Matthew Adams (Geography)
Considering everyday air contaminants in extraordinary times
On this episode of VIEW to the U air-pollution scientist Assistant Professor Matthew Adams, who has been on faculty in UTM’s Department of Geography since 2017, talks about his research, which focuses on our exposure to air contaminants in urban environments.
He talks about some of the impacts reduced traffic in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and Ontario has had on urban environments due to schools and several businesses being shut down.
Matthew also talks about the ways in which the current pandemic has shifted some of his lab’s work, and changes he hopes to see in urban behaviour going forward.
A full transcipt of this interview is available.
Resources
- Find out more about Professor Adams's work on his website.
- The paper Professor Adams mentions about pollution related to COVID-19 is availabe to read "Air pollution in Ontario, Canada during the COVID-19 State of Emergency."
