What's so bad about fine particulate air pollution?
Long-time listeners would have heard Norman decrying fine particulate air pollution and its negative effects on health. But when it’s all around us – on our worksites, in our offices and on our motorways – how are you supposed to protect yourself? Norman and Tegan explain what fine particulate air pollution is, and what it does to the body once it’s breathed in. References: Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) The health effects of fine particulate air pollution Ambient (outdoor) air pollution - World Health Organization Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) - Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water Air pollution is not ‘the new smoking’: comparing the disease burden of air pollution and smoking across the globe, 1990–2017 East Side Story: Historical Pollution and Persistent Neighborhood Sorting
What's That Rash? · Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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Show Notes
Long-time listeners would have heard Norman decrying fine particulate air pollution and its negative effects on health.
But when it’s all around us – on our worksites, in our offices and on our motorways – how are you supposed to protect yourself?
Norman and Tegan explain what fine particulate air pollution is, and what it does to the body once it’s breathed in.
References:
- Estimates of global mortality burden associated with short-term exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5)
- The health effects of fine particulate air pollution
- Ambient (outdoor) air pollution - World Health Organization
- Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) - Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
- Air pollution is not ‘the new smoking’: comparing the disease burden of air pollution and smoking across the globe, 1990–2017
- East Side Story: Historical Pollution and Persistent Neighborhood Sorting