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brings you the latest developments in the emissions, air pollution,
GIS, and risk assessment fields, as well as information on upcoming
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| HEALTH ASPECTS OF AIR POLLUTION - WHO ECEH REPORT |
| The World Health Organization European Centre for Environment and Health (WHO ECEH) has released a summary report on the health impacts of air pollution on children. Many adverse effects have been linked to exposure to air pollution, including an increased risk of cardiopulmonary disease and a reduction in life expectancy for people living in European cities. This study concludes it is reasonable to assume that a reduction in air pollution will lead to considerable health benefits. |
| https://www.euro.who.int/document/E83080.pdf |
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| PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO BE KEY FOCUS FOR CHINA OVER NEXT 5 YEARS |
| China will give priorities to the development of the urban public transportation system in the next five years. Chinese Vice Minister of Construction Qiu Baoxing made the remarks at the National Urban Public Transportation Conference.
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| https://au.news.yahoo.com/040520/3/p2wi.html |
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| NEARLY 100 MILLION IN UNITED STATES ARE BREATHING PARTICULATES, SAYS EPA |
| Almost 100 million people in 21 U.S. states breathe unhealthy levels of tiny particles spewed by coal-burning power plants, cars, and factories, said the Environmental Protection Agency. |
| https://www.enn.com/news/2004-07-01/s_25446.asp |
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| CAL3QHCR MODEL ERRORS |
| CALRoads View users will want to pay special attention: EPA has posted an array-out-of-bounds error has been discovered in the CAL3QHCR model with regard to the Calm Duration Frequency table. Whenever the number of calms for any particular hour exceeds 200, the upper array bound is exceeded. This could corrupt some data values produced by the model. A fix will be made and posted as soon as possible. |
| https://www.epa.gov/scramtt21.htm |
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| NEW PUBLICATION: AIR QUALITY MODELING |
| Air Quality Modeling: Theories, Methodologies, Computational Techniques, and Available Databases and Software - Volume I - Fundamentals. Edited by Paolo Zannetti, this is the first volume of a new series focusing on the evolving field of Air Quality Modeling. Volume 1 takes an in-depth look at the fundamentals of modeling. |
| https://www.awma.org/onlinelibrary/bookstore.aspx |
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| THE GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) CALCULATOR |
| Do you know how many GHG emissions you produce each year? Use this calculator to find out and learn how to reduce them. |
| https://climatechange.gc.ca/onetonne/calculator/english |
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