Air pollution is a complicated problem without a simple solution. But have you ever wondered what you can do to protect your health on bad air days? Scientists suggest a mask.
This story is a rebroadcast from May, 2016.
Links:
Community Air Quality Discussion (Jan 19, 2017): Cache Clean Air Consortium
For current air conditions: Airnow.gov
Published Mask Science: Beneficial cardiovascular effects of reducing exposure to particulate air pollution with a simple facemask
Music in this Story:
Nick Waterhouse - (If) You Want Trouble
Radiohead - Backdrifts (Honeymoon is Over)
Magna Carda - The Roots
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Credit Greenpeace