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UB study finds link between ambient ozone exposure, artery wall thickness

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MAY 31, 2019

Long-term exposure to ambient ozone appears to accelerate arterial conditions that progress into cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to a new University at Buffalo study. The study found that chronic exposure to ozone was associated with a progression of thickening of the main artery that supplies blood to the head and neck.

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TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Ozone levels across much of North America and Europe dropped significantly between 2000 and 2014. People living in parts of southern Europe, South Korea and southern Japan and China also experienced more than 15 days a year of ozone levels above 70 ppb. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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New statistical method to detect ozone pollution hot spots and monitor instrument failure; combining PCA and MEWMA

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NOVEMBER 13, 2016

A new statistical method developed by researchers at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) can detect abnormal ozone levels within large bodies of monitored data. Ozone is the reactive form of oxygen that contains three atoms per molecule (O 3 ) rather than the normal two.

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Rice University team links PM2.5 and ozone levels with cardiac arrest

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FEBRUARY 17, 2013

A team from Rice University and the Houston Fire Department EMS has found a direct correlation between out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) and levels of air pollution and ozone. Ensor is a professor and chair of Rice’s Department of Statistics, and Raun is a research professor in Rice’s Department of Statistics.

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UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

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JUNE 8, 2023

In a recent open-access paper published in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology , researchers from the University of York report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid account for a larger fraction of real-world vehicle emissions than previous estimates have suggested. the products used for “car care,” such as windshield washer fluid.

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CARB releases results of multi-year E15 study; multiple air quality benefits with slight reduction in fuel economy

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JULY 18, 2022

The study was performed by a team from the University of California at Riverside (UCR) Bourns College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology (CE-CERT). The test fleet showed statistically significant effects for some pollutants, but not for others.

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UCI-led study finds California’s strict air quality regulations have helped farmers

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MARCH 17, 2020

Researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions have conducted a statistical analysis of pollution exposure and yields from 1980 to 2015 on a key sector making up about 38% of the state’s total agricultural output: perennial crops such as almonds, grapes, nectarines, peaches, strawberries and walnuts.

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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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MAY 5, 2014

Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Ozone formation. Even short periods of unhealthy ozone levels can cause local death rates to rise. Scenario A2 and RCP 8.5.

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Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

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AUGUST 18, 2020

A new study led by researchers from Northwestern University projects that if electric vehicles replaced 25% of combustion engine cars currently on the road, the United States would save approximately $17 billion annually by avoiding damages from climate change and air pollution. The open-access paper is published in AGU’s journal GeoHealth.

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Study: consumer products overtake transportation as largest source of VOCs air pollution in cities

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The results, published in an open-access paper in the journal Science , suggest that the focus of efforts to mitigate ozone formation and toxic chemical burdens need to be adjusted, the authors suggested. Jathar, Colorado State University and UC Davis; Ali Akherati, Colorado State University; Jose L.

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Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

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MAY 1, 2018

They found that levels of pollutants that can contribute to the formation of ground-level ozone, or smog, have failed to continue a fairly steady decline as estimated by the US Environmental Protection Agency. These results show that meeting future air quality standards for ozone pollution will be more challenging than previously thought.

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Study finds modifying urban form may be a strategy to reduce air pollution

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Based on their findings in a new study, researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota suggest that modifying urban form—as a means of affecting motor vehicle usage—may be a strategy to mitigate urban air pollution. Their paper appears in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

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MARCH 12, 2019

—Co-author Professor Thomas Münzel, of the Department of Cardiology of the University Medical Centre Mainz. Limitations of the study include the fact there is statistical uncertainty surrounding the estimates, so the size of the effect of air pollution on deaths could be larger or smaller. They focused particularly on PM 2.5

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Study finds air quality models significantly underestimate traffic as source of NOx in Europe

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JUNE 1, 2017

Traffic contributes more to NO x emissions in Europe than previously thought, according to a new study by a team at the University of Innsbruck. Using statistical methods, the scientists infer emissions from these data within a radius of about one kilometer of the measurement location. We record 36,000 data points per hour.

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Study finds that cities with highly contiguous built-up areas have on average lower NO2 concentrations

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MAY 8, 2011

In the first empirical study using satellite measurements to explore the relationship between urban form and air pollution, a team from the University of Minnesota has found that cities with highly contiguous built-up areas have, on average, lower concentrations of nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 , a key component of urban air pollution).

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HEI study finds no heart effects of ozone exposure in healthy older adults; lungs affected at relatively low exposures

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JULY 7, 2017

The largest systematic study ever conducted of human volunteers exposed to ozone air pollution has found no evidence of effects on the heart in its healthy, older participants, but did find effects on the volunteers’ ability to breathe, even at low ambient levels. Possible pathways by which ozone may cause adverse health effects.

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COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

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JULY 20, 2021

Nevertheless, Article 89 of the GDPR allows them to retain data “for scientific or historical research purposes or statistical purposes" in “the public interest." Photo-Illustration: Chad Hagen; Original Photo: Universal Images Group/Getty Images. Most organizations delete data after a certain period. The Great Boston Fire of 1872.

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Study finds fleet switch from PFI to GDI engines will result in net reduction in global warming

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MAY 12, 2017

The study, by a team of researchers from Carnegie Mellon University, University of Georgia, Aerodyne Research, California Air Resources Board (ARB), Ohio State University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. We estimate ozone and SOA formation potential.

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Air pollution associated with increased heart attack risk despite “safe” levels

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AUGUST 31, 2015

Particulate matter and NO 2 air pollution are associated with increased risk of severe heart attacks despite being within European recommended levels, according to research presented at ESC Congress by Dr. Jean-Francois Argacha, a cardiologist at University Hospital Brussels (UZ Brussel-Vrije Universiteit Brussel), in Belgium.

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UB study finds link between ambient ozone exposure, artery wall thickness

TOAR shows present-day global ozone distribution and trends relevant to health; public database

New statistical method to detect ozone pollution hot spots and monitor instrument failure; combining PCA and MEWMA

Rice University team links PM2.5 and ozone levels with cardiac arrest

UK researchers report that alcohols in windshield washer fluid are major unreported source of VOCs emissions from cars, including EVs

CARB releases results of multi-year E15 study; multiple air quality benefits with slight reduction in fuel economy

UCI-led study finds California’s strict air quality regulations have helped farmers

Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

Study: 25% EV adoption would save US $17B annually from avoided climate change & pollution damages

Study: consumer products overtake transportation as largest source of VOCs air pollution in cities

Study finds significant slowdown in decrease of NOx emissions in US; implications for air quality management

Study finds modifying urban form may be a strategy to reduce air pollution

Study: air pollution causes 800,000 extra deaths a year in Europe and 8.8 million worldwide

Study finds air quality models significantly underestimate traffic as source of NOx in Europe

Study finds that cities with highly contiguous built-up areas have on average lower NO2 concentrations

HEI study finds no heart effects of ozone exposure in healthy older adults; lungs affected at relatively low exposures

COVID-19 Forced Us All to Experiment. What Have We Learned?

Study finds fleet switch from PFI to GDI engines will result in net reduction in global warming

Air pollution associated with increased heart attack risk despite “safe” levels

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