What is New York City doing to improve air quality? Much of the air pollution in NYC comes from mobile emission sources, such as cars and trucks, despite having the lowest per capita vehicle miles traveled of any US city.7Both New York’s size and density cause the city to rank among ...
Thus, although social distancing and lockdown measures might have resulted in a decrease in NYC traffic, these measures may not necessarily have had a large enough or direct impact on the air quality of the NYC metropolitan during this time. 3.2. NO2 concentration The average daily NO2 ...
Aiming to improve our knowledge of the AQ impacts from congestion pricing, this study integrates a disaggregate agent-based travel demand model with a hyper-local air quality model to examine emissions, air quality, and exposure. Studying congestion pricing schemes in NYC, we find that daily ...
The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) has a database on the NYC OpenData website with periodically updated Fine Particulate Matter measurements taken throughout measuring sites in the Bronx. The EPA has an Outdoor Air Quality database which collects information on Ozone (O3), Par...
NEW YORK– FOX Weather’sU.S. Air Quality Mapis an important resource for checking air quality levels in your area or where you plan to travel. New York City's air quality ranked as the worst of any major city worldwide Wednesday, surpassing New Delhi, India, according to a report from...
Figure 4. Map of NYC showing the locations of the Urban Observatory’s hyperspectral imaging system (red triangle), the vegetation and buildings used in this study (green square), the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s air quality monitoring sites (blue circles), and the...
Domestic Airborne Black Carbon and Exhaled Nitric Oxide in Children in NYC. J. Expo. Sci. Environ. Epidemiol. 2012, 22, 258–266. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] Kocot, K. The Effect of Upper Respiratory Allergy on Acute Respiratory Response to Ambient Air Pollution during Physical Exercise. ...
Man Arraigned on Murder Charges in NYC Subway Death Fanned Flames With a Shirt, Prosecutors Say Prosecutors say a man accused of burning a woman to death inside a New York City subway train used a shirt to fan the flames, causing her to become engulfed ...
Air quality levels improved to their best levels in days across the Northeast and mid-Atlantic on Friday.
Ensuring E-Designation compliance is of utmost importance for the well-being of New York City residents and protection of the environment. By adhering to the regulations set forth by NYC Department of Planning and Zoning, and the Department of Environmental Protection, we can ensure that hazardous...