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DECEMBER 10, 2016
Air pollution impairs the function of blood vessels in the lungs, according to a study of more than 16,000 patients presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2016. The study examined the effect of air pollution on pulmonary haemodynamics (blood flow) in a population and in individuals. The population study showed a negative effect of PM 10 , PM 2.5
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MAY 2, 2016
the criteria pollutants and CO 2 that emerge with the exhaust from the tailpipe. They collected 160 samples on 38 days between February and September 2009 at a curbside and an urban background station in the urban/industrial Ruhr area. in Belgium. A 2014 study by Weinbruch et al. Hooftman et al. Hooftman et al.
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APRIL 28, 2010
The report’s findings for the period 1997–2007 present a mixed picture, with some improvements in air pollutants and serious concerns regarding persistent growth in transport’s greenhouse gas emissions. Towards a resource-efficient transport system—TERM 2009.
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APRIL 5, 2009
Emissions of GHG have increased by 26% (EU-15) or 180 million tonnes between 1990 and 2006, excluding international aviation and marine transport—an amount larger than the entire annual national emissions for 2006 from Belgium (132 million tonnes) or Romania (157 million tonnes). Air pollution. EEA Report No 3/2009 ).
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JANUARY 29, 2011
In addition, encouraging users to switch from their cars to other modes of transport will reduce the environmental impacts of transport, such as greenhouse gas and particulate emissions as well as noise pollution. —Bernhard Engleder of the City of Vienna.
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AUGUST 31, 2015
Particulate matter and NO 2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended levels, according to research presented at ESC Congress by Dr. Jean-Francois Argacha, a cardiologist at University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel), in Belgium.
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MAY 2, 2013
Comparing popular 2009 models with 2013 models, the new analysis shows that the percentage of vehicles getting at least 30 mpg rose from 4 to 12%. However, it is important to note that diesel cars emit higher levels of some air pollutants such as nitrogen dioxide, compared to gasoline-driven equivalents. l/100 km) fell from 70 to 44%.
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