“New York is as clean as it has ever been,” Dr. Róisín Commane, a Columbia University professor of environmental studies, says about the city's air quality. “I’m not saying it’s clean. I’m saying it’s a lot cleaner than it’s been.”
The researchers turned the data into a map of air pollution across the city, using statistics and high-emission landmarks to fill in the gaps between sampling stations. They found that, despite the improvements, New Yorkers who live close to industrial areas, high-traffic roads and warehouses are still exposed to more air pollution than their neighbors.
Buildings are a major source of emissions, too, so living in densely populated areas of the city translates into more pollutant exposure. City officials said that restaurants that use grills or charbroilers are a big contributor of PM2.5, the pollutant particles whose tiny size allows them to invade our lungs.range from coughing and wheezing to asthma attacks, heart problems, low birth weight and even premature death.
These inequities mean that slashing building and vehicle emissions isn’t enough, said Jaron Burke, environmental health manager at WE ACT for Environmental Justice. Indoor air quality, which can be compromised by pests, mold and under-ventilated“It’s kind of a hidden thing that people don’t know about,” he said. “There's so many people in New York City that have a gas stove in their home and just aren't really thinking about how that's impacting their health.
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