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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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APRIL 11, 2019

About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.

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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

Air pollution could be causing double the number of excess deaths a year in Europe than has been estimated previously, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal. Air pollution caused twice as many deaths from CVD as from respiratory diseases. The researchers found that air pollution caused an estimated 8.8

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Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

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NOVEMBER 29, 2010

Led by the tiny Pacific island of the Federated States of Micronesia, a growing group of low-lying islands and other vulnerable countries are calling for fast action on the approximately 50% of global warming that is caused by pollutants other than carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). million lives lost each year due to black carbon soot.

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HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

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JANUARY 8, 2023

Research teams will also measure concentrations of exhaust pollutants in an attempt to disentangle non-tailpipe and tailpipe pollution, to better understand how each effects human health. 10 ) of urban air, a fraction known to be enriched with non-tailpipe constituents. People with asthma represent a major vulnerable group.

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Study Links Springtime Ozone Increases Above Western North America to Emissions in Asia

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JANUARY 21, 2010

Springtime ozone distributions for 1984, 1995–2008 in the mid-troposphere (3.0–8.0 Springtime ozone levels above western North America are rising primarily due to air flowing eastward from the Pacific Ocean, a trend that is largest when the air originates in Asia. The US EPA recently proposed new tougher ground-level ozone standards.

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Study finds household and outdoor air pollution contributes to more than 5.5 million premature deaths worldwide per year

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

New research shows that household (indoor) and outdoor air pollution contribute to more than 5.5 In the context of the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study ( earlier post ), researchers from Canada, the United States, China and India quantified air pollution levels and attributable health impacts for 188 countries for the period 1990-2013.

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Study finds power law scaling relationship between urban population and NO2 pollution

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AUGUST 25, 2013

The approximate linear relationship for each region is notable, suggesting that the dependence of urban NO 2 pollution upon population follows a power law scaling with population. These regions contain two-thirds of total global anthropogenic NO x emissions. Credit: ACS, Lamsal et al. Click to enlarge. for India to 0.66 ppb (India).

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New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

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FEBRUARY 16, 2012

Global benefits from full implementation of measures for reduction of short-lived climate pollutants in 2030 compared to the reference scenario. The founding coalition partners are Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). for 2030 and beyond.

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Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

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MARCH 27, 2010

The Asian monsoon circulation provides an effective pathway for pollution from Asia, India, and Indonesia to enter the global stratosphere, according to a new international study led by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) in Boulder, Colo. NCAR scientist William Randel, the lead author.

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Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

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DECEMBER 6, 2015

Between 1990 and 2013, global population-weighted PM 2.5 Additionally, the study found that the population-weighted mean concentrations of ozone increased globally by 8.9% The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2013 provided important estimates of the global health impacts attributable to ambient air pollution.

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ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

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FEBRUARY 5, 2015

While that report projected vessel activity, it did not explore the environmental impacts of increased shipping in terms of air emissions or the potential climate impacts from increases in short-lived climate pollutants such as black carbon. Annex VI defines two sets of emission and fuel quality requirements: global requirements; and.

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New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

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MAY 15, 2017

Those markets include Australia; Brazil; Canada; China; the European Union; India; Japan; Mexico; Russia; South Korea; and the United States. China suffers the greatest health impact with 31,400 deaths annually attributed to diesel NO x pollution, with 10,700 of those deaths linked to excess NOx emissions beyond certification limits.

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MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

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AUGUST 29, 2011

The new metamodel is capable of efficiently simulating the urban concentration, surface deposition, and net export flux of these species that are important to human health and the global climate. Urban regions account for an ever increasing fraction of Earth’s population, and are consequently an ever increasing source of air pollutants.

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EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

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APRIL 2, 2012

BC is a significant component of particulate matter (PM) pollution, which has been linked to adverse health and environmental impacts through decades of scientific research. Most of this infrared radiation passes through the atmosphere, but some is absorbed by GHG molecules like CO 2 , methane, ozone and others. Earlier post.).

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Study associates ozone exposure at birth to increased risk of developing asthma

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MAY 21, 2018

A long-term study of the health of Canadian children has found that exposure to ozone (O 3 ) at birth was associated with an 82% increased risk of developing asthma by age three. —lead author Teresa To, PhD, senior scientist, Child Health Evaluative Services at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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ICCT report finds global implementation of advanced emissions and fuel-quality regs could cut early deaths from vehicle emissions by 75% in 2030

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NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Global trends in vehicle-kilometers traveled (VKT) and early deaths from vehicle-related fine particle exposure (2000–2030). Furthermore, this would also deliver a net annual reduction of at least 200 MtCO 2 e from short-lived climate pollutants in 2030 (using GWP-100 values). Chambliss et al. Click to enlarge. —Chambliss et al.

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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

Low-lying and other vulnerable countries calling for fast action on non-CO2 global warming pollutants

HEI launches two new non-tailpipe particulate emission studies

Study Links Springtime Ozone Increases Above Western North America to Emissions in Asia

Study finds household and outdoor air pollution contributes to more than 5.5 million premature deaths worldwide per year

Study finds power law scaling relationship between urban population and NO2 pollution

New international Climate and Clean Air Coalition to focus on reduction of short-lived climate pollutants

Study Finds Asian Monsoon Carries Pollution Into the Stratosphere

Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

ICCT finds growth in shipping in Arctic could increase pollutant emissions 150-600% by 2025 with current fuels

New international study finds lab testing of diesel NOx emissions underestimates real-world levels by up to 50%

MIT researchers improve upon methods to model urban air pollution

EPA report to Congress finds a strong scientific and technical foundation for mitigating black carbon emissions

Study associates ozone exposure at birth to increased risk of developing asthma

ICCT report finds global implementation of advanced emissions and fuel-quality regs could cut early deaths from vehicle emissions by 75% in 2030

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