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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

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OCTOBER 11, 2021

Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Air pollution was responsible for 1.1 Deaths attributable to household air pollution and ambient particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) air pollution in Ethiopia, Ghana, Rwanda, and overall in Africa, 1990–2019. The most disturbing finding was the increase in deaths from ambient air pollution.

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Harvard/Nanjing study: China’s war on PM2.5 pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution

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JANUARY 3, 2019

In early 2013, the Chinese government declared a war on air pollution and began instituting stringent policies to regulate the emissions of PM 2.5. pollution is falling, harmful ground-level ozone pollution is on the rise, especially in large cities. Over the course of five years, PM 2.5 Ke Li, Daniel J. 1812168116.

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Study finds that replacing older, highly polluting school buses could lead to 1.3 million fewer daily absences annually

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APRIL 11, 2023

Replacing all of the oldest, highly polluting school buses in the US could lead to 1.3 million fewer daily absences annually, according to a University of Michigan study. Even relatively short commutes on school buses can dominate students’ daily air pollution exposures.

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Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

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MAY 12, 2020

Levels of two major air pollutants have been reduced significantly since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant—ground-level ozone—has increased in China, according to new research. In addition to nitrogen dioxide, one of the new studies finds PM 2.5 Bauwens et al.

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Fossil fuel combustion, a major source of air pollution, contributed to more than one million deaths globally in 2017, more than 27% of all deaths from outdoor fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), according to a new report published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI). pollution and its health impacts. Absolute ambient PM 2.5

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Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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FEBRUARY 19, 2017

A new study, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, has found that in 2010, about 2.7 The open-access study is published in the journal. Recent research has suggested that exposure to air pollution could also be a risk factor. Environment International. Malley et al.

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Study finds that current approach to limiting wintertime pollution may initially backfire

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MAY 10, 2019

The processes that create ozone pollution in the summer can also trigger the formation of wintertime air pollution, according to a new study from researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder and NOAA, in partnership with the University of Utah. A key control strategy is to reduce emissions of the limiting reagent.

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New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

Diesel generators release greenhouse gases, particulate matter (PM), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), nitrous oxides (NO x ) and sulfur dioxide (SO 2 ), harmful pollutants that create smog and exacerbate respiratory conditions. This pollution, in turn, may trigger upwards of $31.8 Of these, 20,907 are diesel-fueled.

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

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JULY 1, 2018

A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. Our research shows a significant link between air pollution and diabetes globally. Previous studies have found that PM 2.5 Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5

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Study of 60M US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death

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JUNE 29, 2017

The study is published in the New England Journal of Medicine. This is a study of unprecedented statistical power because of the massive size of the study population. They also estimated air pollution levels at each 1 kilometer grid for the entire US upon which the claims data could be overlaid and interpreted.

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International travelers experience adverse cardiopulmonary health effects even after short stay in polluted cities

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JUNE 2, 2019

For travelers who visit cities with high levels of air pollution, even a short stay leads to breathing problems that can take at least a week from which to recove, a new study led by researchers at NYU School of Medicine finds. The paper is published in the Journal of Travel Medicine.

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Study: ozone levels higher across China than in other countries tracking the air pollutant

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

In China, people breathe ozone-laden air two to six times more often than people in the United States, Europe, Japan, or South Korea, according to a new international study published in Environmental Science & Technology Letters. 2017 for one ozone metric. 2017 are included. 2014) are included.

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China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

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JULY 17, 2017

Exposure to ozone, long associated with impaired lung function, is also connected to health changes that can cause cardiovascular disease such as heart attack, high blood pressure and stroke, according to a new study of Chinese adults. The team studied 89 healthy adults living in Changsha City, China, for one year. 2017.2842.

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New study suggests PM air pollution damages the kidneys

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Studies have shown that air pollution can have negative effects on cardiovascular health and life expectancy. Information on the relationship between air pollution and kidney disease is very scarce. Air pollution levels were also assessed using space-borne sensors from NASA satellites. 2017030253.

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Large scale epidemiological study associates PM2.5, NO2 pollution with kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer death

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Air pollution is classified as carcinogenic to humans given its association with lung cancer, but there is little evidence for its association with cancer at other body sites. The results were similar in two-pollutant models including PM 2.5 and NO 2 and in three-pollutant models with O 3. μg/m 3 increase in exposure.

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USC study associates PM2.5 air pollution with poor survival in liver cancer patients

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JUNE 7, 2017

A study by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) has significantly associated exposure to particulate air pollution after being diagnosed with liver cancer with an increased risk of premature death. The study appears in the International Journal of Cancer. —Deng et al. —Deng et al. Lurmann, F.

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HEI report finds current levels of air pollution have reduced life expectancy by 1.67 years on average worldwide

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APRIL 10, 2019

This year’s report includes the latest results on air pollution exposure and its health burden around the world based on the 2017 GBD (Global Burden of Disease) study. Among the findings of the report is that current levels of air pollution levels have reduced life expectancy by 1 year and 8 months (1.67 Ambient PM 2.5

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

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Based on their findings in a new study, researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota suggest that modifying urban form—as a means of affecting motor vehicle usage—may be a strategy to mitigate urban air pollution. Their paper appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

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JUNE 9, 2019

An in-house study by environmental NGO Transport & Environment (T&E) has found that the luxury cruise brands owned by Carnival Corporation & PLC emitted in 2017 in European seas alone 10 times more SO x than all of Europe’s 260+ million passenger vehicles. million passenger vehicles in a year.

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Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that the air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of shipping crude by rail are nearly twice as large as those for oil pipelines. Air pollution and greenhouse gas damages for transportation by railroad and pipelines to the gulf coast.

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National Academies report finds EPA’s controlled human exposure studies of air pollution are warranted

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MARCH 29, 2017

CHIE participants are exposed to one or several common air pollutants usually for a few hours at concentrations that are not expected to produce adverse responses. The NAAQS process has broad health importance because it regulates the outdoor air concentrations of those pollutants.

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Two new studies of road air pollution in London find detrimental effects on over-60s and unborn babies

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

Exposure to air pollution on city streets is enough to counter the beneficial health effects of exercise in adults over 60, according to new research led by Imperial College London and Duke University. Our research suggests that we might advise older adults to walk in green spaces, away from built-up areas and pollution from traffic.

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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.

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Microplastics in Arctic snow suggest widespread air pollution

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AUGUST 19, 2019

The high concentrations found in snow samples from disparate regions suggest microplastics—which may contain varnish, rubber, or chemicals used in synthetic fabrics—cause significant air pollution. They visited five ice floes by ship-based helicopters or dinghies during three expeditions.

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Large-scale study finds decline in ovarian reserve related to PM and NO2 in atmosphere

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JUNE 30, 2019

A large-scale study has found that high levels of air pollution adversely effect ovarian reserve—a term widely adopted to reflect the number of resting follicles in the ovary and thus a marker of potential female fertility. Some studies have tried to make the connection between ovarian reserve (i.e.,

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California ARB study finds commuters’ exposures to air pollution greatly depends on mode of travel; light rail, personal vehicles the lowest

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The mode of travel you take on your daily work commute can make a big difference in your exposure to air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at the California Air Resources Board (ARB). The study took place from April 2014 to November 2015 and encompassed 161 individual commutes.

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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. There are a lot of reasons an in-car air sample would find higher levels of certain kinds of air pollution.

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Study links air pollution to heightened risk of Type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese Latino children

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FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Latino children who live in areas with higher levels of air pollution have a heightened risk of developing Type 2 diabetes, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) and published in the journal Diabetes. The researchers adjusted for body fat and socioeconomic status.

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Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

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MARCH 1, 2019

A new study provides the most detailed picture available to date of the global, regional, and local health impacts attributable to emissions from four transportation subsectors: on-road diesel vehicles; other on-road vehicles; shipping; and non-road mobile engines such as agricultural and construction equipment. Source: The ICCT.

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New study shows that inhaled nanoparticles can travel into the blood and accumulate

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APRIL 26, 2017

A study by researchers from the University of Edinburgh and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands has found that nanoparticles, such as those found in air pollution, can travel into the blood and accumulate in diseased blood vessels. Vesey, Paul H. Boere, Petra Krystek, Colin J. 6b08551.

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Tsinghua study finds China’s actions have cut PM2.5 concentrations 21.5% from 2013-2015; PM2.5-related mortality down 9.1%

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NOVEMBER 7, 2017

Air pollution in China, especially in mega-metropolitan areas, is a matter of concern due to its impact on public health; outdoor PM 2.5 This study estimated that the premature mortality related to PM 2.5 pollution reduced by 9.1% More direct evidence from local studies could help us to improve the estimates.

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Researchers find ammonium concentration in PM2.5 leading to higher risk of death

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DECEMBER 28, 2021

Ammonium is one of the specific components of fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) that has been linked to a higher risk of death compared to other chemicals found in it, according to a new study in the journal Epidemiology. —Dr Pierre Masselot, Research Fellow at LSHTM and study lead. and 5 million deaths worldwide in 2017.

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Study shows alkanes can rapidly acquire oxygen atoms in a free radical chain reaction; significant for fuel combustion and air pollution

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MARCH 7, 2021

Even at high concentrations of NO x , which typically rapidly terminates autoxidation in urban areas, the studied C 6 –C 10 alkanes produce considerable amounts of highly oxygenated products that can contribute to urban organic aerosol. Popolan-Vaida, D. Moshammer, K., Mohamed, S.Y., Kohose-Hoinghaus, K., Sarathy, S.M. 1707564114.

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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. So we put together a comprehensive model to do just that.

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Metabolomics study finds exposure to PM2.5 leads to increases in stress hormones

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AUGUST 15, 2017

air pollution increased stress hormone levels and negative metabolic changes in otherwise healthy, young adults according to the findings of a recent study conducted in China. study author and professor of environmental health sciences at Fudan University in Shanghai, China. Exposure to high levels of PM 2.5

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Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

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DECEMBER 16, 2018

results indicate that traffic is the dominating source of BC and particulate air pollution in the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto. Soot particles from combustion processes significantly contribute to air pollution because they contain heavy metals and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons which are toxic.

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Pollutant emitted by biomass burning found to cause DNA damage and lung cell death; the role of retene

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

A new study by a team from Brazil, with colleagues in the US, has shown that particulate pollution biomass burning in the Amazon induced inflammation, oxidative stress and severe DNA damage in human lung cells. The open-access study is published in the journal Scientific Reports. —de Oliveira Alves et al.

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German Environment Agency study finds NO2 concentrations have serious impact on health

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MARCH 8, 2018

Outdoor air concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) in Germany have a serious impact on health, according to a new study published by the German Environment Agency (Umwelt Bundesamt, UBA). The study was carried out on behalf of UBA by the Helmholtz Zentrum München and IVU Umwelt.) —UBA President Maria Krautzberger.

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New UK-wide map of air pollution; insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the country and within towns and cities

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DECEMBER 4, 2017

EarthSense Systems—a joint venture between the University of Leicester and aerial mapping company BlueSky—has published MappAir, the first high resolution nationwide map of air pollution. ultrafine pollution particles smaller than 2.5 micrometers) later in 2017. ultrafine pollution particles smaller than 2.5

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Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

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FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Their study is publishedin the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The researchers assessed the gaseous, particulate, and genotoxic pollutants from two current technology gasoline direct injection vehicles when tested in their original configuration and with a catalyzed gasoline particulate filter (GPF). —Yang et al.

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Study finds living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia

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JANUARY 9, 2017

People who live close to high-traffic roadways face a higher risk of developing dementia than those who live further away, according to a new study from Public Health Ontario (PHO) and the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES). —Chen et al. The researchers examined records of more than 6.5 Hong Chen, lead author.

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Study finds transport, residential heating main sources of black carbon in Russian Arctic

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FEBRUARY 4, 2017

According to a new international study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 38% of black carbon in the Russian Arctic originates from transport and 35% from residential heating sources, while open fires, power plants, and gas flaring are responsible for only 12%, 9%, and 6% respectively. 1613401114.

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Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

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JANUARY 27, 2020

More than 70% of this cost comes from the increased mortality risk associated with exposure to the local air pollution emitted when burning fossil fuels; the researchers found that the lost nuclear electricity production due to the phase-out was replaced primarily by coal-fired production and net electricity imports.

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CMU study finds SOA levels in cities like LA will remain high despite cleaner cars; nonlinear relationship between SOA and NOx

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JUNE 22, 2017

The findings of a study by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University, with colleagues at UC Berkeley, suggest that changing atmospheric NO x levels over the next two decades will likely significantly reduce the effectiveness of stricter new gasoline vehicle emissions standards in reducing concentrations of secondary organic aerosol (SOA).

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Study: air pollution caused 1.1M deaths across Africa in 2019, toll from outdoor pollution rising

Harvard/Nanjing study: China’s war on PM2.5 pollution is causing more severe ozone pollution

Study finds that replacing older, highly polluting school buses could lead to 1.3 million fewer daily absences annually

Studies find global COVID-19 lockdowns have significantly reduced PM2.5 and NO2 pollution, but ozone up

HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

Study finds that current approach to limiting wintertime pollution may initially backfire

New study shows a rapid increase of diesel-fueled backup generators across California

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

Study of 60M US seniors strengthens link between air pollution and premature death

International travelers experience adverse cardiopulmonary health effects even after short stay in polluted cities

Study: ozone levels higher across China than in other countries tracking the air pollutant

China study connects ozone pollution to cardiovascular health

New study suggests PM air pollution damages the kidneys

Large scale epidemiological study associates PM2.5, NO2 pollution with kidney, bladder and colorectal cancer death

USC study associates PM2.5 air pollution with poor survival in liver cancer patients

HEI report finds current levels of air pollution have reduced life expectancy by 1.67 years on average worldwide

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

T&E study finds cruise ships emitting 10x more SOx in Europe port cities than all Europe’s 260M cars

Study finds air pollution and GHG costs of crude-by-rail nearly 2x pipeline costs; much larger than spill and accidents costs

National Academies report finds EPA’s controlled human exposure studies of air pollution are warranted

Two new studies of road air pollution in London find detrimental effects on over-60s and unborn babies

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

Microplastics in Arctic snow suggest widespread air pollution

Large-scale study finds decline in ovarian reserve related to PM and NO2 in atmosphere

California ARB study finds commuters’ exposures to air pollution greatly depends on mode of travel; light rail, personal vehicles the lowest

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

Study links air pollution to heightened risk of Type 2 diabetes in overweight and obese Latino children

Study links ambient PM2.5 and ozone specifically caused by vehicle exhaust emissions to ~361,000 premature deaths worldwide in 2010 and ~385,000 in 2015

New study shows that inhaled nanoparticles can travel into the blood and accumulate

Tsinghua study finds China’s actions have cut PM2.5 concentrations 21.5% from 2013-2015; PM2.5-related mortality down 9.1%

Researchers find ammonium concentration in PM2.5 leading to higher risk of death

Study shows alkanes can rapidly acquire oxygen atoms in a free radical chain reaction; significant for fuel combustion and air pollution

Study finds anthropogenic PM and dust undercutting global solar energy production

Metabolomics study finds exposure to PM2.5 leads to increases in stress hormones

Study finds megacity traffic soot can reach high altitudes and be transported over long distances, contributing to global warming

Pollutant emitted by biomass burning found to cause DNA damage and lung cell death; the role of retene

German Environment Agency study finds NO2 concentrations have serious impact on health

New UK-wide map of air pollution; insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the country and within towns and cities

Study finds catalyzed gasoline particulate filters effective at reducing particulate and PAH emissions from GDI engines

Study finds living near major traffic linked to higher risk of dementia

Study finds transport, residential heating main sources of black carbon in Russian Arctic

Researchers calculate social cost of German nuclear phase-out at $12B/year; 70% from increased mortality risk

CMU study finds SOA levels in cities like LA will remain high despite cleaner cars; nonlinear relationship between SOA and NOx

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