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Elena Austin

Assistant Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences

Air pollution, Climate and health, Health, Public Health, Wildfires

elaustin@uw.edu

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Expertise: Agricultural workforce health and safety, air pollution in schools, indoor air quality, jet pollution and effects on health, use of emerging technologies to improve occupational health


ELENA AUSTIN'S RECENT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS

  • Farmworkers don't always notice their own mental health struggles | Northwest Public Broadcasting
  • As wildfire smoke clears, King County’s airport communities continue fight for clean air | The Seattle Times
  • With more people staying home, Washington skies are cleaner | Crosscut
  • Little-understood, unregulated particles pollute neighborhoods under Sea-Tac flight paths, UW study finds | The Seattle Times
  • New study measures air quality at Seattle-Tacoma airport | Associated Press

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ELENA AUSTIN'S RECENTLY TAGGED POSTS

  • Air pollution from planes, roads infiltrates schools and can be dramatically reduced with portable air filters
  • Communities around Sea-Tac Airport exposed to a unique mix of air pollution associated with aircraft

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