Based on a new study from NYU, Paul Billings of the American Lung Association compared the air quality in NYC's subway tunnels near rivers to 'some of the most polluted cities in the world on very bad pollution days' or the days after a wildfire.
MTA spokesperson Michael Cortez said applying these ambient standards to subway platforms is unfair.
“This study tested a hypothesis by only taking samples for short periods, at the most active time of day, which is not an accurate comparison to EPA standards for daily exposure limits,” said Cortez.The group studied air quality during rush hour on subway platforms at 59 transit stations around New York City . Specifically, they measured concentrations of one type of fine particulate matter, known as PM2.5. These air particles contain tiny traces of chemicals such as iron or carbon.
“That's a lot of particle pollution,” said Paul Billings, the national senior vice president of public policy at the American Lung Association. He said that at the highest concentrations observed in the study, air quality was similar to what you’d find “in some of the most polluted cities in the world on very bad pollution days” or in the days after a wildfire.
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