10 Facts on Air Pollution
1. Sixteen states have committed to voluntarily adopt California’s stricter regulations to control greenhouse gas emissions, comprising over 40% of American citizens.
2. 70,000 premature deaths in the U.S. each year are tied to air pollution.
3. An estimated 1,500 citizens of Quebec prematurely die each year due to air pollution.
4. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.5 billion people living in urban areas throughout the world breathe dangerous levels of air pollution. They also estimate that 1 billion premature deaths occur annually as a result of air pollution, half of which are people living in developing countries. WHO also says that air pollution ranks within the top 10 causes of worldwide death and disability.
5. The USA releases one quarter of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. From 1990 to 2002, U.S. CO2 emissions increased 95 percent from 1960 levels.
6. The American Consumer Institute reports that in the next 10 years, the effects of using broadband and the Internet will save an estimated 1 billion tons of carbon from being released into the air.
7. There are an estimated 20,000 diesel “drayage” trucks operating at California ports and rail yards. The vehicles emit 3 tons of diesel particulate matter and 61 tons of smog-causing NOx per day.
8. 14,000 citizens of Sweden die each year due to environmental pollutants.
9. Commercial airlines contribute 3 percent of the U.S.’s greenhouse gas emissions, with a projected increase of 60% more by 2025 (according to CARB).
10. Particulate matter (soot) emitted from coal-fired power plants in Maryland, have been blamed for 560 premature deaths and 21,000 asthma attacks annually.
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How to decrease diesel particulate matter with diesel particulate filters; and how to decrease NOx emissions using selective catalytic reduction.
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2. 70,000 premature deaths in the U.S. each year are tied to air pollution.
3. An estimated 1,500 citizens of Quebec prematurely die each year due to air pollution.
4. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 1.5 billion people living in urban areas throughout the world breathe dangerous levels of air pollution. They also estimate that 1 billion premature deaths occur annually as a result of air pollution, half of which are people living in developing countries. WHO also says that air pollution ranks within the top 10 causes of worldwide death and disability.
5. The USA releases one quarter of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. From 1990 to 2002, U.S. CO2 emissions increased 95 percent from 1960 levels.
6. The American Consumer Institute reports that in the next 10 years, the effects of using broadband and the Internet will save an estimated 1 billion tons of carbon from being released into the air.
7. There are an estimated 20,000 diesel “drayage” trucks operating at California ports and rail yards. The vehicles emit 3 tons of diesel particulate matter and 61 tons of smog-causing NOx per day.
8. 14,000 citizens of Sweden die each year due to environmental pollutants.
9. Commercial airlines contribute 3 percent of the U.S.’s greenhouse gas emissions, with a projected increase of 60% more by 2025 (according to CARB).
10. Particulate matter (soot) emitted from coal-fired power plants in Maryland, have been blamed for 560 premature deaths and 21,000 asthma attacks annually.
Find out:
How to decrease diesel particulate matter with diesel particulate filters; and how to decrease NOx emissions using selective catalytic reduction.
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