Dr. Donohue: The Air We Breathe on A More Perfect Union Podcast
Dr. Donohue was honored to participate in a podcast called A More Perfect Union on Earth Day 2022. The topic was Health & Environment in Delaware. You can listen here:
Delaware suffers from much more than its share of pollution (39th among all 50 states)! This is in part why we suffer from high rates of lung diseases!
Air pollution is far more deadly than we ever knew. We all know someone who has died from air pollution. The most deadly component of air pollution is soot! Also known as fine particulate emissions or PM2.5, it causes diabetes, inflammation, dementia, heart disease, lung diseases, and cancer.
What’s the solution? It is simple. We need to stop burning stuff! Switch from fuels like oil and methane to flows like wind and solar. More public transformation and more walkable/bikeable communities. And of course plant based diets have much lower emissions, and are generally healthier.
