Archives: pollution

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

Paul Villeneuve

Dr. Paul Villeneuve, Department of Health Sciences By Ariel Root Air pollution, green space, and wind turbines. Cardiovascular disease, diabetes, dementia, and cancer. Formal training in statistics, and epidemiology. And partnerships across mathematics, chemistry, geography, and biological disciplines. Paul Villeneuve reflects back on an... More

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

Cleaning the Air and Cleaning Our Health

By Amanda Pappin, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Carleton University Ever paid attention to the black smoke rising out of the stack pipe of a transport truck? Caught that unmistakable hydrocarbon smell that goes along with it? Transportation of people and their goods is a major culprit for deteriorating the quality of our... More

Friday, July 3, 2015

The Built Environment & Social Connections: Possibilities for Preventing Dementia?

By Anna Tomczak, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University For many years the environment has been considered to have important effects on human well-being. Feng shui, for instance, is a Chinese philosophical system that aims to harmonize everyone with the surrounding environment through orientation of buildings and other structures. You... More

Saturday, May 16, 2015

Cause of Death: Fine Particulate Matter

By Anna Tomczak, Department of Health Sciences, Carleton University It seems like we, as a society, are constantly being warned against disease-causing products, whether it be the dangers of BPA found in our water bottles or the associated risks of getting vaccinated. Rarely are these “findings” of danger found to be true. In fact,... More

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