A book as vital as the air we breathe
On September 16, the University of Azuay together with its Publishing House and the University of Cuenca presented the book "The air we breathe", in which three teachers from the state university participate -Rafael Zegarra, Susana Andrade and Danilo Mejía- and UDA professor Claudia Rodas.
This manual arises as a product of the project "Determination of Heavy Metals in PM10 in the air around preschool centers in Cuenca" financed by the UDA, which in turn was the continuation of a project on environmental pollution and allergic diseases, winner of the XI CEDIA call / CEPRA in 2017.
It is a manual of environmental health recommendations aimed at preschool centers in the city of Cuenca. in return for their collaboration in the initial project that CEDIA financed.
Furthermore, it is a result of a productive academic and research relationship between our university and the Food, Nutrition and Health Group of the Biosciences Department of the University of Cuenca.
The first to speak was the Rector of our institution, Francisco Salgado, who highlighted the collaboration of teachers from both universities and added that the work is very well researched and very well written:
"The book is an example of the good things that are done with great seriousness, with a lot of knowledge and that are communicated very easily for everyone."
Later, Daniel Orellana, a commentator on the text, said that the work is also very timely in this context of a pandemic:
"The Covid has reminded us of the importance of health and the environment in health, let us remember that it has an origin in environmental impacts, and that it is closely related to respiratory diseases."
Claudia Rodas highlighted for her part that the authors behind the book "are a group of very valuable people who have been working together for several years and we will continue to have news of the different products born from this collaboration."
Finally, Rafael Zegarra indicated that he hopes that the text "helps us to reflect and question our mobility habits to avoid greenhouse gas emissions and improve our quality of life."
