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'People should be alarmed': air pollution in US subway systems stuns researchers
- shalmanese 6y agoA citizen project that tried to measure this found high but not alarming levels in NYC subways: https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/air-quality-in-the-nyc-subway-worse-than-you-might-think-285452679646 https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/air-quality-in-the-nyc-s... Yet another reason to wear high quality N95 masks in the future when on public transit.
- LatteLazy 6y agoI worked on the tube for a while, in tunnels when trains were stopped etc. After work, I'd be filthy. I'd blow my nose and black gunk came out. God know what it does to your lungs.
- batmaniam 6y agoThis is pretty alarming. While I knew that it's bad in the subways just from the smell alone, I didn't know it was actively harming my health to the degree that it is. This is a good heads up, thanks.