Naomi Shah was the winner of the Google science fair in the 15-16 age group. Her project focuses on the effects of air quality triggers on asthma sufferers and highlights why other people should be environmentalists too.


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Her report and speech is amazing. Shah observed that medical practitioners immediately prescribe steroids and inhalers, rather than addressing the quality of the air asthma sufferers are breathing. Why? Nobody knows exactly how much air pollution affects lung function. But she tried to find out. .

 "Air quality doesn't get nearly the attention it deserves, and should be one of the top sustainability goals for the coming future," she says in the above video. One can't help but think of efforts underway to undermine the Clean Air Act. "Triggers cause one death every 20 seconds! This project is my sincere hope to increase awareness amongst all stakeholders in order to eliminate the environmental "triggers" that take these innocent lives."

For more information on the google winners, click HERE, and check out Shah's report HERE.

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