December 15, 2021
Can Air Purifiers Really Reduce Your COVID Risk?
When indoor air quality expert Jeffrey Siegel has a few select family members over for dinner these days there are a couple of extra guests in the room. Read more
December 14, 2021
2022 Environment Division Research and Development Dima Award
Prof. Greg Evans receives the 2022 Environment Division Research and Development Dima Award from the Chemical Institute of Canada. His research has advanced understanding of how changes in the concentration, composition, and origins of air pollution is impacting the exposure and health of Canadians. Read more
December 13, 2021
All Hands on Deck: A Telling Tale of Tailpipes
Prof. Greg Evans shares findings from a national study of traffic related air pollution for the Sierra Club Canada Foundation's Breathe Easy webinar. Watch the webinar recording here
December 13, 2021
Your kitchen and how you cook in it may be hazardous to your health
“A lot of the pollutants come from what you’re cooking and how you’re cooking,” said Jeffrey Siegel, professor of civil engineering at the University of Toronto. “All the surfaces in our homes, including our cooking pots and cooking surfaces, get coated with a layer of stuff that includes skin oil, cooking oil, dust and other things. And when we heat that up, it comes off those surfaces as quite harmful ultrafine particles.” Read more
