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ReInventors

Would you lock yourself in a box of smog–for science?

ReInventors is a show that features scientists, inventors, and tinkerers in the Pacific Northwest who are working to create a more sustainable future. You'll meet folks who are reimagining the basic elements of our everyday lives - where we live, what we eat, the way we get to work.

Would you lock yourself in a box of smog–for science?

Season 1 Episode 8 | 5m 23s | CC

Long-term exposure to air pollution is one of the leading environmental causes of death worldwide. Researchers at the Air Pollution Exposure Lab study participants who spend two hours in a plexiglass box filled with diesel exhaust calibrated to mimic the air quality of Beijing.

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