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Tiny particles of air pollution contain more hazardous ingredients in nonwhite and low-income communities than in affluent white ones, a new study shows
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Add CommentWhy was residential wood smoke pollution left out of this study? In the San Francisco Bay Area, it comprises an average of 39% of PM2.5 - in some neighborhoods, it is as high as 80%. Many families scavenge wood to reduce their home heating costs. Residential wood smoke pollution is a serious public health issue. For studies to support this, look at http://www.familiesforcleanair.org
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisair pollution is very dangerous to health and it is not only to poor community but also to the public in general because it is transported by air. Therefore it is very hard control it. there are ways such as control at the source of emissions and use different technologies.
Reply | Report Abuse | Link to thisHazardous air pollution is not limited to poor neighborhoods. I am a 31 year old while male who lives in a half a million dollar home in Southern California. I live next door to an ornamental flower farmer who sprays pesticides about 30 feet from my bedroom window, several times per week. Sometimes they use a diesel powered tractor blower to spray the insecticides, fungicides, herbicides, and fertilizers. Sometimes it is a guy in a hazmat suite, and other times, they use a helicopter. If you do a google search for Mellano Spray you can see the videos I have taken from my bedroom window.
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