Air Pollution

Climate impacts of on-road diesel emissions

Presentation by Marianne T. Lund of Center for International Climate and Environmental Research - Oslo (CICERO) at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Marianne T. Lund
Tags:
Vehicular Pollution, Diesel, Climate, Black Carbon, Air Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Carbon Monoxide, India, Arctic, Carbon Dioxide, South Asia, Anil Agarwal Dialogue
Air Pollution

Diesel at crossroads: Science and politics of luxury emissions

Presentation by Anumita Roychowdhury, Executive Director, Research and Advocacy, Centre for Science and Environment at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Anumita Roychowdhury
Tags:
Diesel, Vehicular Pollution, Health Effects, PM 2.5, Air Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Urban Air Quality, Air Quality and Health, Delhi, Vehicular Standards, CNG, Industrial Pollution, Anil Agarwal Dialogue
Climate Change

Role of black carbon in global climate systems

Presentation by Ellen Baum, Climate and Health Research Network & Tami Bond, University of Illinois at Anil Agarwal Dialogue 2015: Poor in climate change, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, March 11 – 12, 2015.

Ellen Baum, Tami Bond
Tags:
Black Carbon, Aerosols, Climate, Green House Gases, Solar Radiation, Glacial Melt, Atmosphere, Fossil Fuels, Biofuel, Industrial Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Forest Fires, Health Effects, Vehicular Pollution, Anil Agarwal Dialogue
Air Pollution

Electric cars could cut oil imports 40% by 2030, says study

Massive switch to electric cars could save drivers £1,000 a year on fuel costs, if infrastructure is built to support the vehicles

Publication Date: 
10/03/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Air Pollution, Electric, Zero Emissions Vehicles, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), European Union (EU), Renewable Energy, United Kingdom (UK)
Transport

Accelerating progress from Euro 4/IV to Euro 6/VI vehicle emissions standards

This brief presents the technical details and benefits of leapfrogging to Euro VI heavy-duty emission standards and Euro 6 light-duty emission standards rather than progressing through Euro 5/V.

Publication Date: 
05/03/2015
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Euro VI, Vehicular Standards, Light Duty Vehicle, Heavy Duty Vehicle, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Diesel, India, Global, European Union (EU)
Transport

Comparison of real-world off-cycle NOX emissions control in Euro IV, V, and VI

Heavy Duty Vehicles conforming to Euro IV and V standards frequently show poor real-world NOx emissions performance. Evidence indicates that new certification protocols in Euro VI resolve this problem, and Euro VI-compliant HDV NOx emissions meet expectations.

Publication Date: 
02/03/2015
International Council on Clean Transportation
Tags:
Heavy Duty Vehicle, Euro IV, Euro V, Euro VI, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Certified Emission Reduction, European Union (EU)
Air Pollution

The impacts of firework burning at the Chinese Spring Festival on air quality: insights of tracers, source evolution and aging processes

To understand the impact of firework-burning (FW) particles on air quality and human health during the winter haze period, 39 elements, 10 water-soluble ions and 8 fractions of carbonaceous species in atmospheric PM2.5 in Nanjing were investigated during the 2014 Chinese Spring Festival (SF). Serious regional haze pollution
persisted throughout the entire sampling period, with PM2.5 averaging at 113 ± 69 µg m−3 and visibility at 4.8 ± 3.2 km. The holiday effect led to almost all the chemical species decreasing during the SF, except for Al, K, Ba and Sr which were related to FW.

Publication Date: 
27/02/2015
S. F. Kong, L. Li, X. X. Li & et al
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
2167-2184
Tags:
Festival, Air Pollution, Health Effects, PM 2.5, Coal, Fossil Fuels, Vehicular Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Cancer
Climate Change

Real-case simulations of aerosol–cloud interactions in ship tracks over the Bay of Biscay

Ship tracks provide an ideal test bed for studying aerosol–cloud interactions (ACIs) and for evaluating their representation in model parameterisations. Regional modelling
can be of particular use for this task, as this approach provides sufficient resolution to resolve the structure of the produced track including their meteorological environment

Publication Date: 
27/02/2015
A. Possner, E. Zubler, U. Lohmann & et al
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
15
2185–2201
Tags:
Aerosols, Air Pollution, Shipping, Remote Sensing, Atmosphere, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Carbon Monoxide, North Atlantic Ocean, Climate Change, Climate Impacts
Air Pollution

South Africa: Minister Grants Reprieve to Meet Minimum Emissions Standards

The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, said on Tuesday the department had decided to grant several companies reprieve in order to meet minimum air emissions standards.

Publication Date: 
25/02/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Air Pollution, South Africa, Air Quality Standards, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Africa, Industrial Pollution, Health
Atmosphere And Ozone Layer

Effect of biomass burning over the western North Pacific Rim: wintertime maxima of anhydrosugars in ambient aerosols from Okinawa

Biomass burning (BB) largely modifies the chemical composition of atmospheric aerosols on the globe. We collected aerosol samples (TSP) at Cape Hedo, on subtropical
Okinawa Island, from October 2009 to February 2012 to study anhydrosugars as BB tracers. Levoglucosan was detected as the dominant anhydrosugar followed by its isomers, mannosan and galactosan.

Publication Date: 
24/02/2015
C. Zhu, K. Kawamura, B. Kunwar
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
1959–1973
Tags:
Biomass, Atmosphere, Aerosols, Green House Gases, Asia, Japan, Air Pollution, Oxides Of Nitrogen (NOx), Climate

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