Air Quality Content

Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts

Katherine E Kerlin — July 01, 2024 - 9:30am

A �ٺ��Ƶ wildfire, smoke and air quality experts list for media, updated for 2024.

Coal Train Pollution Increases Health Risks and Disparities

Katherine E Kerlin — April 18, 2024 - 11:00am

The first health impact study of coal train pollution centers on the San Francisco Bay Area, with �ٺ��Ƶ scientists finding communities near passing coal trains suffer worse health outcomes.

Wildfire, Soil Emissions Increasing Air Pollution in Remote Forests

Emily C Dooley — August 29, 2023 - 2:00am

Nitrogen dioxide levels in remote forest areas are increasang, and wildfire and soil emissions are likely the reasons why, finds a �ٺ��Ƶ study.

Climate Change Experts List

Katherine E Kerlin — August 05, 2023 - 12:14pm

The interdisciplinary nature of the University of California, Davis, yields a deep bench of climate change experts who can discuss with reporters various aspects of climate change and the many facets of life it touches.

Find experts by category in the lists below:

Coal Trains Increase Air Pollution in San Francisco Bay Area

Katherine E Kerlin — April 27, 2023 - 9:00am

A �ٺ��Ƶ study based in the Bay Area is the first to quantify coal train pollution in the urban U.S, indicating environmental justice concerns for Richmond and Oakland.

Keith Bein: Chasing Wildfire

Katherine E Kerlin — August 08, 2022 - 10:00am

Air quality researcher Keith Bein uses a mobile lab to take air quality samples amid some of California's worst wildfire smoke. He's highlighted as part of a �ٺ��Ƶ series about how scientists deal with climate anxiety in their work.

Adopting Low-Carbon Energy Can Reduce Racial Disparities in Air Pollution

Katherine E Kerlin — May 12, 2022 - 3:23pm

Switching to low carbon fuels for transportation, cooking, heating, power generation and other needs would help fight climate change and also reduce racial and ethnic disparities in exposure to air pollution, according to researchers at the University of California, Davis.

Wildfire Smoke Exposure in Early Pregnancy Affects Infant Monkey Behavior

Andy Fell — April 01, 2022 - 8:00am

Infant monkeys conceived while their mothers were naturally exposed to wildfire smoke show behavioral changes compared to animals conceived days later, according to a new study from researchers at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The work is published April 1 in Nature Communications.

VIDEO ADDED: ‘�ٺ��Ƶ LIVE’ on Viruses, Smoke and Indoor Air Quality

Andy Fell — October 29, 2021 - 1:10pm

Student-Built Air Purifiers Tackle Wildfire Smoke and COVID-19

Katherine E Kerlin — September 20, 2021 - 4:42pm

Schools are facing many challenges this fall, including minimizing risks to students and staff from COVID-19 and wildfire smoke exposure. Air purifiers are one tool that can help.