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ECO News 01.01
In the December 2017 / January 2018 issue of the “AWE International” magazine ECO PHYSICS has published an application report on ECO PHYSICS one-channel NOx-detectors that are implemented to monitor china’s traffic pollution. ...
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New Article Published: ECO PHYSICS CLD 899 Y Used for Measurement of Ambient Air Pollution
NOx: Traffic Dramatically Underestimated as Major Polluter Traffic contributes more to nitrogen oxide emissions in Europe than previously thought. This is the result of a current study carried out by scientists from the University of Innsbruck. The research team headed by Thomas Karl shows that even newer air quality models underestimate traffic related nitrogen oxide pollution by up to a factor ...
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1661 air pollution essay republished
Environmental Protection UK has re-published 'Fumifugium': John Evelyn's 1661 essay on air pollution in London. Evelyn's old English text has been translated into modern English, with a new foreword and extensive footnotes linking Fumifugium to our modern air pollution issues. It has been given a fresh, modern design and is available to download or view online as an eBook. Evelyn was a 17th ...
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Protest votes: why will some people not tell how much they are willing to pay for clean air?
What is the value of clean air? Answering such a question may be achieved by asking citizens how much they are willing to pay. However, some individuals give ‘protest vote’ responses to such questions. Recent research in EU countries found that the main reasons for this were because they felt that the polluters themselves or the government should be responsible for such costs. ...
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Mayors gather at UN to discuss practical steps for dealing with urban environmental problems
Mayors and other representatives from some of the world’s biggest and most rapidly growing cities have been meeting at United Nations Headquarters in New York over the past two days to examine how they can harness innovative forms of technology to overcome the environmental problems caused by the relentless expansion of urban areas. Participants at this week’s conference, entitled “Sustainable ...
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Air Quality Monitoring contributes to reduce traffic pollution in Chester, UK
According to the World Health Organization, air pollution is causing around 467,000 premature deaths in Europe every year. Cities around the world are committed to improving air quality by drastically reducing the main contributor: road traffic. In most of the cases, drastic measures are being taken by capitals like London, Paris or Madrid forbidding private cars usage on given days or during ...
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China plans to further restrict car purchases
China plans to increase the number of cities that restrict vehicle purchases, an effort to fight air pollution and traffic congestion. Four cities including Beijing and Shanghai already curb the purchase of vehicles for private use, for example by restricting sales to 20,000 per year through a lottery system. On Thursday, state media quoted the deputy secretary general of the government-backed ...
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Harmful traffic pollution falls within Munich low emission zone
Low emissions zones (LEZs) can substantially reduce local levels of traffic-based air pollution, a new study has shown. Monitoring air pollution in Munich, Germany, researchers found that particulate matter from traffic sources dropped by 60% after implementation of an LEZ. Traffic exhaust is a major source of fine particulate matter, a type of air pollution that has been linked to respiratory ...
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Traffic pollution still harmful to health in many parts of Europe
Transport in Europe is responsible for damaging levels of air pollutants and a quarter of EU greenhouse gas emissions. Many of the resulting environmental problems can be addressed by stepping up efforts to meet new EU targets, according to the latest report from the European Environment Agency (EEA). The EEA’s annual report under the Transport and Environment Reporting Mechanism (TERM) ...
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Noise pollution `linked to heart death`
Noise pollution from transport is linked to 50,000 fatal heart attacks in the EU every year, researchers have claimed. A study published by the sustainable transport campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E) said noise from rail and roads is linked to a further 200,000 cases of heart disease in Europe. Close to half of all Europeans are regularly exposed to traffic noise pollution ...
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Local people place different values on urban sustainability indicators
Progress towards achieving a sustainable urban environment may be measured by sustainability indicators (SIs), which can be chosen to represent values that are important to local communities. A recent study has assessed a set of SIs developed by both sustainability experts and local citizens and suggests that local communities can attach different values to SIs to reflect local values and ...
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Poorest are worst affected by urban expansion
Rapid expansion of cities has a greater negative impact on poorer inhabitants who cannot afford to move to the outskirts where the air is cleaner, according to a recent study which examined the effects of urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is characterised by rapid, expansive growth of a town or city, which is often driven by uncontrolled development of suburbs at the edges. During this two-part study, ...
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Why the precautionary approach is needed for environmental health risks
Speaking in Paris on 12 October, David Gee of the European Environment Agency announced that the second edition of his important book on the precautionary approach would be available in spring 2010. It would include the following examples of the need to use the precautionary approach: BPA, nanotechnology, lead in petrol, mercury in the Mimamata disaster, GMOs, and EMFs amongst others. The ...
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E-Commerce about to reshape our cities
With e-commerce turnover increasing by 10-15 per cent per year, there is an ongoing structural shift in retail supply chains. From being a relatively predictable behaviour in respect to place and time, shopping has become far more complex and offers new challenges to urban planners, retailers and logistics companies. Challenges include supplying individual customers rather than replenishing ...
By Sweco
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EEA announces Europe’s first Green Capitals: Stockholm and Hamburg
Stockholm and Hamburg have been named as the European Green Capitals for 2010 and 2011, respectively, in recognition of their consistent records of high environmental standards and strong commitment to further improvement. The European Environment Agency took part in the evaluation panel and the final jury. With almost four out of five Europeans now living in cities, urban authorities play a ...
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Road vehicles and Air Quality - October 8
On 8 October, from 9 a.m to 1:30 p.m, Ecomesure is pleased to take part in a technical webinar about air quality in the automobile sector. Ecomesure will present its embedded monitoring solutions for automotive applications. This event organized by the competitive clusters AXELERA and CARA will deal with indoor and outdoor air quality on the road. Indeed, the nitrogen dioxide and particulate ...
By Ecomesure
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Commuting study reveals the factors affecting sustainable transport use
Factors influencing people’s decisions about how they travel to work are highlighted in a new study on commuting in Europe. Key findings include: cycling rates increase with the length of a city’s bicycle network and public transport use rises with a city’s population and GDP per capita. Based on the findings, the researchers propose policy measures for reducing the number of ...
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Casella called to trial the Romon in Spanish motorway
Casella Spain in collaboration with the integration company, Sistem S.A. has participated in a month-long trial of roadside monitoring enclosure systems (Romons) under strict motorway testing conditions. Casella’s integrated Romon, that encompasses, for the first time, both ambient gas and particulates and environmental noise equipment in one system, was included in the recent trials along ...
By Casella
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Cleaner air for everyone top of Environment Agency Board agenda
‘Cleaner Air for Everyone’ will be at the top of the agenda as the Environment Agency Board meets this Thursday 10 July 2008 to discuss progress and plans in improving air quality from sources it regulates. The Environment Agency, along with local authorities, plays a key role in delivering improvements in air quality as highlighted in the Government’s 2007 Air Quality Strategy. The strategy ...
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Signal StreetBox Compact System for Air Quality Monitoring
Signal has launched a unique product aimed at the gap in the market between full reference monitoring stations and simple absorption tubes. The StreetBox is an electrochemical sensor based, battery operated air pollution monitor capable of measuring up to three gases or PM10 plus environmental parameters such as wind speed and direction. Where reference equipment is expensive, large and ...
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