Wilma Subra collects
air quality data at a park in the Diamond district of Norco, La., bordered by a Hexion chemical plant.
Not exact matches
Dr. Holloway is a Professor in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, where she leads a research program that employs computer models and satellite
data to understand links between regional
air quality, energy, and climate.
Ram and her collaborators — including Wenli Zhang, a UA doctoral student in management information systems, and researchers from the Parkland Center for Clinical Innovation — created a model that was able to successfully predict approximately how many asthma sufferers would visit the emergency room
at a large hospital in Dallas on a given day, based on an analysis of
data gleaned from electronic medical records,
air quality sensors and Twitter.
After analyzing their
data, the ventilation systems and larger size didn't seem to matter: While
air quality immediately improved, thirdhand smoke residue remained
at high levels on surfaces and in dust.
The UI researchers analyzed
air quality and pollution
data compiled by state and county agencies over nearly three years
at five sites spread statewide — urban areas Cedar Rapids, Davenport and Des Moines and rural locations in Montgomery county in southwest Iowa and Van Buren county in the southeast.
Knowing who and where people are talking about an advertising campaign on social networks, warning of a forest problem by geolocation
data; developing a map of
air quality through a collaborative application; improving European territorial cohesion through the comparison of
data or developing a sound map playing a battle against noise are just some of the projects developed by this group
at the UJI thanks to geolocation technology.
Because atmospheric conditions such as wind and temperature can greatly affect particulate - matter measurements, researchers from EPIC - India and the Evidence for Policy Design initiative
at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, gathered
data from
air -
quality monitors in New Delhi and placed monitors in three adjacent cities as a control.
«The overall significance is that although we already know that reducing methane emissions can bring great societal benefits via decreased near - term warming and improved
air quality, and that many of the sources can be controlled
at low or even negative cost, we still need better
data on emissions from particular sources,» Duke University climate sciences professor Drew Shindell said.
The
quality of the
data set is enhanced by the possibility to combine the information from two different detectors: the particle density
at the ground is measured with a surface array of water Cherenkov detectors whereas the longitudinal development of the
air showers is observed with fluorescence telescopes during dark clear nights.
At UW — Madison, Holloway leads a research program in the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment that employs computer models and satellite
data to understand links between regional
air quality, energy and climate.
It provides
data on 14 key transportation and health indicators that measure transportation system performance based on safety, active transportation,
air quality, connectivity, and equity to destinations
at the State, metropolitan statistical area, and urbanized area geographies, providing users with information on how their community or state compares to their peers.
More details on the
data and analysis will be included in a World Energy Outlook special report on energy and
air quality that will be released
at the end of June.
Go see Opasnet
at en.opasnet.org and find out how to participate by: en.opasnet.org Reading Opasnet content Commenting Opasnet content Participating in polls Editing and creating Opasnet content Providing
data to the Opasnet base Peer - reviewing Opasnet content Moderating parts of Opasnet You can also check out and contribute to the on - going assessments on e.g.: Impacts of emission trading on city - level Impacts of heating in small municipalities Climate change,
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IEA said more details on the
data and analysis will be included in a World Energy Outlook special report on energy and
air quality that will be released
at the end of June.
For this study, we linked monthly
data on the amount of coal stored on - site
at each of 236 coal - fired power plants across the United States to measurements from nearby
air quality monitors.
Although the
data in this particular experiment may not be of much added value for modelling
air quality, and the bird - level
data is not relevant for humans breathing
at ground - level, the UCI
air pollution research laboratory has shown interest in the technology being tested.
Users can register their egg
at airqualityegg.com and their
data is automatically mapped, creating a real - time source for local, regional and even global
air quality.
This concept allows Moto Z to collect real - time
data from your skin and surrounding environment using built in sensors that examine factors such as UV levels,
air quality, and if aimed
at your face, skin elasticity levels.