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UK schools help monitor classroom air quality in massive citizen science project

Perspective / "Scientists, teachers and pupils are working together to evaluate air quality in UK classrooms" writes Sarah West in Air Quality News Magazine.

New report calls for more research and regulation on UK indoor air quality

Feature / SEI York Centre Director Sarah West was interviewed for a recent briefing for the UK parliament.

Choking on indoor air pollutants? We should all care for cleaner air

Perspective / Improving indoor air quality remains a global issue that requires collective action.

Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya

Journal article / Adopting citizen science methods, researchers used questionnaires and breathing tests to investigate the impact of air pollution on Nairobian schoolchildren.

A toolbox for designing sustainable and high-quality living environment in Estonia

Project / SEI Tallinn, together with partners, created a toolbox for designing sustainable and high-quality living environment in Estonia.

Indoor air quality debate calls for UK to rethink clean air standards and laws

Media coverage / Along with experts and representatives from the UK government, Dr Sarah West from SEI York contributed to a debate on indoor air quality.

Evicted in the name of adaptation: why rights-based approaches are needed in risk-informed urban planning

Perspective / Urban planning for disaster risk reduction in Asia risks neglecting the rights of poor and vulnerable groups.

SAMHE: Schools’ air quality monitoring for health and education

Project / A citizen science project monitoring indoor air, created with and for UK schools.

Informing Vermont’s energy and climate policy with LEAP and NEMO

Project / This project uses a model developed from LEAP and NEMO to simulate greenhouse gas emission pathways across the state of Vermont.