{"id":127618,"date":"2025-05-02T20:01:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/air-pollution-on-par-with-motorways-news-vestland\/"},"modified":"2025-05-02T20:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:01:31","slug":"air-pollution-on-par-with-motorways-news-vestland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teknomers.com\/en\/air-pollution-on-par-with-motorways-news-vestland\/","title":{"rendered":"Air pollution on par with motorways – news Vestland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Saka summarized: New study shows that climbing shoes can contribute to harmful air pollution in climbing halls. Researchers have found high concentrations of rubber -related chemicals in climbing halls in Europe. The pollution is on par with what is exposed to high traffic motorways. Climbers are surprised by the find, but will not give up the climb. It is unclear how dangerous pollution is, but some components have proved toxic to human lung cells. Bergen Climbing Club has submitted samples of climbing dust to the researchers and is still waiting for the result. – Oh, that’s not good, says Birk Killie Hajum and Severina Aase Myrmel when they get the right about the new finds. These two tie their climbing shoes at Bergen Climbing Club’s climbing center in \u00c5sane in Bergen and are ready for one day in the wall. Although the climbing air can contain dangerous particles. – At the level of high traffic motorways for a recent study shows that climbing shoes can be a hidden source for harmful air pollution. Researchers at the University of Vienna and EPFL in Lausanne have shown very high concentrations of rubber -related chemicals in climbing halls in Europe. – The level me measured is among the highest that ever has been documented on a world basis, says Professor Thilo Hofmann at the University of Vienna, one of the researchers behind the study. – The pollution is on par with what is exposed to high traffic motorways. Climbing shoes are made of special rubber that is developed for maximum friction, such as car tires. When the shoe wears hard against the climbing wall, this generates rubber particles, which are floating in the air and gather in dust. Similar car tires: Birkie Hajum shows us her tired shoe sun. – Here they see that the rubber at the toe is tight away. Photo: Maria Fimreite Kleiven \/ news will not give up the climb when news tells the climbers Severina Aase Myrmel and Birk Killie Hajum about the fresh report, they are very surprised. Hajum has been climbing for over ten years and wears out shoes for shoe pairs. “I probably go through two pairs a year,” he says. Another thing to find in the climbing wall that day is H\u00e5vard Telle Hille. Nor did he realize that climbing shoes could be polluting. Still, stopping climbing is out of date. – I am not terrified yet. Experienced: Birkie Hajum and Severina Aase Myrmel say they climb around three times a week. Photo: Maria Fimreite Kleiven \/ news- Some components Toxic senior researcher Claudia HAK at the Norwegian Climate and Environment Institute NILU has read the report and thinks it is thorough and performed with good methods. She is an expert on measurements and the effect of emissions from industry, traffic and other sources of pollution in the surroundings. – What do you think that the study has reached the pollution level at the height of motorways? – That’s absolutely true. The particle concentrations at the climbing center are far higher than what I have in outdoor air in Norway. – Is this something I should worry about? – Difficult to say. The smaller the particles, the deeper you can breathe in. Some particles come no further than the mouth and throat, while others come far into the lungs. Then something can happen. Check that they have worked little with the components that the study has found, and that it is therefore difficult to say how dangerous this is. – But some of the components from the report have proved toxic to human lung cells. Largest in the Nordic countries: The climbing center in \u00c5sane in Bergen is already the largest in the Nordic region. After expansion, it becomes one of the largest in the world. Photo: Maria Fimreite Kleiven \/ news Climbing Center is waiting for a test response Bergen Climbing Club is among the climbing center that has submitted samples of climbing dust to the researchers in Switzerland. – Me has not received our individual result yet, says Trond Kristian Kalst\u00f8, who is a daily tenant in the club. Recently, it was known that Bergen Climbing Club will expand the climbing center in \u00c5sane, which is already the largest in the Nordic region and now become one of the world’s largest. – Me has a great focus on reindeer herding and air filtration, he says. NOT RESTABLE: – Me has a large climbing hall, with plenty of air that the dust can spread in, says Trond Kristian Kalst\u00f8. Photo: Maria Fimreite Kleiven \/ news herself, Kalst\u00f8 is not worried about the results that the researchers have arrived. – There are many people who live next to a busy motorway. Customers climb only a limited time period. It is not the case that they cage in the climbing hall. – What do you think that children can get this contaminated dust? – I have children myself, but still think that the value of being active, socializing and challenging itself is greater. There is a lot to do in life that can be dangerous, and I do not think climbing is one of these. The experts are nevertheless worried what the pollution from climbing shoes has to say for our health is unclear, but Professor Thilo Hofmann is still clear: – These drugs do not hear at home in the air with breathing. It is important to do something soon, especially with regard to sensitive groups as children. Published 02.05.2025, at. 21.21
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