Particle Pollution

Particle Pollution has hit the mainstream media!

The YOU Docs: Time to get particular about particle pollution, by Michael Roizen, MD & Mehmet Oz, MN, Pioneer Press, August 7, 2009.

• Scientists Find New Dangers in Tiny But Pervasive Particles in Air Pollution, New York Times, February 18, 2012.
• Second Opinion:  The Medical Profession Diagnoses Biomass Incineration, Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League, September 6, 2011.
• Proposed Gasification Plant Would Trash Our Health, CrossRoadsNews.com, Dr. Jewel Crawford, MD & Darren Harper, MD, June 4, 2011.
• Interview with David Thornton, MPCA Assistant Commissioner, Transit for Livable Communities, 12/30/2010 (acknowledges MN particulate problem)
• Last Pure Air Particles on Earth Captured for Climate Science, treehugger.com, September 22, 2010.
• Association Between Fine Particulate Matter & Diabetes Prevalence in the U.S., American Diabetes Association, July 5, 2010.
• Lawsuit Filed to Prevent Particulate Air Pollution, Center for Biological Diversity, April 29, 2010.
• Stunning Research Shows High Potential for DNA Damage from Nanoparticles, NaturalNews.com: source-Nature Nanotechnology, Nanoparticles Can Cause DNA Damage Across a Cellular Barrier, November 5, 2009.
• Dirty Air in Californina Caused $193 Million in Hospital-Based Medical Costs During 2005 to 2007, Rand Corporation, March 2, 2010.
• Outdoor Wood Burners to go Up in Smoke: Stillwater [MN] Set to Pass Nuisance Law, St. Croix Valley Press, March 11, 2010.
• Aerosols [tiny airborne particles] May Drive a Significant Portion of Global Warming, NASA, April 8, 2009.
• Bad Breath: Studies are homing in on which particles polluting the air are most sickening – & why, by Janet Raloff, Science News, July 18, 2009.
• EPA: Toxic Air Pollution Poses Increased Cancer Risk in 600 Neighborhoods Nationwide, by Dina Cappiello, Associated Press, June 3, 2009.
• Air Quality in Minnesota: Emerging Trends, 2009 Report to the Legislature, MPCA, see pg. 5 for “Fine & Ultrafine Particles” pollution which is our biggest health concern regarding biomass burning.
• Particulate Emissions & Health: Proposed Ringaskiddy Waste-to-Energy Facility–Ireland, June 2009.
• Pollution Link to Asthma in Womb, BBC News, February 15, 2009.
• Black Carbon Pollution Emerges as Major Player in Global Warming, ScienceDaily, March 24, 2008.
• “Wood Smoke is Rich in Dioxins and PCB’s
• Burning Contaminated Wood Releases Dangerous Toxins
• “Changes in Lung Function and Airway Inflammation . . . in a Woodsmoke-Impacted Urban Area”
• The Smokestake Effect:  Toxic Air & America’s Schools, USA TODAY, 12/08.
• Nanoparticles Damage Brain Cells, Environmental Health News, November 17, 2008.
• The Health Effects of Fine, Ultrafine and Nanoscale Particulate Emissions from Incinerators The smaller the particulate size, the more insidious and negative its effect on our health.
• Radioactive Americium 241 in the Waste Stream, by Joseph Miller, 8/09.
• Study Reveals Air Pollution is Causing Widespread & Serious Impacts to Ecosystems, The Nature Conservancy & Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, July 21, 2008.
• Breathing Dust and Soot Raises Risk of Stroke, Environmental News Service, June 2, 2008.
• Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clot in Legs, Washington Post, May 12, 2008.
• Aquatic Nanoparticles: Between Water and Rock Science is discovering new information about nanoparticles and their behavior and possible hazards.
• “Air Pollution Blamed for 3% Deaths in U.S.”
• Sexual Maturation Disrupted by PCAH’s from Incineration, Environmental Health Perspectives, August 2002.