Spending $1 to prevent exposure to pollution, gets $10 back in health savings, research

Air pollution is a deadly silent killer. But, did you know investing in preventing exposure to it has a 2x, even 9x return on investment? Here’s how it works. Let’s say we invest in an improved cooking stove to dispel smoke out of our house. If we invested at a population-level, according to the study, […]

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Purification pays? New MIT study.

We’ve got our own opinion about a new MIT study that found health benefits will offset cost of China’s climate policy is that, whilst it discusses emissions reduction heath cost savings, in our opinion, the fact is protecting people from air pollution, whatever level it may be, will save more. Maintaining indoor air quality at […]

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Cleaning air is caring

Increase in PM2.5 was linked to 15 to 23 percent increase in serious respiratory infections in children under two years of age, scientists found: New York Times. ​Air pollution, even of short duration, increases the number of lower respiratory infections, a new study reports, and the effects may be particularly serious in young children. Acute respiratory […]

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Air Quality in 2017: Situation and Solutions

Puritrak was invited to participate in the workshop organized by GreenID and Live and Learn. Attended by top leaders from government ministries, the scientific community, leading environmental- and health-sector NGOs, and the media, the event objectives were:​ Sharing info from air quality reports among stakeholders Discuss efforts to improve air quality Proposed solutions to improve air quality The […]

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