Jeff Smith on Air Pollution (BreatheLife2030.org)
@jksmith34
Sr Adv for Global Clean Air at @EllaRobertaFdn; Left; US Army Vet; Monitoring air quality since our child was hospitalized in 2008. #CitizenScience #BLM; he/him
A pig is still a pig even if you dress 'em up & put lipstick on 'em. #LTNs #RealWorldHealthExposure to #AirPollution is greatest among the most vulnerable. We have solutions. Ask your city managers to require automakers to #retrofit emissions controls on older vehicles to start
Jon Jon's latest mask. patreon.com/posts/13464791…
#CleanAir & reducing #ClimateRisk 🌏require the courage of policy action through a concerted campaign of actions & regulatory enforcement. Not simple... But focused leadership 🇫🇷 🇺🇳. Register to hear from two of the world's top leaders speaking tomorrow about how we can join…
Air pollution must be recognised as a public health issue. For #CleanAirDay we are publishing our new report 'A breath of fresh air', which highlights the growing evidence about the increased range of health impacts linked to air pollution. With impacts on both mortality and…
That's unexpected. After promising in campaign speeches - for ~8 years - to expose the elite - left and right - who were involved in abusing ~200 underage girls, the Republicans voted not to open the Epstein case files to the public. Think of the crimes... the lives destroyed...…
Looking at this image, rather than low income families being 2.7 times more likely to live within the West Dulwich LTN, is it in fact "the whitest, least densely populated, wealthiest, greenest part of the borough with the highest car ownership in Lambeth"? Ht @RuthMcKay162841
Happy Father’s Day to all the dads fighting for clean air and a safer climate💙 From the moms; we see you, we thank you, we couldn’t do this without you. #FathersDay #CleanAir #ClimateDads #ClimateAction
A new study reveals that prenatal exposure to common #airpollution componentes like NO₂, PM2.5, and black carbon is associated with subtle but measurable changes in fetal #brain structure during the second and third #pregnancy trimesters. Using specialized ultrasound scans,…
Roadside food vending is common in emerging economies. These economic activities support livelihoods but at what cost? @jksmith34 #CleanAirForAll 📸 curtsied @10thmay_finest
Clean air is political. It's not just about trees or the environment. It's about whose children get to breathe without getting sick. #ClimateJustice #EnvironmentalHealth
Ammonium sulfate causes one-third of Faridabad's PM2.5 pollution, says study. Analysis calls for urgent policy revision in NCAP with focus on smaller particles: Experts @CREACleanAir @airqualityindia @UChiAir @manoj_kumar_nr Read the full story here timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/a…
It is funny but also strange being a scientist these days. This article is about the literature review my doctoral student and I recently published. According to the Facebook comments, I am a cat-hating Zombie. 🧟♀️
A major review suggests cats should be systematically monitored as bird flu continues to evolve and spread. 👉 iflscience.com/20-years-of-ve…
"The #COVID19 pandemic was the most severe health emergency in a century. It left an estimated 20 million people dead, wiped at least $10 trillion from the global economy, and caused enormous social and political upheaval. And we cannot talk about COVID-19 in the past tense.…
Vehicle pollution 'results in 4 millon child asthma cases a year'. By @dpcarrington with link to the paper. Findings suggest NO2 might be causing around 30% of new childhood asthma cases in London. theguardian.com/environment/20…
#RealWorldHealthExposure is definitely the way forward in future enabling us to finally understand the real damage to health from #airpollution from diesel #woodburning and #BlackCarbon . It will then be our duty to communicate this to the general public #raisingawareness is key
One of the most promising innovations of our time to allow us to finally understand our #RealWorldHealthExposure to #BlackCarbon #AirPollution from diesel & #woodburning @callumgrieve @CFigueres @EllaRobertaFdn #COP24 Thank you Dr @hannelore_bove for sharing your work with us!
USA Friends 🇺🇸 Today we can announce we are holding an event in San Diego, California!!! Here are the 5 USA Saying Goodbye service locations that we can share details about - there is still the possibility of two more locations, so watch this space! Rhode Island - Thursday,…
House dust mite exposure is not noted as a risk factor in Safe Sleep Guidelines for Infants. Families with allergies need to know the importance of clean air for little lungs. READ housedustmite.com/r/curious/infa… ok @NatashasLegacy @ClarkCoates @EuropeanLung
NHS plans to DNA test all babies to assess disease risk - BBC News This will help but it really must be prevention at source @CamillaKingdon @CMO_England @wesstreeting apple.news/AfI0gCtbaTvWaS…
Pollution, the lung & house dust mite allergens 3, 6 & 9 trigger a reaction associated with COPD. Ref Lancet: 2009, 374; p733-743 add HDM's major enzyme (Der p1) activates allergens 3, 6, 9. Ref. 'Allergy' 2023;78: 1148-1168 @EllaRobertaFdn @jksmith34
LTNs are a win for the chosen few. Yes, there are losers. Yes, they're the same people who always lose. The rich get richer, the poor get poorer. Those most responsible for pollution get cleaner air and those least responsible get more traffic emissions. @MichaelMarmot @ediz1975