Name: This is your brain on air pollution
Uploaded: 2020-02-19T20:51:53Z
Duration: 12 min 42 s
Description: Air pollution knows no borders -- even in your own body, says public health expert María Neira. In this startling talk, she describes how the microscopic particles and chemicals you breathe affect all your major organs (including your brain) and calls on both the public and those in power to take action to stop the sources of pollution.

Air pollution knows no borders -- even in your own body, says public health expert María Neira. In this startling talk, she describes how the microscopic particles and chemicals you breathe affect all your major organs (including your brain) and calls on both the public and those in power to take action to stop the sources of pollution.

María Neira: This is your brain on air pollution

This is your brain on air pollution

Particulate matter from pollution crosses into the bloodstream, threatening organs and influencing brain development in children.

Air pollution's global impact demands action from everyone. Postponing solutions risks millions of lives and cognitive decline.

Air pollutants infiltrate every organ, linking 7 million deaths yearly to poor air quality; action is imperative for health.