Residents along Clark Drive breathing in harmful particulates: study

One in three Canadians lives near a major road, and that means they’re breathing in a lot of vehicle exhaust, according to a new study.

The study, released by the University of Toronto’s Southern Ontario Center for Atmospheric Aerosol Research, measured air pollution in a few locations in Toronto and Vancouver over the course of two years.

They found that traffic was a big source of nitrogen dioxide, ultrafine particles and black carbon near roads — all of which have been associated with adverse health outcomes like asthma, birth and developmental concerns, cancer, and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality.

Guest: Greg Evans

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto

One in three Canadians lives near a major road, and that means they’re breathing in a lot of vehicle exhaust, according to a new study.

The study, released by the University of Toronto’s Southern Ontario Center for Atmospheric Aerosol Research, measured air pollution in a few locations in Toronto and Vancouver over the course of two years.

They found that traffic was a big source of nitrogen dioxide, ultrafine particles and black carbon near roads — all of which have been associated with adverse health outcomes like asthma, birth and developmental concerns, cancer, and cardiovascular and respiratory mortality.

Guest: Greg Evans

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry at the University of Toronto