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Air pollution costs EU up to $235 billion: EU agency
2014-11-25 11:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Air pollution, chiefly from coal-fired power plants, cost society up to 189 billion euros ($235 billion) in 2012 - equal to the gross domestic product of Finland, the European Environment Agency (EEA) said in a report published on Tuesday. The agency provides research to guide EU policymakers, who are reconsidering proposals put forward last year by the European Commission, the EU executive, to tighten laws on air quality. It analyzed the impact of air pollution from industry on health costs,...
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EPA Reducing Air Pollution From Diesel Buses In Puerto Rico; Grant Provides More Than $208,000 To The Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority
2014-11-17 04:37:40| pollutiononline Home Page
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is supporting local efforts to reduce air pollution in the greater metropolitan area of San Juan, Puerto Rico by providing more than $208,000 for the Puerto Rico Metropolitan Bus Authority to retrofit 17 transit buses with diesel emission reduction devices
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AirPol Offers Air Pollution Control Technology Advantage In Pulp And Paper Industry
2014-11-17 01:20:53| pulpandpaperonline Home Page
Forty-five years and the installation of over 1,400 air pollution control systems has given AirPol a distinct technology advantage over the competition for building and modifying air pollution control systems in the pulp and paper industry
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AirPol Offers Air Pollution Control Technology Advantage In Pulp And Paper Industry
2014-11-17 01:20:53| pollutiononline News Articles
Forty-five years and the installation of over 1,400 air pollution control systems has given AirPol a distinct technology advantage over the competition for building and modifying air pollution control systems in the pulp and paper industry
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India air pollution 'cutting crop yields by almost half'
2014-11-03 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Air pollution in India has become so severe that yields of crops are being cut by almost half, scientists have found. Researchers analysed yields for wheat and rice alongside pollution data, and concluded significant decreases in yield could be attributed to two air pollutants, black carbon and ground level ozone. The finding has implications for global food security as India is a major rice exporter. Black carbon is mostly caused by rural cookstoves, and ozone forms as a result of motor vehicle...
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