air quality
SFU research group helps people create air filters for wildfire season
July 17, 2024By: Hannah Fraser, News Writer The Pacific Institute on Pathogens, Pandemics and Society (PIPPS) is a research institute based at SFU Burnaby. They have now “led 25 workshops helping people build more than 500 air filters to clean the air in their homes and reduce exposure to fine particulates from wildfire smoke.” Dr. Anne-Marie Nicol, associate professor in the faculty of health science, said to SFU News that while wildfire smoke makes its way indoors, “indoor air quality is often overlooked.” This smoke can cause long-term health issues like “lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, exacerbate asthma, and make life…
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Air purifiers should be more commonplace
July 10, 2024By: Yasmin Hassan, Staff Writer Every year, summers in BC get hotter and hotter. Remember the heat dome back in 2021 and its aftermath? Events like these are only expected to worsen with the steady warming of global temperatures. Recently,…
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Burnaby refinery causes smoke to spread across Vancouver
February 19, 2024By: Olivia Sherman, News Writer On January 21, the Burnaby Refinery experienced a technical issue with one of its processing units, resulting in smoke, a strong odour, and fumes spreading into Vancouver. Despite being owned by a Calgary-based company, the…
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Fireworks aren’t worth the damage
July 27, 2023By: Petra Chase, Arts & Culture Editor I’ve never been one to get excited for fireworks. While a lit up sky can be a magical sight, I can’t get past the harm fireworks cause for wildlife and the environment. I…
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Vancouver air quality improves due to change in winds
October 6, 2020Written by: Karissa Ketter, News Writer After repeated air quality warnings in Metro Vancouver, air quality has improved since the initial wave of smoke in early September, and the Air Quality Index has returned to normal levels. SFU health science…
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