/newsroom/taxonomy/term/4146/all en /newsroom/channels/news/experts-wildfires-and-air-pollution-348496 <p>Wildfires have burned through more than one million hectares in Alberta this spring and have forced thousands from their homes. Quebec, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, British Columbia, and the Northwest Territories are also battling active fires (<a href="https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-wildfire-air-pollution-health-side-effects/" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">Globe and Mail</a>).聽</p> <p>Here are some experts from 平特五不中 who can provide comment on this issue:聽</p> Tue, 30 May 2023 16:25:57 +0000 claire.loewen@mcgill.ca 301948 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/ultrafine-particles-linked-over-1000-deaths-year-canadas-two-largest-cities-358211 <p>A first-of-its kind study conducted in Canada鈥檚 two largest cities by 平特五不中-led researchers has linked about 1,100 premature deaths per year to an unregulated air pollutant.</p> <p>Ultrafine particles (UFPs) primarily come from vehicle emissions and industrial activities. Canada鈥檚 federal and provincial governments have not set concentration limits for UFPs, as they have for larger fine particles known as PM2.5.</p> Mon, 05 Aug 2024 13:12:27 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 314349 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-how-wildfire-haze-harming-human-health-357327 <p>Wildfires have led Environment Canada to issue air quality advisories for parts of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories, as forecasters warn the smoke could drift farther east. Wildfire-related haze could also move east into Ontario and Quebec, affecting areas from Georgian Bay to Quebec City (<a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/climate-and-environment/air-quality-alerts-issued-as-wildfire-smoke-spreads-east-from-western-canada-1.6886080" rel="noreferrer noopener" target="_blank">CTV News</a>)聽</p> Tue, 14 May 2024 17:01:57 +0000 keila.depape@mcgill.ca 310489 at /newsroom /newsroom/scott-weichenthal Sun, 21 Jan 2024 00:01:26 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 307616 at /newsroom /newsroom/jill-baumgartner Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:41:37 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 302892 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-east-palestine-ohio-train-derailment-346228 <p>While officials have repeatedly sought to assure residents that the water and air in East Palestine, Ohio, are safe after the derailment of a train carrying hazardous materials earlier this month, anxiety has permeated the community amid reports of rashes, nausea and headaches. While it was deemed safe for evacuated residents to return home on February 8, community members have questioned how safe their village is and the validity of the air and water tests. (<a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/20/us/ohio-train-derailment-east-palestine-monday/index.html">CNN</a>)</p> Mon, 20 Feb 2023 17:56:54 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 292303 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/low-levels-air-pollution-deadlier-previously-thought-343313 <p>The World Health Organization鈥檚 <a href="https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/ambient-(outdoor)-air-quality-and-health">most recent estimates (2016)</a> are that over 4.2 million people die prematurely each year due to long-term exposure to fine particulate outdoor air pollution (often referred to as PM<sub>2.5</sub>,). A recent study involving 平特五不中 researchers now suggests that the annual global death toll from outdoor PM<sub>2.5</sub> may be significantly higher than previously thought.</p> Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:46:10 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 288473 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/study-challenges-attitudes-about-young-people-and-pandemic-preventative-measures-plus-other-stories-340677 <p><img alt=" Getty Images" src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/channels/image/covid-measures.jpg" style="width:100%" /></p> Tue, 09 Aug 2022 19:59:55 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 288287 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/fast-fashion-air-pollution-and-women-leaders-under-media-spotlight-339847 <h2><span><span>Lack of environmental awareness and preference for variety leading causes of waste in fast-fashion production</span></span></h2> <p><img src="/newsroom/files/newsroom/channels/image/picture1.jpg" style="width:50%" /></p> Thu, 09 Jun 2022 03:25:23 +0000 lawrence.chiang@mail.mcgill.ca 288188 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/air-pollution-silent-killer-called-pm25-329428 <p>Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. The first line of defence against this carnage is ambient air quality standards. Yet, according to researchers from 平特五不中, over half of the world鈥檚 population lives without the protection of adequate air quality standards.</p> Thu, 11 Mar 2021 14:43:34 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 256663 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/indigenous-peoples-around-globe-are-disproportionately-affected-pollution-322211 <p>Indigenous Peoples around the world are suffering disproportionately from the impacts of pollution. After surveying close to 700 articles covering different disciplines and regions of the world, a research team led by Helsinki University and involving 平特五不中 has highlighted key factors that contribute to this situation.</p> Tue, 19 May 2020 14:08:43 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 211673 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/expert-air-quality-delhi-319564 <p>Rain lashed parts of Delhi on Tuesday as the air quality remained in the 鈥渧ery poor鈥� category in several areas of the national capital.</p> Thu, 30 Jan 2020 20:44:07 +0000 katherine.gombay@mcgill.ca 198396 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/rural-china-rapidly-adopts-clean-energy-use-traditional-wood-and-coal-stoves-persists-303128 <p>Old habits are hard to break. A 平特五不中-led study of replacement of traditional wood and coal burning stoves with clean energy in China suggests that, without a better understanding of the reasons behind people鈥檚 reluctance to give up traditional stoves, it will be difficult for policies in China and elsewhere in the world to succeed in encouraging this shift towards clean energy. The study was published recently in <i><a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0432-x">Nature Sustainability</a></i>.</p> Thu, 05 Dec 2019 15:02:13 +0000 amelia.souffrant@mail.mcgill.ca 190089 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/air-pollution-nanoparticles-linked-brain-cancer-302590 <p>New research from 平特五不中 links air pollution nanoparticles to brain cancer.</p> Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:11:08 +0000 shirley.cardenas@mcgill.ca 188192 at /newsroom /newsroom/channels/news/global-project-reduce-health-inequalities-cities-around-world-284536 <div><span>A major new research partnership has been launched to explore ways of reducing health inequalities in cities around the world.</span></div> <div>聽</div> Tue, 06 Feb 2018 20:02:56 +0000 laurie.devine@mcgill.ca 32938 at /newsroom