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Dr. Laura Minet presents “How Can We Minimize Population Exposure to Air Pollution?”
October 7, 2020 @ 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Title: “How Can We Minimize Population Exposure to Air Pollution?”
On-road transportation is the main source of air pollution in cities, and studying the influence of anthropogenic activities on air quality is essential for minimizing the impact of air pollution on human health. Air pollution is nevertheless a complex mixture of compounds reacting with each other and influenced by meteorological factors. Therefore, understanding population exposure to air pollution in urban centres requires more than quantifying emissions.
This talk will explore how to minimize population exposure to air pollution by altering emissions and adapting urban designs. The discussed research will include 1) the impact on air quality of transportation policies targeting private passenger vehicles, transit buses and commercial vehicles; 2) the influence of the design of bike lanes and residential areas on population exposure.
Speaker: Dr. Laura Minet, postdoctoral fellow, Earth Sciences and Civil & Mineral Engineering, University of Toronto
Dr. Laura Minet is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Earth Sciences and Civil & Mineral Engineering at the University of Toronto. She received her PhD from the University of Toronto, her MSc from McGill University, and her BEng and MEng from Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France). Laura works on a variety of projects ranging from the presence of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in food packaging to the impacts of traffic on greenhouse gas emissions, urban air quality, population exposure and health. Laura has recently collaborated with the advocacy group Environmental Defence as well as Ontario Public Health Association to highlight how electric vehicles and cleaner trucks can help reduce pollution, tackle climate change, improve health and save lives in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area.
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Presented by the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research (SOCAAR). All welcome.
