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Event Title
Benefits of Air Pollution Control
Event Details
<strong>SCHOOL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY </strong>
organised two talks on
<strong>Benefits of Air Pollution Control</strong>
<strong>Douglas W. Dockery</strong>
Sc.D. Loeb Professor of Environmental Epidemiology, Department of Environmental Health,
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Date: <strong>15th September 2016</strong>
<strong>Abstract:</strong> Decades of research have shown that exposure to air pollution, particularly particles in the PM 2.5 range, contributes to an increased rate of mortality. Regulation of air pollution emissions have paid off in improved health and reduced mortality
<strong>Heavy metal exposures from informal sector mining and e-waste recycling</strong>
<strong>Nancy Long Sieber</strong>
PhD Adjunct Lecturer, Department of Environmental Health,
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Boston, MA
Date: <strong>15th September 2016</strong>
<strong>Abstract:</strong> In India, as in many other developing countries, metal mining and recycling often occurs in the unregulated informal sector. This work is often done near or inside homes, and puts family members at risk. Lead and mercury, which are highly toxic to the developing brains of children, are a particular concern