Study finds coal trains add significant amount of PM2.5 pollution in urban areas

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By mmillikinMay 1, 2023, 7:16 am491 ptsHot
Coal trains and terminal operations add a significant amount of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) pollution to urban areas—more so than other freight or passenger trains—according to a study conducted in Richmond, California, by the University of California, Davis. The open-access paper, published in the…

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