UW News
SURE-EH
July 5, 2023
Research led by UW undergrad shows ultrafine air pollution reflects Seattle’s redlining history
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The most comprehensive study yet of long-term ultrafine particle exposure found that concentrations of this tiny pollutant reflect the city’s decades-old racial and economic divides.