Green Car Congress
APRIL 11, 2019
About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.
Green Car Congress
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. The particles can be inhaled deeply into the lungs and have been linked to health problems similar to those associated with cigarette smoking.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 6, 2014
These new compounds were not previously known to exist, and raise additional concerns about the health impacts of heavily-polluted urban air or dietary exposure. PAHs are one of the types of pollutants found on particulate matter in air pollution that are of special concern. Staci Simonich.
Green Car Congress
MARCH 17, 2017
DRI is particularly interested in studying the multiple benefits of using China’s agricultural waste to generate synthetic fuels, thereby reducing air pollutant and greenhouse gas emissions from biomass burning and finding better uses for China’s large stock of agricultural waste. Dennis Schuetzle, Greyrock’s Chief Technology Officer.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 7, 2009
The cities/metro areas studied were: Los Angeles County; Greater Toronto; Geneva Canton; Greater Prague; Cape Town; Denver City and County; New York City; Greater London; Barcelona; and Bangkok. The next two highest cities are also both North American: Los Angeles (13.0 t e CO 2 /cap.) and Toronto (11.6 t e CO 2 /cap.).
Green Car Congress
JULY 21, 2009
An added benefit of the conversion program is that it not only reduces pollution but also extends the life of the vehicles, helping to eliminate waste production and creating a reduce-and-reuse program. The standard FedEx trucks used in the retrofit program were 2000 or 2001 models with 300,000 to 500,000 miles driven.
Get Electric Vehicle
OCTOBER 9, 2022
Hyperloop enthusiasts say that Hyperloop might be less expensive and faster than train or car travel, as well as less expensive and less polluting than air travel. It’s unclear where Hyperloops will be built, although a number of companies have proposed routes in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Is it really a novel idea?
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