Farfesa Fordham Physics for Fordham Regional Environmental Sensor for Healthy Air Initiative

"Kusan kashi 25% na duk mace-mace masu alaka da asma a jihar New York suna cikin Bronx," in ji Holler."Akwai manyan tituna da ke bi ta ko'ina, kuma suna fallasa al'umma ga manyan gurɓatattun abubuwa."

Kona man fetur da mai, dumama gas ɗin dafa abinci da ƙarin hanyoyin tushen masana'antu suna ba da gudummawa ga ayyukan konewa waɗanda ke sakin ƙwayoyin cuta (PM) cikin yanayi.Ana bambanta waɗannan barbashi ta hanyar girma, kuma ƙarami, ƙaramar barbashi, mafi haɗari da gurɓatawa suna da haɗari ga lafiyar ɗan adam.

Binciken da kungiyar ta gudanar ya gano cewa dafa abinci da zirga-zirgar ababen hawa na kasuwanci suna taka rawa sosai wajen fitar da sinadarin (PM) a kasa da mitoci 2.5 a diamita, girman da ke baiwa barbashi damar shiga cikin huhu da kuma haifar da matsalolin numfashi da cututtukan zuciya.Sun gano cewa ƙananan kuɗi, ƙauyuka masu fama da talauci kamar Bronx suna da matakan da ba su dace ba ga zirga-zirgar ababen hawa da zirga-zirgar kasuwanci.

"2.5 [micrometers] ya kusan sau 40 ƙasa da kaurin gashin ku," in ji Holler."Idan ka ɗauki gashinka kuma kawai ka yanki shi zuwa guda 40, za ka sami wani abu wanda yayi daidai da girman waɗannan barbashi."

"Muna da na'urori masu auna firikwensin a rufin [makarantar da abin ya shafa] da kuma a cikin ɗayan azuzuwan," in ji Holler."Kuma bayanan suna bin juna sosai kamar babu tacewa a cikin tsarin HVAC."

"Samar da bayanai yana da mahimmanci ga ƙoƙarin mu na wayar da kan jama'a," in ji Holler."Za a iya saukar da wannan bayanan don nazari ta malamai da ɗalibai domin su yi la'akari da dalilai da alaƙa da abubuwan da suka lura da kuma bayanan yanayin gida."

"Mun sami shafukan yanar gizo inda ɗalibai daga Jonas Bronck za su gabatar da fastoci suna magana game da gurɓataccen yanayi a yankunansu da kuma yadda cutar asma ke ji," in ji Holler."Suna samun shi.Kuma, ina tsammanin lokacin da suka fahimci asymmetry na gurɓatawa da kuma inda tasirin ya fi muni, da gaske ya shiga gida. "

Ga wasu mazauna New York, batun ingancin iska yana canza rayuwa.

"Akwai wani dalibi a All Hallows [High School] wanda ya fara yin duk bincikensa game da ingancin iska," in ji Holler."Shi da kansa ya kasance mai ciwon asma kuma wadannan batutuwan da suka shafi shari'ar muhalli wani bangare ne na dalilinsa na yunkurin zuwa makarantar [likita]."

"Abin da muke fata mu samu shi ne samar wa al'umma hakikanin bayanai ta yadda za su iya amfani da 'yan siyasa su yi canje-canje," in ji Holler.

Wannan aikin ba shi da takamaiman ƙarshensa, kuma yana iya ɗaukar hanyoyi da yawa na faɗaɗawa.Haɗaɗɗen ƙwayoyin halitta masu ƙarfi da sauran sinadarai suma suna yin mummunan tasiri ga ingancin iska kuma a halin yanzu ba a auna su ta hanyar firikwensin iska.Hakanan za'a iya amfani da bayanan don nemo alaƙa tsakanin ingancin iska da bayanan ɗabi'a ko gwajin maki a makarantu a cikin birni.