Media Coverages
Occasionally, scientific research works draw attention from popular media. Below is a selection of media articles and interviews that have featured my research.
State of the Planet, 9 July 2020, interviewed by the Columbia University news site.
“Lead fallout from Notre Dame fire was likely overlooked”
Yao said, “Of course, we are measuring slightly different things, but ultimately all disagreement in scientific findings shall be validated by more data, especially when they have profound policy and public health consequences. I hope our work sheds some light in that direction.”
Le Monde , 11 July 2020.
"Incendie de Notre-Dame: une nouvelle étude relance la question de l’exposition au plomb”
Des chercheurs de l’université Columbia suggèrent que les Parisiens résidant à moins d’un kilomètre de la cathédrale auraient été exposés à des niveaux très supérieurs aux données officielles.
New York Times, 29 July 2020.
"Paris Beehives Trace Notre-Dame’s Toxic Fallout"
Scientists at Columbia University found that people living within 1,100 yards and downwind of the fire were likely to have been exposed to more lead fallout than previously announced.
State of the Planet, 15 November 2021, Columbia University news site.