2018, Pollution and Statistics

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

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JULY 1, 2018

pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. The main drivers of diabetes include eating an unhealthy diet, having a sedentary lifestyle, and obesity, but the new research indicates the extent to which outdoor air pollution plays a role. Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5 million U.S.

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UC Riverside team examines influence of mid-and high-level ethanol blends on pollution from GDI flex fuel vehicle

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JANUARY 2, 2019

the E30 and E78—led to statistically significant reductions of 9%–13% for total hydrocarbon (THC); 13%–44% for non-methane hydrocarbon (NMHC); 20%–35% for carbon monoxide (CO); and 17%–36% for nitrogen oxides (NO x ) emissions compared to the high-aromatics E10 fuel. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels.

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California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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MARCH 27, 2019

From rebates for electric and plug-in vehicles to energy efficiency and solar installations that are reducing home energy costs, more than 125,000 individual projects were completed in 2018. The report includes statistics on a variety of other environmental and economic benefits from these investments.

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

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Thus, it is important to identify and quantify the most important human-produced sources of VOC emissions to effectively mitigate air pollution and improve human health, the authors said. Even so, lotions, paints and other products contribute about as much to air pollution as does the transportation sector. Goldstein, Robert A.

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Study: traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of NO2

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JUNE 29, 2020

In connection with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, satellite measurements made headlines showing how much the air pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) had decreased in China and northern Italy. In 2018/2019, for example, various measures were taken in Germany, ranging from a reduction in the number of lanes (e.g. in Stuttgart).

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UK ONS report finds significant challenge remains to reduce road transport emissions; sector GHG emissions up 6% from 1990-2017

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

A new report by the UK’s Office for National Statistics (ONS) finds that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from road transport in the UK rose by 6% from 1990 to 2017. Among the other findings of the report: At the end of 2018, 0.5% Among the other findings of the report: At the end of 2018, 0.5% of all new vehicle registrations.

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Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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MARCH 25, 2020

This puffy line is not just exhaust from the engine, but a change in the clouds that’s caused by small airborne particles of pollution. Satellite image taken 16 January 2018 off the coast of Europe. Pollution from ships creates lines of clouds that can stretch hundreds of miles. Michael Diamond/University of Washington.

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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. They did not find an association between air pollution and sleep efficiency when they adjusted for those same factors.

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

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MARCH 8, 2018

Statistics for 2014 indicate roughly 6,000 premature deaths due to cardiovascular diseases which are linked to background concentrations of NO2 in both rural and urban areas. For existing cases of asthma, the percentage of cases which can be traced to NO 2 pollution is even higher: around 14%, or about 439,000 cases.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Statistical analysis was carried out on the data, in order to calculate peak and high ozone levels and to interpret trends and changes in the data. TOAR has created a large publicly available database which also includes a complete set of statistics and graphical downloads. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

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MAY 1, 2018

They found that levels of pollutants that can contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, or smog, have failed to continue a fairly steady decline as estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. We were surprised by the discrepancy between the estimates of emissions and the actual measurements of pollutants in the atmosphere.

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ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

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NOVEMBER 6, 2017

This update, jointly prepared by the ICCT and the Netherlands’ Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO), describes the increasing real-world efficiency gap using statistical analysis. From September 2018 onwards it will become mandatory for all new vehicles. We analyzed data for more than 1.1 —Peter Mock.

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Wireless charging J2954 testing to 11 kW in 2017 for LD, HD starting up to 250 kW; autonomous charging and infrastructure proposal for California

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FEBRUARY 13, 2017

In addition, eight OEMs have light-duty vehicle testing planned to begin in third quarter for WPT 1-3 which is scheduled to be completed in 2018. In December 2016, interoperability between the so-called Double D (DD) and Circular Topologies was demonstrated between 3.7 Earlier post.).

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Roskill expects only 3.2% reduction in shipping emissions of spodumene concentrate by 2030; order of magnitude below IMO ambition

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FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Under its pollution prevention treaty (MARPOL), the International Maritime Organization (IMO) adopted mandatory measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from international shipping: the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) and the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP). Regulatory background. Background Data.

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Study associates ozone exposure at birth to increased risk of developing asthma

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MAY 21, 2018

The study, which was a 10-year follow-up to the 2006 Toronto Child Health Evaluation Questionnaire (T-CHEQ), was presented at the 2018 American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Diego. The researcher team took annual average concentrations of pollutants from fixed monitoring stations across Ontario.

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

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JULY 20, 2021

In recent years, there has been growing concern over the use of data and the potential for “data pollution," where an abundance of data storage and its subsequent use or misuse might work against the public interest. In our case, thanks to Transport for London, we managed to get it anonymized and released for analysis. military bases.

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Rice, Penn State study shows machine learning can improve catalyst design

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JULY 3, 2018

We apply density functional theory, together with a statistical learning approach based on least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression, to identify property descriptors that predict interaction strengths between single metal atoms and oxide supports. That’s a gas phase reaction. O’Connor, A. Jonayat, Michael J.

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Assessment of US CAFE fuel economy standards finds big savings on fuel and emissions since inception

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Transportation Statistics Analysis Report – US Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics (2018). She said it led automakers to produce bigger, faster, and more polluting cars. Ciez pointed to the 1990s as an example of what can happen when fuel targets are effectively frozen.

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

UC Riverside team examines influence of mid-and high-level ethanol blends on pollution from GDI flex fuel vehicle

California cap-and-trade spending doubles to $1.4 billion in 2018; xEV rebates, affordable housing, wildfire prevention, public transit

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

Study: traffic density, wind and air stratification influence concentrations of NO2

UK ONS report finds significant challenge remains to reduce road transport emissions; sector GHG emissions up 6% from 1990-2017

Study measures the effect of regional change in clouds caused by ships’ emissions; masking GHG warming

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

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

TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

ICCT analysis finds real-world vehicle fuel consumption gap in Europe at all-time high of 42%

Wireless charging J2954 testing to 11 kW in 2017 for LD, HD starting up to 250 kW; autonomous charging and infrastructure proposal for California

Roskill expects only 3.2% reduction in shipping emissions of spodumene concentrate by 2030; order of magnitude below IMO ambition

Study associates ozone exposure at birth to increased risk of developing asthma

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

Rice, Penn State study shows machine learning can improve catalyst design

Assessment of US CAFE fuel economy standards finds big savings on fuel and emissions since inception

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