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Polish study links pollution and winter with rise in heart attack treatment

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—Dr Rafal Januszek of the University Hospital in Krakow, Poland. Using PM 10 levels published by the Chief Inspectorate for Environmental Protection in Poland, six unpolluted cities and five polluted cities were selected for the study. PM 10 are particles ten micrometers or less in diameter.

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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At issue is the 2012 expiration of the Kyoto Protocol, a binding but effectively unenforceable 1997 treaty that had set greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction targets for 40 industrialized countries, referred to as Annex 1 countries, yielding an average GHG reduction of 5.2% ” [ 1 ]. ºF) increase. Earlier post.)

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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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It’s a really exciting time for the nuclear industry,” says Victor Ibarra Jr. , Giorgio Locatelli, Polytechnic University of Milan But SMR plans are not in short supply. NuScale has plans to build a US plant in Idaho by 2030; the company is involved in the UK , Poland , and Romania as well. And it’s still on the drawing board.

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