World Environment Day takes place on Wednesday, June 5, with this year’s theme focused on air pollution. UBC experts are available to comment.
Dr. Christopher Carlsten
Faculty of Medicine
Tel: 604–875–4122
Email: carlsten@mail.ubc.ca
- Respiratory problems and immunologic effects from air quality and smoke, with a focus on diesel exhaust
Amanda Giang
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Phone: 604-259-1439
Email: amanda.giang@ubc.ca
- Transboundary air pollution
- Toxic pollutants like mercury and lead
- Global and domestic air pollution policies
Poushali Maji
Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability
Phone: 236-999-7148
Email: poushali.maji@gmail.com
- Sources and impacts of air pollution in developing countries
Naomi Zimmerman
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Phone: 604-822-9433
Email: nzimmerman@mech.ubc.ca
- Traffic-related air pollution
- Urban air pollution
- Real-world air pollution measurements involving low-cost sensors and mobile monitoring
- Combustion-related pollution such as wood smoke, wildfire smoke and cooking emissions