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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 and particle composition from area samples collected in the subways of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Boston, Massachusetts; New York City, New York/New Jersey (NYC/NJ); and Washington, District of Columbia. Philadelphia was comparatively the cleanest system at 39 ?g/m g/m 3 ), followed by the MTA New York at 251 ?g/m

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Study: US counties with higher PM2.5 concentrations have more stroke deaths

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lead author of the study and associate professor of epidemiology and biostatistics at the Dornsife School of Public Health at Drexel University in Philadelphia. The researchers are currently analyzing other findings that emerged from the county comparisons, including associations between higher levels of PM 2.5 —Longjian Liu.

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Video Friday: Robot Friends

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ICRA 2022 : 23–27 May 2022, Philadelphia ERF 2022 : 28–30 June 2022, Rotterdam, Netherlands CLAWAR 2022 : 12–14 September 2022, Azores, Portugal Let us know if you have suggestions for next week, and enjoy today’s videos. This is like that, except for adults and robots.

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THINK Releases US EV-Ready Cities Index

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The remaining cities included Denver, Boston, Washington, DC, Philadelphia and Phoenix. THINK developed the EV-Ready Cities Index to measure which markets are most likely to begin and benefit from the transition to electric vehicles, providing an objective comparison of the EV purchase and usage incentives as well as the market fit for EVs.

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Study finds air pollution and noise pollution each increase cardiovascular risk

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The research was presented today at the ATS (American Thoracic Society) 2013 conference in Philadelphia. As a point of comparison, in the US, the Environmental Protection Agency recently revised the overall limit downward from 15 to 12µg/m 3 ). Many studies have looked at air pollution, while others have looked at noise pollution.

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US Navy completes sea trial with ARA’s 100% drop-in renewable diesel fuel

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Navy engineers monitored the performance of the gas-turbine engines and generators while running on petroleum F-76 prior to taking on the ReadiDiesel to establish a baseline for comparison. While operating on 100% ReadiDiesel, the ship successfully completed multiple engine starts and speed changes. The SDTS is an asset of NSWC PHD.

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EV Chargers for All!

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A typical age mix of multifamily rental housing can be seen in the greater Philadelphia region as shown in Figure 1, from a Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission report. Many of the oldest multifamily rental units are in Philadelphia, a situation repeated across most cities in the United States. a month for a washer/dryer unit.