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July 11 · Issue #20 · View online
Handpicked stories for people who care about clean air.
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🇪🇸 Hola, It’s Amrit. Last week I shared with you the story of Smokey’s turbulent relationship with Twitter recently. Today, I’m super excited to tell you that after talking to Twitter, Smokey is humming again. So now every time you ask for air quality data, Smokey will be there for you and Twitter will make sure that you get a tweet reply notification! 💯 🗣 Question: What is your favorite air pollution book? Even if it’s a textbook. Hit the ‘reply’ button and let me know. 🙏 Speaking of books, this issue of Oxygen Mag is curated by, Sotirios Papathanasiou, the author of See The Air. You can get in touch with Sotirios on twitter and his blog. |
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Sotirios lives in southern Spain. He’s an Electronic Engineer, but he’s very keen in researching and analyzing environmental topics. “In southern Spain we are facing mostly natural particle pollution from the Sahara desert and man-made particle pollution from vehicles and other industrial processes,” he says. Sotirios’ book, See The Air, is available on Amazon, iTunes and Kobo. Also if you haven’t yet, you should read Sotirios’ blog too.
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⛽ Air pollution exposure may hasten death, even at levels deemed 'safe'
Air pollution continues to cut Americans’ lives short, even at levels well below the legal limits set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. BREATHING KILLS.
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🚴♂️ Biking + Pollution = ? - WNYC
Scientists at Columbia University are trying to measure the “dose” of air pollution cyclists inhale when they bike on New York. BIKING.
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🌞 Air pollutants on solar panels reduce power generation by 17%
Scientists from IIT-Gandhinagar say that particles generated from emissions linked to human activity are more disruptive than dust. SOLAR.
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🚗 Government taken back to court for third time over air pollution plan
The UK Government is being taken to court for a third time over its latest attempt to produce an effective plan to reduce air pollution to within safe limits. UK.
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✍️ The Air in New York
Sotirios recently visited New York City and some other cities in the States, he took a portable carbon monoxide device and measured the air quality during my trip. USA.
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📍 Where are the public air quality stations?
Sotirios analyzes the two air quality stations in his city of Almeria, Spain. A quick analysis of which pollutants they measure and where they are located? ALMERIA, SPAIN.
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🤐 How to talk to people about air pollution?
Excellent points here about how to discuss air pollution with those around you - and common mistakes people make while doing so. AWARENESS.
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🎈 Ozone - An Air Pollutant
The Ozone layer is protecting us from the harmful ultraviolet UV radiation around 20km to 30km above Earth. But, when it’s near the ground, it can be deadly. OH ZONE.
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🔥 Because you’re reading these words right now at the bottom of this Oxygen Mag issue, I want to tell you a little secret. Smokey can speak Hindi now. Click to try. As always, I love hearing from you. Just hit “reply” and send me a note. I reply to every message.
Until next week,
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