a study examining the impact of black carbon on California’s climate.

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Researchers in POWERFUL develop new two-stroke diesel featuring low consumption and low criteria emissions

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NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The objective of POWERFUl was to design engines for light-duty urban and micro-urban vehicles (segment A and B), capable of reducing CO 2 and criteria pollutant emissions. Resources. The validation tests of the engine were performed at CMT-Motores Térmicos at the Universitat Politècnica de València. Benajes, R. Novella, D.

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Study finds use of high cetane fuel reduces all primary pollutants under advanced diesel combustion mode

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APRIL 24, 2011

A high ignition quality (high cetane number) fuel is well suited for operation under an advanced diesel combustion mode (High Efficiency Clean Combustion, HECC) and leads to reductions in all primary pollutant emissions—i.e., THC and CO as well as NO x and PM—according to research by a team from The Pennsylvania State University.

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Argonne National Laboratory to lead US consortium for new CERC medium- and heavy-duty truck technical track; 50% boost in efficiency

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JULY 23, 2016

The US Department of Energy (DOE) selected Argonne National Laboratory to lead a consortium of university, private sector and national laboratory partners for a new, medium- and heavy-duty truck technical track under the US-China Clean Energy Research Center ( CERC ) Truck Research Utilizing Collaborative Knowledge (TRUCK) program.

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U Copenhagen team discovers “reverse photosynthesis” process for the breakdown of biomass for fuels or chemicals production

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APRIL 4, 2016

Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a natural process for the breakdown of biomass they describe as “reverse photosynthesis”—as opposed to the building of biomass as is the case with photosynthesis. The immense energy in solar light can be used so that processes can take place without additional energy inputs.

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UC Berkeley study quantifies LD gasoline on-road emissions

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NOVEMBER 27, 2013

Based on on-road measurements in their study, a team from the University of California Berkeley has estimated that, as of 2010, light-duty (LD) gasoline vehicles were responsible for 85% of CO; 18% of NO x ; 18% of organic aerosol (OA); and 6% of black carbon (BC) emissions from on-road motor vehicles in the United States.

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Tongji team estimates vehicle emission factors in Shanghai with MOVES and GPS data

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AUGUST 13, 2013

A team from Tongji University in China has generated comprehensive emission factors (functional relations between pollutant emissions and the activity that causes them) for Shanghai, China light-duty vehicles at various average speed levels. g/km; 4 to 7 g/km; and 0.4 g/km, respectively.

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Sandia, TUD optical diagnostic helps reduce emissions while improving fuel economy

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

A team of researchers at Sandia’s Combustion Research Facility and the Technical University of Denmark have developed an optical setup for quantitative, high-temporal resolution line-of-sight extinction imaging in harsh optical environments. The soot cloud downstream appears dark mainly due to absorption of light by the soot particles.

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New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

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JUNE 9, 2009

Inventorying criteria air pollutants showed that vehicle non-operational components often dominate total emissions. Life-cycle criteria air pollutant emissions are between 1.1 Of the non-road modes (rail and air), light aircraft showed the worst performance per PKT. Chester and Horvath (2009). Click to enlarge.

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China researchers hydrotreat waste engine oil and scrap tire oil blend to produce diesel- and jet-range fuel

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APRIL 27, 2019

Researchers at Henan Polytechnic University in China have hydrotreated the oil derived from hydrothermal liquefaction of scrap tires (STO) with waste engine oil (WEO) using five different activated carbon-supported noble metal catalysts—Pd/C, Pt/C, Ru/C, Ir/C, and Rh/C—for the production of liquid fuels. —Lou et al.

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Researchers use LCLS to get real-time view of chemical reaction; important insight into how catalysts work

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MARCH 15, 2013

Located in Menlo Park, California, SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the US Department of Energy Office of Science. Resources. How LCLS views surface chemistry (Credit: Hirohito Ogasawara / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Click to enlarge. LCLS and SSRL are supported by the DOE’s Office of Science. Dell’Angela, T.

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Study estimates that PM2.5 pollution in US was responsible for 107,000 premature deaths in 2011; 28% associated with transportation

Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

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

Murine study finds even low level exposure to PM10 pollution is harmful to lungs

Study finds pollution emitted near equator has biggest impact on global ozone

Study finds in-cabin particulate pollution up to 40% higher in traffic jams or at red lights

New light-driven photo-electrochemical cell produces hydrogen from contaminated gas, including air

LSBU researchers investigating metal hydride hydrogen storage for buses

California ARB releases three studies showing fine particle pollution a threat to cardiovascular health

Study: stopping at red lights exposes drivers to high levels of particulates

Study finds link between sleep apnea and increases in PM2.5, NO2

Study finds in-car rush-hour exposure to some particulate pollution twice as high as previously thought

Insight into benzene formation could help development of cleaner combustion engines

Carnegie study finds climate impact of particulates varies greatly depending on where the pollution originated

DOE awards $4M to two DME projects

JILA team identifies missing piece in how fossil fuel combustion contributes to air pollution

Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

Study finds São Paulo switch from ethanol to gasoline dropped local ozone levels by 20%, increased CO and nitric oxide concentrations

NSF launches $20M engineering research center aimed at converting natural gas into transportation fuels: CISTAR

Study suggests high-mileage light-duty fleets contribute higher emissions and emissions share than expected

Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

Study finds some improved cookstoves may emit more black carbon pollution than traditional mud cookstoves

Black carbon linked to increased cardiovascular risk; exacerbated by co-exposure to motor vehicle emissions

A New Battery of Tools to Fight Patent Pollution

ICCT-sponsored study of in-use testing of 3 Tier2-Bin5, CA LEV-II light-duty diesels finds wide variation of emissions against the limits

CARB releases results of multi-year E15 study; multiple air quality benefits with slight reduction in fuel economy

Discovery of mechanism for atmospheric particle formation suggests need for ammonia emission regulations

Elon Musk: “Tesla is to protect life on Earth”

Cummins CTO John Wall receives California’s premier air quality award

Researchers develop overarching model of NOx formation in combustion

New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

Economists propose use of dynamic road fees for traffic control

Study finds that California clean diesel programs have slashed black carbon, a powerful short-term contributor to global warming

Researchers in POWERFUL develop new two-stroke diesel featuring low consumption and low criteria emissions

Study finds use of high cetane fuel reduces all primary pollutants under advanced diesel combustion mode

Argonne National Laboratory to lead US consortium for new CERC medium- and heavy-duty truck technical track; 50% boost in efficiency

U Copenhagen team discovers “reverse photosynthesis” process for the breakdown of biomass for fuels or chemicals production

UC Berkeley study quantifies LD gasoline on-road emissions

Tongji team estimates vehicle emission factors in Shanghai with MOVES and GPS data

Sandia, TUD optical diagnostic helps reduce emissions while improving fuel economy

New Comprehensive Lifecycle Energy and Emissions Inventory Includes Non-Operational Components; Large Aircraft Can Perform Better than Light Rail

China researchers hydrotreat waste engine oil and scrap tire oil blend to produce diesel- and jet-range fuel

Researchers use LCLS to get real-time view of chemical reaction; important insight into how catalysts work

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