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JULY 17, 2017

Ozone is formed through a chemical reaction that occurs when sunlight interacts with nitrogen oxides and other organic compounds that are generated by coal-burning, vehicle exhaust and some natural sources. The team studied 89 healthy adults living in Changsha City, China, for one year.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

lean ore, mine waste, and geologic formations) via a novel pretreatment using a CO 2 - or biomass-derived organic acid that can dissolve silicates efficiently and liberate metals. Energy-relevant elements in the organic phase can be further purified and separated through advanced separation technologies.

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Baua Electric

MAY 24, 2024

The sweltering conditions upended vacations throughout the summer season as visitors collapsed from heat exhaustion at crowded tourist sites, and wildfires led to evacuations in Greece, Italy and Spain.

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Cars That Think

APRIL 16, 2024

In demonstrations, including one last summer at National Renewable Energy Lab facilities in Colorado, the truck proved capable of driving 290-kilometers, then taking on the roles of power plant, mobile command center, and (courtesy of the truck’s “exhaust”) supplier of clean drinking water.

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DECEMBER 6, 2017

While emissions from road transport are mostly exhaust emissions arising from fuel combustion, non-exhaust emissions contribute to both non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) (from fuel evaporation) and primary particulate matter (PM) (from tire- and brake-wear, and road abrasion).

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APRIL 4, 2011

However, these standards will not reduce CO 2 emissions, which is required to mitigate long-term climate change, the team notes. However, these standards will not reduce CO 2 emissions, which is required to mitigate long-term climate change, the team notes. Shindell et al. trillion avoided health damage and $US1.1-4.3

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OCTOBER 23, 2012

Contribution of gasoline and diesel exhaust to SOA over 0% to 50% diesel fuel use. The study determined that, depending on a region’s fuel use, diesel exhaust is responsible for 65% to 90% of vehicular-derived SOA, with substantial contributions from aromatic and aliphatic hydrocarbons. Gentner et al. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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JUNE 11, 2019

University of Colorado Boulder researchers have developed nanobio-hybrid organisms capable of using airborne carbon dioxide and nitrogen to produce a variety of plastics and fuels, a promising first step toward low-cost carbon sequestration and eco-friendly manufacturing for chemicals. —Ding et al.

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JUNE 3, 2010

The data they are collecting will help researchers improve computer models that simulate the climate and project climate changes. One of the areas of climate science that researchers know the least about is aerosols, the tiny particles of dust, soot, salts, water and other chemicals suspended in the air.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2011

mass, B: organic carbon fraction (OC/PM), C: elemental carbon fraction (EC/PM)), global warming commitment (D: GWC-Kyoto, E: GWC-All), and F: fuel consumption. Fuel-based particulate matter emission factors (A: PM 2.5 Credit: ACS, Reynolds et al. Click to enlarge. Fuel consumption for PET-4S (3.8 kg 100 km -1 ).

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APRIL 28, 2015

The team’s findings suggest that people living or spending time near major roadways could be exposed to elevated levels of ultrafine particles, volatile organic compounds, black carbon and other pollutants. 76% of volatile organic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes, some of which are known-carcinogens.

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Electric Auto Association

MAY 3, 2021

That’s how he navigated the 18 years he served in the Oregon House of Representatives , where he marshalled the help of environmental and clean energy organizations to pass a remarkable number of pro-electric vehicle (EV) bills that became state laws and/or regulations. Along the way, events were held and organizations were formed.

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MAY 9, 2015

To comply with the Transit Fleet Rule, transit agencies upgraded vehicles by retrofitting existing vehicles with aftertreatment systems; replaced older vehicles with new ones that come equipped with exhaust aftertreatment; or replaced with vehicles that have compressed natural gas engines. Innovative Transit Beyond Buses.

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JULY 29, 2010

Particle traps filter out soot particles from exhaust fumes. Warmer temperatures due to soot and other components also increase emissions of ozone and particulate matter precursors, including biogenic organic gases [e.g., Tags: Climate Change Emissions. Guenther et al., 1995] and NO.

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My Energi

OCTOBER 21, 2021

The purpose of the Island X Prix is to raise awareness of the continued impact of climate change on the Sardinian landscape and to demonstrate the importance of protecting the unique eco systems of smaller islands across the world. The event will especially highlight how global warming has seen the island plagued by wildfires.

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DECEMBER 4, 2009

The discussions focused primarily on the issues of climate change and global energy security, but also covered global air quality-related emissions standards, improved fuel quality and specifications for renewable fuels.

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MAY 23, 2014

million people across the world every year, and causes health problems from asthma to heart disease for many more, according to data collected by the World Health Organization (WHO). Outdoor air pollution kills some 3.5 Earlier post.) This pollution is costing advanced economies plus China and India an estimated US$3.5 Over the five?

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Cars That Think

JULY 15, 2023

Divertor: Essentially the heat exhaust of the reactor, the divertor absorbs excess heat from the plasma into pieces of tungsten. Iter is a tremendously exciting and useful experiment, but it has a size problem,” says CFS’s Sorbom.

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MAY 28, 2015

Organization. Dynamic Spark Ignition Enables Ultra Lean Burn Combustion The DOE is actively searching for ignition technologies for the automotive industry that will provide wide spread use of lean burn processes that may dramatically reduce fuel consumption and exhaust emissions without major changes in engine designs.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2011

ORegen is the largest organic rankine cycle single unit available in the market for gas turbines waste heat recovery. The ORegen technology qualified for partial government funding through the Alberta Climate Change and Emissions Management Corporation.

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MAY 12, 2012

Additional benefits of reduced combustion temperatures include lower particulate and toxic gas emissions which are important considerations in global climate change. Catalysts, in particular, have been effective for their impact on reducing NO x , PM, non-methane organic gases (NMOG) or hydrocarbons (HC), and carbon monoxide (CO).

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JULY 26, 2013

International agreements on the need to combat climate change, the fluctuating but generally rising costs of marine fuels which account for a large proportion of the running costs of a ship, and developments on a number of other fronts have led many in the industry to question whether the present methods of ship propulsion are sustainable.

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MAY 12, 2017

Widespread adoption of new engine technologies raises concerns about changes in emissions and their effects on air quality and the climate. Therefore, the secondary organic aerosol and ozone formation potential of the exhaust does not depend on engine technology. versus 6.3 ± 1.1 Russell, Fabian Hagen, and Allen L.

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JULY 5, 2016

Combustion characterization will also be trialed based on the measured in-cylinder pressure, power, specific fuel consumption and exhaust emissions. There has been additional support from other government funding organisations, such as the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.

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MAY 10, 2013

Our results demonstrate that mineral dust and metallic particles are the dominant source of residual particles, while sulfate/organic particles are underrepresented and elemental carbon and biological material are essentially absent. Lead is also emitted in the exhaust of small planes.

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APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Representatives Henry A. Waxman of California and Edward J.

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