2000, Ozone and Universal

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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Ozone Global North America Colorado

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.

Ozone

Ozone Climate Change Pollution Climate

Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

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AUGUST 15, 2019

Long-term exposure to ambient air pollutants, especially O 3 (ozone), is significantly associated with increasing emphysema, according to a new study led by the University of Washington, Columbia University and the University at Buffalo. The annual averages of ozone levels in study areas were between about 10 and 25 ppb.

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Pollution Ozone Washington Universal

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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AUGUST 29, 2013

1,000 to 21,000) deaths due to changes in ozone concentrations. 900 to 11,000) ozone-related early deaths per year. 300 to 4,000) ozone-related premature mortalities per year. 2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study. 53,000 (90% CI: 24,000–95,000) PM 2.5 related premature deaths and

MIT

MIT Emissions Ozone Powered

Researchers suggest that air quality tests need simplifying to help reduce dangerous emissions

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

Lead author Professor William Stockwell from the University of Texas at El Paso explains that accurate simulations of air pollutants require updated and accurate descriptions of the chemical processes for the changing chemical regimes of the atmosphere and emerging contaminants of concern.

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Emissions El Paso Pollution Ozone

HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

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APRIL 18, 2018

Ozone, another important component of outdoor air pollution, whose levels are on the rise around the world, contributed to 234,000 deaths from chronic lung disease. Population-weighted seasonal average ozone concentrations in 2016. Worldwide exposure to PM 2.5 contributed to 4.1 State of Global Air 2018.

Pollution

Pollution Coal 2016 India

Study projects net cooling of climate from ship emissions through 2050

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2012

In addition to CO 2 , other compounds such as ozone (O 3 ) precursors (nitrogen oxides (NO x =NO+NO 2 ), carbon monoxide (CO), and volatile organic compounds (VOCs)) and aerosols such as black carbon (BC) and organic carbon (OC) are emitted by ships. 1 from shipping in 2007, corresponding to 3.3% 1 of the total ship emissions in 2007.

Climate

Climate Emissions Ozone 2007

Critical review finds actual measurement data on segments of natural gas lifecycle sparse or lacking

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JULY 8, 2014

Between 2000 and 2011, the number of producing gas wells in the US increased by 50%, reaching 514,637. Air emissions from the natural gas life cycle include greenhouse gases, ozone precursors (volatile organic compounds and nitrogen oxides), air toxics, and particulates. jobs vs environmental stewardship). —Moore et al.

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Gas Oil-Sands Emissions Oil

Study finds paved surfaces in Houston worsen air quality

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JUNE 8, 2011

Houston, with a mix of petrochemical facilities, sprawling suburbs, and traffic jams that stretch for miles, has some of the highest levels of ground-level ozone and other air pollutants in the United States. The article is in press in the Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres , a publication of the American Geophysical Union.

Houston

Houston Pollution Wind 2000

Study Finds On-Road Transportation Sector the Greatest Net Contributor to Atmospheric Warming Now and in Mid-Term; Power Sector Takes the Lead by 2050

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FEBRUARY 19, 2010

Radiative forcing due to perpetual constant year 2000 emissions grouped by sector for 2020 (left) and 2100 (right) showing the contribution from each species. The net sum of total radiative forcing is indicated by the title of each bar. From Unger et al., Click to enlarge. Unger et al. —Unger et al. A hat-tip to Tom!).

Transportation

Transportation Climate Change Powered Power

New study finds asthma morbidity in children is enhanced in areas with high traffic-related air pollution near the home

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APRIL 7, 2015

Results from a new study by researchers at the University of California Irvine support a growing body of scientific literature indicating that sensitive populations, including children, certain ethnic groups and people of lower socioeconomic status, are more vulnerable to the effects of high exposures to traffic-related air pollution.

Pollution

Pollution California Ozone Davis

Stanford Professor Urges EPA to Include Black Carbon in Endangerment Finding

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MAY 18, 2009

Jacobson first showed in 2000 that black carbon was the second-leading cause of global warming after carbon dioxide in terms of radiative forcing and, in 2002, that its control was the most effective method of slowing warming. F, with about 40% due to ozone. Earlier post.). C increased Arctic warming from 1890 to 2007. Earlier post.).

Carbon

Carbon EPA Pollution Ozone

Researchers Engineer Yeast to Produce Methyl Halides from Biomass; Precursors for Biohydrocarbon Fuels

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APRIL 22, 2009

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco have engineered the industrial yeast S. Cicerone (2000) Emissions of Methyl Halides and Methane from Rice Paddies. fermentans ferments cellulosic feedstocks to acetate and ethanol, which the modified S. cerevisiae uses to produce methyl halides. Adapted from Bayer et al.

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

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

Study associates long-term exposure to air pollution with increasing emphysema

MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

Researchers suggest that air quality tests need simplifying to help reduce dangerous emissions

HEI: 95%+ of world’s population live in areas of unhealthy air

Study projects net cooling of climate from ship emissions through 2050

Critical review finds actual measurement data on segments of natural gas lifecycle sparse or lacking

Study finds paved surfaces in Houston worsen air quality

Study Finds On-Road Transportation Sector the Greatest Net Contributor to Atmospheric Warming Now and in Mid-Term; Power Sector Takes the Lead by 2050

New study finds asthma morbidity in children is enhanced in areas with high traffic-related air pollution near the home

Stanford Professor Urges EPA to Include Black Carbon in Endangerment Finding

Researchers Engineer Yeast to Produce Methyl Halides from Biomass; Precursors for Biohydrocarbon Fuels

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