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Would you lock yourself in a box of smog–for science?

Season 1 Episode 8 | 5m 23s

Long-term exposure to air pollution is one of the leading environmental causes of death worldwide. Researchers at the Air Pollution Exposure Lab study participants who spend two hours in a plexiglass box filled with diesel exhaust calibrated to mimic the air quality of Beijing.

Aired: 09/26/18
Made possible with funding from The Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
Extras
Learn about Operation Sustain, a video game that teaches kids about climate change.
Join Katie as she visits a state-of-the-art oyster nursery and learns how to slurp oysters
What if you could turn almost any surface into a solar panel?
How can we reduce agricultural waste? Replace fish meal with mealworms.
Your hamburger choice has real consequences for the environment.
Scientists at Intellectual Ventures Laboratory are batting mosquitoes with... laser beams.
A suburb just outside of Seattle hides a nuclear reactor.
A grassroots effort to develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit.
A startup company in Seattle is converting food waste into electricity and fertilizer.
A scientist at Oregon State University is developing edible food packaging and coatings.
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Learn about Operation Sustain, a video game that teaches kids about climate change.
Join Katie as she visits a state-of-the-art oyster nursery and learns how to slurp oysters
What if you could turn almost any surface into a solar panel?
How can we reduce agricultural waste? Replace fish meal with mealworms.
Your hamburger choice has real consequences for the environment.
Scientists at Intellectual Ventures Laboratory are batting mosquitoes with... laser beams.
A suburb just outside of Seattle hides a nuclear reactor.
A grassroots effort to develop lighter, more affordable, personal rapid transit.
A startup company in Seattle is converting food waste into electricity and fertilizer.
A scientist at Oregon State University is developing edible food packaging and coatings.