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October 2, 2012 06:43 pm PDT
Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0OGkq1OhyLY/science-of-l-a-s-carmagedd.html
Science of L.A.'s 'Carmageddon' proves (shock!) that cars cause much of LA's air pollution
Suzanne Paulson, UCLA professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, saw "Carmageddon" as an opportunity to make use of a "natural experiment." She and a colleague "measured pollutants in the air during the LA freeway shutdown last year, and have now released their findings. Air quality near the normally busy highway improved by 83 percent that [...]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/0OGkq1OhyLY/science-of-l-a-s-carmagedd.html
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