Green Car Congress
AUGUST 8, 2019
Findings of a study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) and published in the European Respiratory Journal suggest that a significant proportion of childhood asthma cases may be attributable to outdoor air pollution, and that these cases could be prevented. Meeting the minimum air pollution levels for NO 2 (1.5?µg·m
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 22, 2012
The directive covers four main air pollutants: sulphur dioxide (SO 2 ), nitrogen oxides (NO x ), non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOCs) and ammonia (NH 3 ). These pollutants can cause respiratory problems, contribute to the acidification of soil and surface water, and damage vegetation. —EEA Executive Director Prof.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 16, 2018
above sea level) indicated a systematic transport of particle matter from the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto to this high altitude station and subsequently to the lower free troposphere. results indicate that traffic is the dominating source of BC and particulate air pollution in the metropolitan area of La Paz/El Alto. .
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 24, 2022
New research from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, finds that the discharge water from ships’ exhaust gas treatment systems—i.e., If the Swedish politicians follow the line of the researchers and the authorities, Sweden will be the first country in the Nordic region to introduce the ban. Ytreberg et al.
Green Car Congress
DECEMBER 6, 2017
Europe’s transport sector is making only mixed progress in meeting its environment, health and climate policy targets, according to the latest European Environment Agency (EEA) assessment which tracks the short and long-term environmental performance of this key economic sector across the European Union. in 2015 to 7.1%
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 4, 2017
According to a new international study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 38% of black carbon in the Russian Arctic originates from transport and 35% from residential heating sources, while open fires, power plants, and gas flaring are responsible for only 12%, 9%, and 6% respectively. 1613401114.
Green Car Congress
JULY 2, 2020
NEVS developed PONS because cities all over the world, clogged by pollution and traffic, want to do whatever they can to reduce the use of cars. We started by looking at why urban citizens have such strong desire to use their own cars rather than public transport, even if it means sitting in traffic jams for hours each day.
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