As described in "The growing impact of air quality on lung-related illness: a narrative review," in the Journal of Thoracic Disease, air pollution is linked to asthma, lung cancer, COPD and many other respiratory illnesses: pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC... #WorldLungDay #AirPollution

As we, Malawians head to the polls today, Clean Air One Atmosphere wishes the nation a peaceful election. Just as clean air is the foundation for healthy lives, peace is the foundation for a thriving democracy. #CleanAirMalawi @EPAMalawi, @MetMalawi, @BureauMalawi, @mzunionline.

Our friends at Clean Air One Atmosphere are using evidence-based field studies & open data to build significant momentum for air quality policies in West Africa, including a new project funded by EPIC Air Quality Fund. Kudos to Collins (@cleanaironea.bsky.social) & his colleagues, Lily & Victor.

It’s great to note that almost a year on, the GoG has given an ear to this petition to withdraw the emissions levy. This is a win for the ordinary people and science. The next step is to act on the suggestions in this petition. www.change.org/p/petition-f...

Hodoli et al (2024)..."Urban Air Quality Management at Low Cost Using Micro Air Sensors: A Case Study from Accra, Ghana." Conclusively, micro air PM sensor data is useful for classifying sources of PM; a prerequisite for air pollution management and control. #MyACSCover

To what extent can long-term robust data from the first-ever PM monitoring station in an environment previously not monitored support a national impact on air pollution? Join us for more on #MIfCAS, Energy Policy Institute at Chicago funded initiative for #CleanAirMalawi. medium.com/@cleanairone...

An upcoming online 'masterclass' event promoting our taught MSc programme in Pollution and Environmental Control. I'll be speaking, highlighting our recent work in India in collaboration with IIT Madras. manchester.ac.uk/study/underg...

I don't have a large health following, but would really like to put together a list of Australian GP's who continue to practice safe care by wearing masks in their clinics, especially when they are treating patients. If anyone knows of such doctors, could they please list them below.

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We translate AQ data from air sensors affixed on poles, walls, et al into actionable information to drive collaborative climate action for healthier air. Here are some air sensors from @Code4Africa with love 🤩🤩🤩 towards AQ & biodiversity conservation + ecosystem outlook!

A student working with me requested an account to access USEPA's vast air quality database. He was denied, due to not being a member of a federal, state, or tribal air agency. This is despite half of my group having an account, and the website stating that researchers are eligible for accounts.

⚠️ BREAKING: California state health officials confirmed that H5N1 bird flu virus has been detected in sold raw milk from the Fresno-based Raw Farm dairy. Santa Clara County public health officials collected the sample.

Allow me to reintroduce myself 👋 Post doc split between @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and World Economic Forum. Into all things air pollution, healthy cities, systems thinking and low-cost sensors 💭🏙️ First gen grad🎓 Lover of house plants, live music and London 🪴🇬🇧💂

#CSTEP researcher @subu.bsky.social discusses the various causes of rising #AirPollution in #Delhi in this article by Bangalore Mirror, which also mentions our latest report, ‘Bengaluru 2030: EV Charging Demand and Infrastructure’ bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/co...

I'm an Atmospheric Scientist at IIT Delhi. I work on Air Pollution, Atmospheric Aerosols, Climate Change, and Science Communication. #AirPollution #SciComm #ClimateScience #ClimateChange Please tag people who work on these themes.

We had a pretty memorable #LDEO #Columbia Colloquium presentation today from Dr. David Valentine, who discovered half a million barrels of DDT and radioactive waste dumped off the coast of southern California. New documentary on this is out: www.outofplainsight.com

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Micro air sensor PM data can be used for classifying PM sources at low-cost with implications for air pollution management & control in emerging economies; a new study published in the @EnvSciTech has found. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...

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What if we show you that people working at a Landfill Site in Northern Ghana are almost breathing the ‘same’ dirty air as compared to those at the University of Ghana, Accra (UGA)? if we use 24-hr data. There’s more…experts from the Ghana EPA, UDS + UESD are examining this.

Check out the new State of Global Air video on how air pollution affects children’s health ➡️ tinyurl.com/airpollution... The video is in English with subtitle versions in Hindi, Spanish, French & Swahili.

If you are at @EuroGeosciences #EGU2024, please have a look at our work on the application of miniaturised air sensors for clean cooking interventions at schools in #Ghana led by @Dzidula_Dzidefo with Hon Dr @zanetorofficial et al... #maternalhealth meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU24/EGU24-...

Ongoing conversation on air quality and health in Africa...UCAR Africa Initiative Workshop #UCAR2024

#AFCON2023    a beautiful display of resilience!!! Well done Ivory Coast!

Join us for the first webinar hosted by Afri-SET! We will have 3 great speakers giving an introduction to air quality and atmospheric modeling. Register at afriset.org/webinar

Westervelt group PhD student Ben Yang published his first paper on chemical mechanisms in GEOS-Chem: pubs.rsc.org/en/content/a... cc @vfmcneill.bsky.social and the AMORE project team!

From last week: check out our new paper on source attribution using air sensors with a use case in a very polluted African megacity pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... free to read!

A door to door approach towards air pollution management & control in Ghana: providing robust evidence for the use of low capital cost air quality monitoring networks. Department of Atmospheric & Climate Sciences -UENR, Ghana. Curtsied: Drs Nana A Prempeh & Frederick Otu-Larbi

Electrification is half the battle: brake pads are a significant cause of air pollution and respiratory issues. Really you can't get around the need for trains doing the majority of the transit and smaller electric vehicles for last mile.

"99% of our world is exposed to polluted air causing an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year." What's the situation in #Ghana & how do we deal with it? Rethinking transportation in Ghana to manage & control air pollution to save billions of $$ & thousands of lives.