exhaust emissions News
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Tower Bridge Commuters Exhaust Emissions To Be Tested As ‘Accuscan’ Comes To Town
On May 15th 2007, air quality monitoring specialists – Enviro Technology – will be demonstrating the abilities of the Accuscan 4600 remote sensing device on vehicles passing by Tower Bridge, City of London. This demonstration is the first of a number of Accuscan events taking place in 2007. The event comes hot on the heels of a number of successful demonstrations, and customer-led data ...
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Engine emissions analyser further improves Intertek’s emissions testing capabilities
An advanced FTIR analyser installed at Intertek’s engine test facility in Milton Keynes is enabling engineers to improve the quality of their tests on the gaseous components of engine exhaust emissions. The gas analyser manufactured by Gasmet Technologies and installed by their UK subsidiary, Quantitech, measures multiple organic and inorganic components simultaneously from a large ...
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Solvay launches range of high thermal durability HSA Cerias for advanced Diesel Catalysts
Solvay, a leader in high performance rare-earth based materials for automotive emissions control, launches a solution for advanced Diesel catalysts targeting compliance with the most ambitious emission limits. Capitalizing on more than 20 years’ experience in the innovation of rare-earth based materials for the abatement of automotive exhaust emissions; Solvay has developed a new ...
By Solvay S.A.
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All Aboard For The Air Quality Roadshow
Enviro Technology will be holding their first ever Air Quality Roadshow at Tower Bridge in London from 8.00am – 4.00pm on Thursday July 12th. The roadshow, which will showcase the latest vehicle and ambient emissions monitoring technology, will be the first of its kind that the company has held in the capital. London has been chosen as the first city to stage the roadshow following the ...
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Wider gaps between cycle paths and traffic reduce active commuters’ air pollution dose
Setting cycle and footpaths further back from the road can significantly lower the amount of air pollution that cyclists and pedestrians inhale, suggests new research. While wide gaps are not always practical, the study shows that even small increases in distance could substantially reduce the dose of pollution. ‘Active commuting’ is being promoted in cities across the world. Rather ...
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Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) Honors City of Los Angeles Biosolids Resource Management Program with Award for Excellence in Innovation
The Water Environment Research Foundation (WERF) recognized the City of Los Angeles with its Award for Excellence in Innovation on Tuesday afternoon for the Bureau of Sanitation's Terminal Island Renewable Energy (TIRE) project. TIRE has offered numerous environmental solutions and a successful diversified biosolids management program while potentially saving millions of dollars annually since ...
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Reducing the € 45 billion health cost of air pollution from lorries
Road charges for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs or lorries) should reflect the varied health effects of traffic pollution in different European countries. This means charges should be much higher in some countries compared to others, according to analysis from the European Environment Agency (EEA). Overall, air pollution is estimated to cause 3 million sick days and 350 000 premature deaths in ...
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London Vehicles to Be Tested for Harmful Emissions as Accuscan 4600 Comes to Town
On June 20th 2006, Air Quality Monitoring specialists – Enviro Technology – will be demonstrating the abilities of the Accuscan 4600 remote sending device on vehicles passing by London Wall, City of London. This will be the first time that environmental professionals from London borough councils will be able to actively see the device in action, while getting a real-time taster of the ...
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SIMAIR: a new internet tool to evaluate local air quality
A new computer-based tool has been developed in Sweden to help local authorities evaluate air pollution at street level. It allows the results to be compared easily with EU air quality standards. SIMAIR is a user-friendly, internet-based tool, designed for the road network throughout Sweden. It can assess concentration levels for four pollutants: fine particles (PM10), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), ...
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Air pollution and the brain: potential neurological risk shown in Parkinson’s study
Elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease are at greater risk of emergency hospitalisation, as well as premature death, following short periods of increased air pollution by fine particles, finds a US study. The researchers believe that these findings support the theory that fine particles may affect the brain. They also found possible links between pollution and hospitalisation rates for ...
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$26 billion market for mobile and stationary catalytic and thermal treatment
In 2013 just under $26 billion will be spent to remove carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds and particulate carbon from stationary and mobile sources. Ninety-two percent of the market purchases will be for mobile sources. This is the conclusion reached in Thermal/Catalytic World Air Pollution Markets published by the McIlvaine Company. (www.mcilvainecompany.com) Gasoline fueled vehicles ...
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Johnson Matthey opens new emissions control catalyst plant in southwestern Pennsylvania
The US$43 million, 150,000 sq. ft. state-of-the-art facility near Smithfield, PA will create 110 advanced manufacturing jobs. Johnson Matthey—a world leader in advanced materials technology—will hold a grand opening on Friday, August. 21, 2009 of its new emissions control catalyst manufacturing plant on an 11.5-acre greenfield site near Smithfield in southwestern Pennsylvania. The facility is ...
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