#Pollution air particules fines #Bruxelles
Concentratie fijn stof in de lucht #Brussel
#AirPollution fine particles #Brussels

PM10=33 μg/m3 😷

PM2.5=19 μg/m3 😷

2023-09-12 08:29:59

Seuil annuel - Jaarlijkse drempel - Yearly threshold: PM10 - 10 μg/m3 PM2.5 - 5 μg/m3 - WHO

"he led the work which described a link between air pollution and kidney disease and ­– separately – described the global and national burden of diabetes attributable to air pollution"
https://publichealth.wustl.edu/people/ziyad-al-aly/
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#PublicHealth #EnvironmentalPolicy #AirPollution
#ZiyadAlAly

NoTHiNg tO SeE hEre! ☀️🏖️

#DirtyAir: Worsening #airpollution and increased #resistance to #antibiotics are two of the world’s most urgent #publichealth concerns, contributing to millions of #prematuredeaths per year

#AcceleratingKeelingCurve #DegradingTheCommons #TragedyOfEnclosure

https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2023/08/09/air-pollution-antibiotic-resistance-link

"Tiny particles from the wear of vehicle brakes, tyres and roads already make up about half of the air pollution particles from traffic. This will be getting worse because our car fleet is getting heavier and there are no clear policies to control this pollution source."

#Cars #Vehicles #Pollution #AirPollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/08/autobesity-on-course-to-worsen-air-pollution-caused-by-motoring

The #psychology of associated learning is an established psychological method

Think of the cultural change that would happen if most people associated the smell of #WoodSmoke with #AirPollution. If more people had an informed sense of smell

At the very least they'd not *want* to live in homes that had fireplaces & woodstoves.

Results: [USA] women who used their wood-burning fireplace/stove ≥30 days/year had an elevated rate of lung #cancer https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2023.108128

#science #health #climate

"World meteorologists point to ‘vicious cycle’ of heatwaves and air pollution"

#Meteorologists #Heatwave #Pollution #AirPollution

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/06/world-meteorologists-point-to-vicious-cycle-of-heatwaves-and-air-pollution

The EPA is failing to enforce benzene pollution limits at refineries in Texas and nationally, a report says. Benzene is a carcinogen that can cause dizziness and headaches after repeated exposure. The report urges the EPA to take action to protect human health and the environment from this invisible threat.

#Benzene #EPA #AirPollution

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/09/07/epa-inspector-general-texas-benzene-air-pollution/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes

#Tory #London #mayor candidate Susan Hall, "has said she would remove 20mph limits from all main roads if elected"*. Her campaign website is titled, with no trace of irony, "Safer with Susan"
https://www.saferwithsusan.co.uk/
#UrbanTransport #RoadSafety #AirPollution
*see previous toot

#ToxicAir Resulted in #Cancer for #Navajo, #Apache and #WesternShoshone

#Copper and Gold #Mining, and #Coal-Fired Power Plants, Resulted in Cancer for Navajo, Apache, and Western #Shoshone

By Brenda Norrell, Censored News, September 4, 2023

"A copper smelter poisoning the air of Apaches, the coal-fired power plants on the #NavajoNation, and gold mining on Western Shoshone land, are among the top causes of cancer from #AirPollution in the United States, according to a new report, Poison in the Air, by #ProPublica.

"The #FreeportMcMoran copper smelter in #MiamiArizona -- located between the #SanCarlos #ApacheNation, and Apaches Sacred #OakFlat -- is the third in the United States for producing toxic air pollution causing cancer. The poison air means the central Arizona community of Miami has ten times the EPA's acceptable risk of cancer. Apaches are now in federal court battling both the mining industry, and the #BidenAdministration to stop another #CopperMine nearby at Oak Flat which would destroy their ceremonial place."

Read more:
https://bsnorrell.blogspot.com/2023/09/toxic-air-resulted-in-cancer-for-navajo.html

#EnvironmentalRacism #ToxicAir #Mining #IndigenousNews #SaveOakFlat #NativeAmericanNews

On more than one occasion I've been accused of "scare tactics" for simply explaining the #science or quoting the medical evidence. Accused of being "condescending" for simply saying that only an idiot wouldn't be concerned about #ClimateChange or it's causal factor #AirPollution

Many folk only feel good about bad news when it doesn't personally effect them.

So, to avoid direct confrontation l will simply quote the scientists.

“what kind of world we’re coming in to.... "

#ClimateCrisis

#BigOilDidThis #BigOilBurnThis @liberal_party @TheDemocrats @NDP @Europarl_EN #BigOil #OilAndGas #Corporations #Executives charge with #ClimateHomicide! #airpollution 7–9 million die annually, #HealthcareCosts $trillions #ClimateChange costs $trillions

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/22/big-oil-companies-homicide-harvard-environmental-law-review

@Nature Higher levels of a type of #airpollution called PM2.5 were linked to more #dementia cases over time. The strongest links were seen for PM2.5 from agriculture and wildfires. Reducing such exposures might help lower the incidence of dementia.
https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/air-pollution-linked-dementia-cases

Air pollution: Nearly everyone in #Europe breathing bad air

#Airpollution

https://www.dw.com/en/air-pollution-nearly-everyone-in-europe-breathing-bad-air/a-66657048

"The ultrawealthy family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is looking to reopen a shuttered industrial plant that for decades emitted chemicals that have harmed historically Black neighborhoods in Birmingham, Alabama."
https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-proposes-regulation-emissions-coke-plants

"There are 14 total coke facilities in the US, owned by six parent companies. Of these 14 facilities, three are idle or closed"
PDF of EPA report:
https://nepis.epa.gov/Exe/ZyPDF.cgi/P1017YKH.PDF?Dockey=P1017YKH.PDF
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#EPA #AirPollution #ChronicIllness

Extended take on air pollution in Europe.

"With the EU voting on new air quality rules, satellite data shows that 98% of people face pollution above limits recommended by the World Health Organization."

#AirPollution #Europe

https://www.dw.com/en/air-pollution-nearly-everyone-in-europe-breathing-bad-air/a-66657048?mobileApp=true

Happy International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. From now on farmers will always use cover crops and no manure, and fossil fuels have been cancelled. You're welcome. #CleanAirDay #AirPollution

“The U.S. had seen decades of falling levels of fine particulate matter #pollution, PM2.5, thanks to environmental regulations and cleaner engines, factories and power plants. But #wildfires’ contribution to #AirPollution is increasing again, resulting in flat or rising levels of air pollution in much of the country.” https://newsie.social/@TheConversationUS/111020656608431944

World #meteorologists point to ‘vicious cycle’ of #heatwaves and #AirPollution | #ClimateCrisis | The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/06/world-meteorologists-point-to-vicious-cycle-of-heatwaves-and-air-pollution

#Environment #Meteorology #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Pollution

World meteorologists point to ‘vicious cycle’ of #heatwaves and #AirPollution

The #ClimateCrisis and soaring temperatures are worsening AirQuality, #WMO says, with ‘knock-on effects
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/sep/06/world-meteorologists-point-to-vicious-cycle-of-heatwaves-and-air-pollution #Pollution #Environment #GlobalHealth #GlobalHeating

#Oilsands #CCS #CarbonCaptureAndStorage has never worked! Fraudulent attempts to continue burning #FossilFuel. #RenewableEnergyTransition costs way less; ends #airpollution illness, #GHGEmissions! #BigOilLies! @liberal_party @TheDemocrats @NDP @BillNye

https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/canada-oil-sands-carbon-capture-project-struggles-get-key-contract-2023-09-05/