Dr. James Markos

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  launceston.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/air - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 4/6/2008    Last Visited: 6/4/2008  

  Launceston City Council's focus on reducing levels of air pollution in Launceston and the Tamar Valley has been applauded by Australian Lung Foundation Tasmanian branch chairman Dr James Markos.
  
  Dr Markos, who is also chairman of the Tamar NRM Air Quality Working Group, said both groups he represented were supportive of council continuing to implement the Tamar Valley clean air programme.
  
  "That alone is a multi-pronged attack on all aspects of wood smoke in the valley," he said.
  
  It made sense to promote a standard outdoor burning by-law, Dr Markos said, in a city that is overseen by three different councils.He said Launceston's by-law was "very comprehensive" and that other council's needed to get on board for consistency in the region.
  
  Seeking further funding for the wood heater buy-back programme and evaluating the introduction of a by-law that prevented the installation of new wood heaters in homes were other aims outlined in council's proposed strategic plan.
  
  "Launceston is the success story of Australia in terms of what has been achieved," Dr Markos said.
  
  He estimated that since 1990, about 16,000 wood heaters had been replaced so that just 5000 remained in use.

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  Published on: 3/26/2008    Last Visited: 4/16/2008  

  Dr James Markos, Respiratory Physician and Chairman of the Tasmanian Branch of The Australian Lung Foundation, feels strongly about the particles that are released into the atmosphere with woodsmoke."There is no safe level of exposure to particle pollution.Over many years, exposure has similar long-term consequences to environmental tobacco smoke, including the risk of lung cancer and heart disease," he said.
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  From Dr James Markos and The Australian Lung Foundation
  
  Publications and Activities from Dr James Markos and The Australian Lung Foundation
  
  The 7.30 Report: Audit finds woodburning heaters failing to meet pollution standards" - on 9 June 2004, the 7.30 Report broadcast on the ABC a story on woodheaters, including an interview with Dr James Markos.
  
  Health impacts of woodsmoke - a summary written by Dr James Markos for a presentation at the Clearing the Air conference in May 2004.
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  Woodsmoke, air pollution and your health - a brochure written by Dr James Markos for The Australian Lung Foundation on this problem.

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  launceston.yourguide.com.au/news/local/?src=bookmark - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/17/2008    Last Visited: 9/22/2008  

  Australian Lung Foundation State chairman and Launceston doctor James Markos said he congratulated Launceston ...

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  Published on: 3/14/2008    Last Visited: 4/16/2008  

  Dr James MarkosRespiratory Physician Chairman, Tas Branch, The Australian Lung FoundationChairman, Air Quality Group, Tamar Region Natural Resource Management Strategy

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  launceston.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/business/wo - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/9/2008    Last Visited: 9/2/2008  

  Australian Lung Foundation Tasmania Branch chairman James Markos said Launceston has only had two breaches of smog levels this year - from an allowable five breaches a year.
  
  Launceston's last breach of air quality levels was on July 23 this year when particulate levels hit 62mg of PM10 particulates, above the allowable 50mg.
  
  "At all three levels of government, a lot has been done to address Launceston's smoke problem," Dr Markos said.
  
  "Because of the topography of the Launceston area, we trap smoke and smog."
  
  Dr Markos said those who chose to burn wood ovens had the onus on them to do so correctly.

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  www.3sc.net/airqual/newsoct06.html - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/1/2006    Last Visited: 12/24/2007  

  Launceston respiratory physician Dr James Markos says between 25 and 50 Tasmanians die each year from air pollution and Launceston accounts for most.
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  "I think the time is now for both local and state governments to sit up and take attention of Dr Markos' work and to come in with tougher measures to protect the health of our community," he said.
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  But Launceston respiratory physician James Markos says the deaths figure could be triple that. Dr Markos, chairman of the Tasmanian branch of the Australian Lung Foundation and the air quality working group for the Tamar region Natural Resource Management group, arrived at his figure by using interstate studies with data from pollution monitoring in Launceston. "In Tasmania there's anywhere from 25 to 50 deaths per year and Launceston would account for most of these," Dr Markos said. His estimate is included in the Tamar Valley Airshed report, now before the Launceston City Council.
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  Recognition for Dr Markos' work on wood smoke in Launceston
  
  ABC News Jim Markos has won the Tasmanian College of Physicians inaugural George Vidor memorial prize ... Congratulations, Jim!

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  Published on: 10/11/2008    Last Visited: 1/18/2008  

  Respiratory specialist Dr Jim Markos says about 5 per cent of lung cancer cases in
  
  Frequensea Marine Plankton Is Shocking New Health DiscoveryPR Web (press release), WA - Apr 5, 2006 health problems.

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  www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/08/25/2015053.htm?sect - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 8/25/2007    Last Visited: 8/25/2007  

  This afternoon the King Island Mayor Charles Arnold will talk about the implication of state planning laws on agricultural land and Launceston based respiratory physician Dr James Markos will tell delegates about the health issues surrounding wood fire smoke in the Tamar Valley.

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  launceston.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/lun - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/17/2008    Last Visited: 9/17/2008  

  Australian Lung Foundation State chairman and Launceston doctor James Markos said he congratulated Launceston City Council on moves to clean up Tamar Valley air pollution but more needed to be done.
  
  Dr Markos said Launceston this winter met national air quality guidelines with less than five days of excess pollution, compared to 50 days a decade ago.
  
  But he said tougher national guidelines were expected next year, meaning the valley's air would have to be cleaner still to meet the standard.
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  Dr Markos said a woodheater ban would go well with the existing heater buyback and ban on backyard burning.
  
  "Launceston has been a success story in Australia in reversing a pollution problem," he said.
  
  "But it's not time for complacency because there are still problems.
  
  "Because there is no safe level of woodsmoke."
  
  Dr Markos said this year the city only breached the pollution guidelines a few times under the PM10 standard but had about 30 breaches under the PM2.5 guidelines, due to come into force next year.
  
  "We are likely to be well above the 2.5 (standard)," he said.

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  A Christian Response To Proposed Gunns Tasmanian... - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 6/20/2007    Last Visited: 8/25/2008  

  Mr Stanford also added that Dr Jim Markos's (a Launceston based respiratory physician) criticisms of the Pulp Mill Proposal had been countered directly with him by Roger Drew (Australia's only internationally accredited toxicologist).

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