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Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
Twelve European Union Member States exceeded one or more of the emission limits set by the EU National Emission Ceilings (NEC) Directive, according to recent official data for 2010 reported to the European Environment Agency (EEA). These pollutants contribute to health problems and can also lead to economic losses and environmental damage.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2012
Air pollution emitted from sources such as traffic, industry and households is still above internationally agreed limits in 12 European countries, according to newly published data. These pollutants are harmful to both people and the environment, causing respiratory illnesses, acidifying soil and surface water, and damaging vegetation.
Green Car Congress
JULY 19, 2009
Twenty research teams from across Europe are launching one of its largest pollution monitoring campaigns and are setting up sites in Île-de-France (a region containing the Paris metropolitan area) to investigate sources of particulate pollution in the urban environment. Université d'Helsinki, Finland. million (US$4.8
Cars That Think
DECEMBER 19, 2021
Even less is understood about the potential risks to people and the environment—could the particles deplete the ozone layer, for example, or significantly alter the weather? But sulfate aerosols—the combination of particles and water—can destroy the planet-protecting ozone layer. There were nearly 40 million such flights in 2019.
Green Car Congress
JULY 4, 2020
In Chile, lithium mining uses nearly 65% of the water in the country’s Salar de Atamaca region—one of the driest desert areas in the world—to pump out brines from drilled wells. It has also contributed to environment degradation, landscape damage and soil contamination, groundwater depletion and pollution.
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