In the context of the recent critical air pollution episode in the Metropolitan Region, the researcher at the Center for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (CEDENNA) and full professor at the Department of Physics of the Universidad de Santiago de Chile, Dr. Juan Escrig Murúa, was interviewed on the program Ciudadano ADN on Radio ADN.
During the conversation, the researcher analyzed the effects of air pollution from a scientific and health perspective, highlighting the need to address this problem as a challenge that goes beyond the environment and involves public health, scientific development and responsibility towards future generations.
Dr. Escrig warned about the growing normalization of air pollution, despite its serious consequences for the population, and called for strengthening public policies and scientific research aimed at improving air quality and protecting people’s health.
