Air Pollution Information News
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ASIC May 11-13, 2022
For a second time, Ecomesure will attend the Air Sensors International Conference organized by the UC Davis Air Quality Research Center (AQRC). And this year, Ecomesure has been selected to present a research paper on the topic "How to get accurate measurements from micro-sensors?". The AQRC's mission is to facilitate research on the scientific, engineering, health, social and economic aspect ...
By Ecomesure
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Hearing air pollution: sound art from WM-Air
Air pollution concentration data for the West Midlands (UK), modelled with CERC's ADMS-Urban model, have had new interpretations created by sound artist Robert Jarvis which are now available to experience online. Listeners can watch the variation of air pollution with synchronised audio based on the spatially and temporally varying concentration levels representing either an average daily cycle ...
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Assessing the drop in London road traffic emissions during COVID-19 restrictions
The restrictions imposed by the UK Government to limit the spread of COVID-19 have led to unprecedented reductions in the volume of road traffic; the latest Government figures suggest that vehicle use has dropped to 40% of normal levels. Discerning the impact of this on air quality in our towns and cities is difficult however, because air quality is heavily dependent on the weather. In typical ...
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ASIC September 12-14, 2018
The UC Davis Air Quality Research Center (AQRC) organizes the first Air Sensors International Conference in September 12-14, 2018 at Oakland Convention Center. The AQRC's mission is to facilitate research on the scientific, engineering, health, social and economic aspect of gaseous and particulate atmospheric pollutants. ASIC will bring together stakeholders from academia, government, ...
By Ecomesure
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Improving air quality in European cities will bring major health benefits
Most people living in European cities are exposed to poor air quality. Latest estimates by the European Environment Agency (EEA), released today, show that fine particulate matter continues to cause the premature death of more than 400 000 Europeans annually. Road transport, agriculture, power plants, industry and households are the biggest emitters of air pollutants in Europe. The EEA's 'Air ...
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NACA Conference in South Africa: Environnement S.A proudly represented by its local partners uMoya-NILU & Ansyco SA!
Innovative pollution monitors, AAQMS sensors and software are demonstrated: please be sure to stop by our booth! Ansyco SA cc is our local distributor for over 20 years, offering superior local integration, after-sales service and maintenance contract. With numerous CEMS, process analyzers and Air quality monitoring laboratories installed, Ansyco has strong references ...
By ENVEA
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More than 90 percent of world breathes bad air, WHO says
Nine out of 10 people globally are breathing poor quality air, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, calling for dramatic action against pollution that is blamed for more than six million deaths a year. New data in a report from the UN's global health body "is enough to make all of us extremely concerned," Maria Neira, the head of the WHO's department of public health and environment, told ...
By Camfil Ltd
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Research to address health impact of indoor air pollution
Research will be launched to evaluate the health impact of indoor air pollution in urban public spaces by the International Ecological Economy Promotion Association (IEEPA), announced Li Junyang, secretary-general of the IEEPA, at a seminar in Beijing on July 24, 2016. The seminar was held to solicit opinions on the research from experts in government departments and universities as well as ...
By Camfil Ltd
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Air pollution from agriculture: EU exceeds international emission limit in 2014
Ammonia emissions in Europe have fallen since 1990, but by not as much as emissions of other air pollutants tracked under an internationally agreed United Nations convention. According to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA), ammonia emissions increased in 2014, meaning several EU Member States as well as the EU now exceed their respective ammonia emission limits under the ...
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EPA and Arkansas Take Action on Air Toxics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded $503,071 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to administer the state’s pollution prevention and control program. The program includes ambient monitoring, planning, permitting and compliance activities. ADEQ will also monitor for major pollutants, identifying major and minor sources of air pollution that ...
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EPA Research Funding Aims to Improve Understanding of Climate Change Impacts on Indoor Air Quality
Harvard College is one of only nine institutions that will share nearly $8 million from the US Environmental Protection Agency to study how climate change affects indoor air quality and the resulting health effects. The grant to Harvard will fund research looking at two cities in particular, Boston and Atlanta, to study global warmth’s effects on indoor air quality and health. The project ...
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Beijing govt says air had less pollution in 1st part of year
A key measure of air pollutants in China's capital showed a 19 percent drop in the first three months of the year, local authorities said Wednesday. Beijing's municipal government said Wednesday that the density of PM2.5 - harmful particles that are smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter - was 92.7 micrograms per cubic meter for the quarter, an improvement from 114 in the same period last year. ...
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EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy Joins Senator Booker, Mayor Baraka and ICC to Visit Newark’s Community Air Pollution Project Which Utilizes EPA Science
Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy joined Senator Cory Booker, Mayor Ras J. Baraka and Isella Ramirez of Ironbound Community Corporation at the Ironbound Community Corporation Family Success Center to visit the site of a first-of-its-kind community air monitor, which measures air quality in greater Newark where 25 percent of children suffer from asthma, three ...
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TODAY: Secretary Kerry and EPA Administrator McCarthy to Launch International Air Quality Program
Today, Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy will meet at 2 p.m. EST in the U.S. Department of State’s Treaty Room for a signing ceremony to launch a joint air quality program at select U.S. diplomatic missions overseas. Secretary Kerry and Administrator McCarthy will deliver brief remarks and sign a statement of intent. The ...
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EPA Designates Idaho’s West Silver Valley as being in “Non-Attainment” for Fine Particle Air Pollution
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken another step forward today to reduce pollution and protect air quality in Northern Idaho’s West Silver Valley. Late yesterday, the EPA officially finalized nationwide area designations for the 2012 annual PM2.5 National Ambient Air Quality Standard. As part of these area designations, the West Silver Valley has been designated a ...
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EPA and Arkansas Educate Businesses on Climate Change
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) are taking action on climate by educating businesses on reducing toxic substances at the source, minimizing the generation of hazardous waste and preventing the release of pollutants into the environment. EPA recently issued a grant to ADEQ to provide source reduction training in six ...
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EPA Reduces Hazardous Air Pollutants in New Mexico
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is reducing hazardous air pollutants released into the environment by awarding $598,224 to the New Mexico Department of Environmental Quality. The grant will promote and support sustainability and pollution prevention in the state. Pollution prevention, or reducing pollution at the source, is an integral component to becoming more sustainable ...
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Arkansas Reduces Air Toxics with EPA Grant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $501,837 to the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) to administer the state’s pollution prevention and control program. The program includes ambient monitoring, planning, permitting and compliance activities. ADEQ will also monitor for major pollutants, identifying major and minor sources of air pollution that may be ...
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UNEP and Japan announce partnership to battle air pollution
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Japan have announced a new partnership to tackle air pollution in Asia and the Pacific with 70 per cent of the estimated seven million air pollution-related premature deaths each year occurring in the region. The Asia Pacific Clean Air Partnership is an initiative launched by the UNEP Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific in cooperation with ...
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Chinese group launches app to shame polluters
A Chinese environmental group launched a smartphone app on Monday that tracks and shames polluting factories, highlighting how the country is making environmental data more available and enabling public monitoring of companies that pollute. The app gives, where available, hourly updates on emissions reported by factories to local authorities and shows the plants as color-coded points on a map, ...
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