Tag: air quality
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Waste Incineration: Is it the Answer to Australia’s Garbage Problem?
Melissa Tahu and Peter Tait To date, discussion of waste-to-energy incineration has focused on the potential health effects of incinerators. However, other social and economic effects of waste management and incineration need to be brought into the policy conversation. Australia has a garbage problem. Between 2022-23, Australia produced approximately 75.6…
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Climate action needed to protect public health
PHAA Intern Allyson Todd and PHAA Senior Policy and Advocacy Adviser Malcolm Baalman Climate change poses one of the biggest threats to human health. The latest IPCC assessment report urges all nations to urgently take far greater climate change action to halve global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030. This…
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How do we improve public health messaging during periods of bushfire smoke and poor air quality?
Australian Public Health Conference 2020 Workshop Friday 23 October Topic: How do we improve public health messaging during periods of bushfire smoke and poor air quality? An estimated 445 people were killed by exposure to bushfire smoke over the 2019-20 Black Summer fires in Australia, while 3340 were admitted…