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AUGUST 24, 2019

Heavily polluted areas have a higher rate of angioplasty procedures to treat blocked arteries than areas with clean air, according to research to be presented at ESC Congress 2019 together with the World Congress of Cardiology. Procedures are even more common in winter, the most polluted time of year. additional PCIs per week.

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JUNE 3, 2019

Although there is ample evidence that air pollution—specifically airborne. A European study has used wild moss samples to estimate human exposure to airborne metal particles in order to analyze the relationship between atmospheric metal pollution and risk of mortality.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Tula Technology is presenting its diesel Dynamic Skip Fire (dDSF) technology ( earlier post ) at the 4 th Future Diesel Powertrain Summit China 2020 on 24-25 September 2020 in Shanghai, China. This allows for more efficient conversion of pollutants in the catalyst and reduced NO x , at no additional after treatment hardware cost.

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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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AUGUST 28, 2018

pollution, new open-access research published in PLOS ONE suggests that PM 2.5 Similar to smoking, air pollution contains harmful toxins that can directly affect the kidneys. High-risk patients who live in heavily populated or polluted areas should recognize the danger and take precautions, Bragg-Gresham says. concentration.

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APRIL 2, 2019

The paper, published in Nature Sustainability , presents how researchers have estimated for the first time the health damages caused by corn production using detailed information on pollution emissions, pollution transport by wind, and human exposure to increased air pollution levels. a, Absolute mortality. Hill et al.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2012

When airborne particles (green) form before PAHs adhere, both the pollutants and particles dissipate quickly, as shown in the top row. But when the particles form in the presence of pollutants, which is what likely happens in nature, the longer-lasting particles enable the long-range transport of the pollutants (bottom).

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DECEMBER 23, 2018

Metropolitan Mexico City (MMC) is an example of extreme urban growth and serious environmental pollution; millions of children are involuntarily exposed to harmful concentrations of PM 2.5 every day since conception. This study focused on studying 507 CSF normal samples from children, teens and young adults average age 12.8±6.7

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NOVEMBER 5, 2017

pollution is significant, according to an analysis presented at ASN (American Society of Nephrology) Kidney Week. Air pollution might at least partially explain the rise in incidence of CKD of unknown origin in many geographies around the world, and the rise in Mesoamerican nephropathy in Mexico and Central America.

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AUGUST 16, 2019

The $461,000-project, titled “Heterogeneous Aging Mechanisms of Combustion and Biomass Burning Emissions,” will focus on how gases, such as ozone, react with pollutants emitted from power plants and forest fires. Guzman and his students will study how these pollutants are transformed on surfaces by oxidizing atmospheric gases.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Many countries regulate ozone because of the damage the pollutant does to plants and people. Since the 1990s, tighter controls on emissions of those ingredients have lessened ozone pollution in many European and US cities. The researchers think the harmful effects of surface ozone pollution are much less recognized.

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MAY 23, 2014

A study by European researchers has found that two-stroke (2S) scooters, although constituting a small fraction of the fleet, can dominate urban vehicular pollution through organic aerosol and aromatic emission factors up to thousands of times higher than from other vehicle classes. —Platt et al. Platt et al.

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FEBRUARY 24, 2020

According to Agah, a renowned researcher in chip-scale gas chromatography and Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation Faculty Fellow, the development of effective strategies for reducing occupational exposure to pollutants requires accurate, time-resolved measurement of exposure.

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APRIL 9, 2024

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) collaborated with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to organise a ‘Circularity Workshop’ on ‘Extended Producer Responsibility Regime: An Innovative Policy Tool for Fostering a Sustainable Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry.’

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MAY 26, 2017

Research presented at the annual CMR (cardiovascular magnetic resonance) imaging conference of the European Association of Cardiovascular Imaging (EACVI) links PM 2.5 pollution to heart damage. This could be due to a number of factors including better housing and workplace conditions, which reduce pollution exposure.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Warm season average present-day daily maximum ozone levels (AVGMDA8) at urban (left) and non-urban sites (right). In some parts of Asia, Africa and South America, the researchers identified data gaps which prevented them from characterizing ozone pollution exposure patterns. Source: University of Leicester. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 15, 2019

Solid CFDNPs in air pollution are characterized by the abundant presence of strongly magnetic, iron-rich particles which condense and/or oxidize upon airborne release, often retaining a rounded or spherical shape as they cool. Erythrocytes were identified transferring ‘hitchhiking’ NPs to activated endothelium. Cross, Imad A.M.

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APRIL 4, 2022

A study by three French institutes—Ifremer, the University of Bordeaux and the IRD (a public research institution)—has found that the surface water of the Atlantic Ocean is twice as polluted by cellulose fibers as it is by microplastics. Cellulose fibers are present in virtually all the samples collected (92.5%

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FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Cooking, cleaning and other routine household activities generate significant levels of volatile and particulate chemicals inside the average home, leading to indoor air quality levels on par with a polluted major city, according to a study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Earlier post.).

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AUGUST 30, 2018

Traffic-related air pollutants can lead to a short-term loss of power and long-term reduction in lifetime for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFC). Together the tests reveal that air pollutants have a significant negative influence on fuel cell vehicles in urban areas. —Talke et al.

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OCTOBER 17, 2013

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the specialized cancer agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), has classified outdoor air pollution as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1). 161, Air Pollution and Cancer. The air we breathe has become polluted with a mixture of cancer-causing substances.

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NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Since the 1980s, air pollution has increased worldwide, but it has increased at a much faster pace in regions close to the equator. The work provides strategic insight on where in the world to reduce emissions of pollutants that form ozone. Jason West, corresponding author. —Owen R. Cooper, co-author. Yuqiang Zhang, Owen R.

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MAY 20, 2013

Both fine-particle air pollution and noise pollution may increase a person’s risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to German researchers who have conducted a large population study, in which both factors were considered simultaneously. —Barbara Hoffmann, MD, MPH, study leader. 32.8%) per 2.4µg/m 3. (As

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OCTOBER 11, 2017

Researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have found that the air pollution and greenhouse gas costs of shipping crude by rail are nearly twice as large as those for oil pipelines. Air pollution and greenhouse gas damages for transportation by railroad and pipelines to the gulf coast. Clay et al.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2018

The green symbol and dashed arrow illustrate the large reductions in tailpipe VOC emission factors as precatalyst on-road gasoline vehicles were replaced by present-day vehicle fleets. Even so, lotions, paints and other products contribute about as much to air pollution as does the transportation sector. McDonald et al.

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MARCH 8, 2022

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing new, stronger standards to promote clean air and reduce pollution from heavy-duty vehicles and engines starting in model year (MY) 2027. —“Control of Air Pollution from New Motor Vehicles: Heavy-Duty Engine and Vehicle Standards”.

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DECEMBER 10, 2016

Air pollution impairs the function of blood vessels in the lungs, according to a study of more than 16,000 patients presented at EuroEcho-Imaging 2016. The study examined the effect of air pollution on pulmonary haemodynamics (blood flow) in a population and in individuals. Increases in PM 10 and PM 2.5

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Growing world population and increasing urbanization are leading to significant challenges to solve environmental issues such as congestion, pollution and noise. Volvo’s long-term goal is to offer companies that need continuous transport services between fixed hubs a complement to today’s offerings.

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MAY 19, 2015

Results of new analysis conducted by German and Swiss researchers suggests that air pollution directly affects cognition and is not mediated by lung function; put another way, the two are independent risk factors for cognitive decline. 2015) “ The Roles of Lung Function and Air Pollution on Cognitive Decline: Predictor and Mediator? ”

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MAY 26, 2014

Children who are exposed in utero to high levels of particulate air pollution during the second trimester of pregnancy may be at greater risk of developing asthma in early childhood, according to a new study presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society International Conference in San Diego. The study included 430 full-term (?37

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

Children living in polluted megacities are at increased risk for brain inflammation and neurodegenerative changes, including Alzheimer or Parkinson’s disease, according to a study led by University of Montana Professor Dr. Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas and her colleagues. —Calderón-Garcidueñas et al.

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OCTOBER 25, 2017

A new study by a team from Brazil, with colleagues in the US, has shown that particulate pollution biomass burning in the Amazon induced inflammation, oxidative stress and severe DNA damage in human lung cells. After 72 hours of exposure, more than 30% of the cultured cells are dead, the researchers found.

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MARCH 16, 2015

Researchers at NYU Langone Medical Center have linked fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ) pollution to a dangerous narrowing of neck arteries that occurs prior to strokes. pollutants are particulates with diameters less than 2.5 The pollution data for the period came from the Environmental Protection Agency. millionths of a meter.

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APRIL 10, 2013

Scientists from UCLA’s Fielding School of Public Health have found a possible link between exposure to traffic-related air pollution and several rare childhood cancers. Pollution exposure was estimated for the area around each child’s home for each trimester of their mother’s pregnancy and during their first year of life.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2016

A study led by MIT researchers, focused on New York City, suggests that using mobile-phone data to track people’s movement provides an even deeper picture of exposure to pollution in urban settings than by studying air-quality levels in fixed places. Their open-access paper is published in the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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JANUARY 2, 2019

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation, N=3. Their paper is published in the ACS journal Energy & Fuels. Regulated emissions for all test fuels over the cold-start and hot-start LA92 cycles.

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JULY 28, 2022

BYD is committed to developing and evolving sustainable technology to reduce global carbon emissions, providing non-polluting viable alternatives to ICE vehicles. More info: [link] The post BYD will be present at the 2022 Paris Motor Show first appeared on ??PushEVs. PushEVs.

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