Ozone, Statistics and Transportation

UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

There are widespread policy assumptions that the phase-out of gasoline and diesel internal combustion engines will over time lead to much reduced emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from road transport and related fuels. While some VOCs are released in exhaust, others may arise from an unexpected source—e.g., Lewis, Marvin D.

Emissions

Emissions Exhaust Cars Ozone

Study: consumer products overtake transportation as largest source of VOCs air pollution in cities

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The results, published in an open-access paper in the journal Science , suggest that the focus of efforts to mitigate ozone formation and toxic chemical burdens need to be adjusted, the authors suggested. Even so, lotions, paints and other products contribute about as much to air pollution as does the transportation sector.

Pollution

Pollution Transportation Production Los Angeles

UCI-led study finds California’s strict air quality regulations have helped farmers

Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2020

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have conducted a statistical analysis of pollution exposure and yields from 1980 to 2015 on a key sector making up about 38% of the state’s total agricultural output: perennial crops such as almonds, grapes, nectarines, peaches, strawberries and walnuts.

Ozone

Ozone Davis San Diego Pollution

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2014

Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Ozone formation. Even short periods of unhealthy ozone levels can cause local death rates to rise. Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5.

Ozone

Ozone Climate Change Pollution Climate

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

Green Car Congress

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.

Houston

Houston Batteries Battery Ozone

Study finds modifying urban form may be a strategy to reduce air pollution

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The found that three of the urban form metrics (contiguity, circularity, and vegetation) have a statistically significant relationship with urban NO 2 ; their combined effect could be substantial. Overall, our findings demonstrate that urban form has a statistically significant relationship with urban NO 2 concentrations.

Pollution

Pollution New Zealand Minnesota Ozone

Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives per year by 2050, double current rate; small domestic fires and ag the worst offenders

Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

The largest sources of air pollution are not industry and transport but small domestic fires and agriculture. In the EU exposure to fine particles and ozone claims 180,000 lives a year, including 35,000 in Germany. If air pollution emissions continue to rise at the current rate, some 6.6

Pollution

Pollution Ozone Saudi Arabia Asia

Study finds that cities with highly contiguous built-up areas have on average lower NO2 concentrations

Green Car Congress

MAY 8, 2011

Major sources of combustion-related emissions in urban areas are transportation, power generation, and industrial processes. It is also a precursor to the formation of ground-level ozone and particulate matter, and as a cause of acid rain.

Pollution

Pollution Ozone Minnesota Global

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

Green Car Congress

APRIL 13, 2014

The increase in anthropogenic emissions comes directly from energy supply (47%); industry (30%); transport (11%); and buildings (3%) sectors, the WG reported with medium confidence. Transport sector. The transport sector accounted for 27% of final energy use and 6.7 GtCO 2 eq/yr in 2010. Integrated urban planning, transit?oriented

Emissions

Emissions Climate Change 2000 Climate

Study finds air quality models significantly underestimate traffic as source of NOx in Europe

Green Car Congress

JUNE 1, 2017

Using statistical methods, the scientists infer emissions from these data within a radius of about one kilometer of the measurement location. We continuously measure the concentration of carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxide and volatile organic compounds at our urban observatory in Innsbruck. We record 36,000 data points per hour.

Europe

Europe Diesel Emissions Pollution

COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

Cars That Think

JULY 20, 2021

In our case, thanks to Transport for London, we managed to get it anonymized and released for analysis. Nevertheless, Article 89 of the GDPR allows them to retain data “for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes" in “the public interest." Most organizations delete data after a certain period.

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Chad London Iceland Ozone

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UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

Study: consumer products overtake transportation as largest source of VOCs air pollution in cities

UCI-led study finds California’s strict air quality regulations have helped farmers

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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

Study finds modifying urban form may be a strategy to reduce air pollution

Air pollution could claim 6.6 million lives per year by 2050, double current rate; small domestic fires and ag the worst offenders

Study finds that cities with highly contiguous built-up areas have on average lower NO2 concentrations

IPCC: GHG emissions accelerating despite mitigation efforts; major institutional and technological change required to keep the heat down

Study finds air quality models significantly underestimate traffic as source of NOx in Europe

COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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