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UNICEF: 300M children worldwide breathing air exceeding WHO pollution guidelines by 6x or more

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Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution—six or more times higher than international guidelines set by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO)— according to a new UNICEF report.

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fka leading new consortium on LiDAR specification and testing

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However, the differences in the measurement principles, technology and components make the comparison of the specifications and performance difficult. With the framework, fka and its partners will provide common sensor characterization guidelines as well as a common and application-relevant evaluation/testing framework.

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BMW Group Production leveraging virtual reality and augmented reality applications

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Three people can go through the AR training at the same time, after receiving quick guidelines from a trainer who supervises their progress. Target/actual comparisons in operations. The tedious comparison between CAD data on the screen and the actual tool will then be a thing of the past.

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Study found highly elevated PM2.5 in pre-COVID-19 subway air in NE US; NYC the worst

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Concentrations in some subway stations suggest that transit workers and commuters may be at increased risk according to US federal environmental and occupational guidelines, depending on duration of exposure. By comparison, aboveground air concentrations for all measured cities averaged just 16 ?g/m g/m 3 , followed by Boston at 140 ?g/m

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Tesla (TSLA) delivery estimates are all over the place

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Unlike other companies, Tesla doesn’t give clear guidelines, and therefore, analysts are left to try to figure out themselves with the available data. In comparison, Tesla had record deliveries of 484,507 vehicles last quarter for a 20% year-over-year growth rate, and it delivered 422,875 in Q1 2023.

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New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

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By comparison, the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) used an estimate of 0.11 A less stringent measure used for short-term exposures of first responders, the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s Emergency Response Planning Guidelines (ERPG), was not exceeded. pounds and 1.7 pounds per 1,000 gallons.

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WHO data: global annual PM10 increased by 6% during recent 3-year period; based on data from 851 cities

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population weighted comparisons in annual mean PM 10 for a three?year Only 12% of the people living in cities reporting on air quality reside in cities where this complies with WHO air quality guideline levels. year comparisons do not necessarily represent trends, in particular when changes are limited. Regional city?population

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