Air pollution impacts from warehousing in the United States uncovered with satellite data.
Journal
Nature communications
ISSN: 2041-1723
Titre abrégé: Nat Commun
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101528555
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
24 Jul 2024
24 Jul 2024
Historique:
received:
20
08
2023
accepted:
25
06
2024
medline:
26
7
2024
pubmed:
26
7
2024
entrez:
24
7
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Regulators, environmental advocates, and community groups in the United States (U.S.) are concerned about air pollution associated with the proliferating e-commerce and warehousing industries. Nationwide datasets of warehouse locations, traffic, and satellite observations of the traffic-related pollutant nitrogen dioxide (NO
Identifiants
pubmed: 39048550
doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-50000-0
pii: 10.1038/s41467-024-50000-0
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
6006Subventions
Organisme : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
ID : 80NSSC21K0511
Informations de copyright
© 2024. The Author(s).
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