Bin B Jalaludin

2 weeks ago | nature.com | Yiwen Zhang |Rongbin Xu |Wenzhong Huang |Tingting Ye |Pei Yu |Wenhua Yu | +18 more

AbstractUnder a warming climate, wildfires are becoming more frequent and severe. Multicountry studies evaluating associations between wildfire fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and respiratory hospitalizations are lacking. Here we evaluate the short-term effects of wildfire-specific PM2.5 on respiratory hospitalizations from 1,052 communities across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, New Zealand, Vietnam, Thailand and Taiwan, during 2000–2019.

Jun 18, 2023 | mailtimes.com.au | Bin B Jalaludin |Fay Johnston

While the factories are supposed to be built, maintained and operated to certain standards, the regulations are rarely if ever enforced. There isn't even a central register to tell authorities how many of these factories exist, how old they are, and where they are located. Less than 10 per cent of households own a wood heater, but burning wood for heating is the largest source of air pollution in many Australian cities and towns.

Jun 18, 2023 | armidaleexpress.com.au | Bin B Jalaludin |Fay Johnston

Invisible to the naked eye, particles are inhaled deep into the lungs, enter the bloodstream and cause a range of harms throughout the body. This air pollution is linked to higher rates of heart and lung diseases, strokes, dementia and some cancers. It also increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes and poorer learning outcomes in children.

Jun 16, 2023 | phys.org | Bin B Jalaludin |Fay Johnston

Imagine a fleet of aging factories operating in neighborhoods across Australia. On most days the smoke from their stacks is hardly noticed.

Jun 16, 2023 | renewanews.com | Bin B Jalaludin |Fay Johnston

By Bill Dodd, Bin Jalaludin & Fay Johnston One day we will look back in amazement that we once tolerated wood heaters in our cities. We’ll regard them in much the same way we do polluting factories today. The post Imagine the outcry if factories killed as many people as wood heaters appeared first on RenewEconomy. Read Full Article HereFor more great articles: Renew Economy(Visited 1 times, 1 visits today)Comments comments