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<p><strong>Air quality and pet health</strong></p> <p>Science Sessions are brief conversations with cutting-edge researchers, National Academy members, and policymakers as they discuss topics relevant to today's scientific community. Learn the behind-the-scenes story of work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), plus a broad range of scientific news about discoveries that affect the world around us.</p> <p>In this episode, Stephen Jarvis explores the health impacts of poor air quality on pets.</p> <p>In this episode, we cover:<br /> •[00:00] Introduction<br /> •[00:51] Environmental economist Stephen Jarvis explains how he became interested in the effects of air quality on pets.<br /> •[01:59] He talks about the similarities in exposure between humans and pets, and introduces the veterinary dataset used in the study.<br /> •[03:30] Jarvis explains the results of the study and the potential physiological effects of poor air quality.<br /> •[05:40] He t...