<div dir="ltr"><div>An interesting read from The Conversation on air quality in Nairobi, Kenya. <span style="color:rgb(56,56,56);font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px"><a href="https://theconversation.com/invisible-and-ignored-air-pollution-inside-the-homes-of-nairobis-residents-81109#">https://theconversation.com/invisible-and-ignored-air-pollution-inside-the-homes-of-nairobis-residents-81109#</a></span></div><div><br></div>''<span style="color:rgb(56,56,56);font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif;font-size:16px">The modelling showed that while price controls may be effective initially, sustaining gains in air quality and health outcomes will require a combination of different measures. The results also show that only targeting household air pollution isn’t enough.</span><p style="margin:0px 0px 18px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(56,56,56);font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif">Because indoor and outdoor air pollutants constantly interact with each other as air moves in and out of people’s homes, the greatest gains will only be realised when outdoor air pollution is addressed effectively.</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 18px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:16px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;color:rgb(56,56,56);font-family:"Libre Baskerville",Georgia,Times,"Times New Roman",serif">But it’s easy to focus on ambient air pollution which is more visible and ignore the problem within households. That’s why policymakers need to ensure that both challenges are monitored and addressed. Reducing exposure to both indoor and outdoor air pollution is critical to improving health outcomes for vulnerable populations in the informal settlements in Africa’s cities.''</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 18px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Does anyone have anymore information on this study?</p><p style="margin:0px 0px 18px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Best, </p><p style="margin:0px 0px 18px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">Teddy </p><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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