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Researchers finds high levels of dangerous air particles(PM2.5) in air near electric vehicle fast charging stations. (newsroom.ucla.edu)
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  • At the charging stations, daily concentrations of dangerous air particles, known as PM2.5, ranged from 7.3 to 39.0 micrograms per cubic meter.
  • Urban sites without fast-charging stations had concentrations of PM2.5 ranging from only 3.6 to 12.4 micrograms per cubic meter.
  • The tiny particles likely come from particle resuspension around Direct Current Fast Charging power cabinets. Cooling fans designed to prevent the electronics from overheating can also stir up dust and particles from internal surfaces.
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[–] AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.ml 22 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Look at the map this is just higher near larger population, Correlation vs. Causation. This smells like bull shit.

[–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A research participant, Yifang Zhu, is tied to a thing called Mobility Justice Frameworks. It's pushing for greenspaces in urban areas, including making existing infrastructures look bad for its cause(s).

The research team has more A.I. tools than proper researching. It's odd.

[–] tomalley8342@lemmy.world 0 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Do you not see the summary text in your front end, or did you just not read it? This is what it looks like on the default web front end on my instance:

[–] AbidingOhmsLaw@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 days ago

I also saw where they used a graphic of the entire US when the study only encompasses 1 county in California.

[–] davidgro@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Were those other urban areas specifically parking lots/garages? (The places that charging stations tend to be)