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Living in a more polluted area is associated with a greater likelihood of having glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can cause blindness, according to a new UCL-led study in the UK. Particulate matter exposure is one of the strongest predictors of mortality among air pollutants. micrometres in diameter, or PM 2.5 ).

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JANUARY 18, 2019

Similarly, air pollution has been linked with cerebrovascular disease, cancer and cardiovascular morbidity and overall mortality, attributed in part to an increased systemic inflammatory response to fine particles. They did not find an association between air pollution and sleep efficiency when they adjusted for those same factors.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2009

Stone’s study looked at 11 major metropolitan regions (MSAs, Metropolitan Statistical Areas) in EPA Region V (the Midwest) over a 50-year period and assessed four different scenarios: Business-as-Usual Development Scenario (BAU). Stone et al.

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DECEMBER 15, 2017

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University report that coarse particulate matter—created by physical processes such as tire and break wear, agricultural tilling, salt spray and dust created in manufacturing—appears to put children at greater risk for asthma, independent of exposure to fine particulate pollution.

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APRIL 29, 2009

One of the keys to TOD is to desegregate commercial and residential land use so people live near where they work and even if they have to commute to work the distributed nature housing and commercial avoids the overcrowding in one direction you experience with dedicated residential neighborhoods. Cars (vehicles/1000 people).

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Appendix D: Vehicle Driving Statistics. has constructed prototype PHEV trucks for electric utility companies which can deliver energy to power an entire neighborhood during maintenance or repair when there is a power outage [ 4 ]. Appendix D: Representative Statistics for Vehicle Driving. slow charge. Appendix F: Biofuel Issues.

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