DEP declares Air Quality Action Day for Thursday, May 20
| Forecast | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, May 20: | 101 AQI | Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups |  | Ozone |
| 53 AQI | Moderate |  | Particle Pollution (2.5 microns) |
Tag Archive for: ozone
American Lung Associates Grades for Air Quality
American Lung Association issues its “State of the Air” report.
www.pennlive.com/news/2021/04/threats-of-breathing-polluted-air-in-central-pa-remains
Clean Air is Good for Birds too
Study: Air pollution laws aimed at human health also help birds
By Pat Leonard |Cornell Chronicle
U.S. pollution regulations meant to protect people from dirty air are also saving North America’s birds, according to a new study. Improved air quality under a federal program to reduce ozone pollution may have averted the loss of 1.5 billion birds during the past 40 years, the study found. That’s nearly 20% of bird life in the United States today. Read more.
DEP issues a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for Monday, August 10, 2020
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone for Monday, August 10, 2020, for the counties of Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery, and Philadelphia in southeastern Pennsylvania, the counties of Cumberland, Dauphin, Lancaster, Lebanon, and York in southcentral Pennsylvania, and the counties of Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, […]
DEP Issues a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day Forecast for June 9, 2020
Harrisburg, PA – The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and its regional air quality partnerships have forecast a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for ozone on June 9, 2020, for southeastern and southcentral Pennsylvania (encompassing the counties of Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Lancaster, Lebanon, Montgomery, Philadelphia, and York).
Strong sunshine, temperatures close to 90 degrees Fahrenheit, and light south to southwest winds will act to bring ozone concentrations to code ORANGE levels Tuesday afternoon. Concentrations of ozone are expected to be lower on Wednesday with only partly sunny skies and the chance for shower and thunderstorm development.
On air quality action days, young children, the elderly, and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to the effects of air pollution and should limit outdoor activities. Read more
No CAB meeting on Jan. 4, 2018
There will be no Clean Air Board meeting on Jan. 4. CAB’s next meeting will be Feb. 1.
The Journal of the American Medical Association has published a new study on deaths associated with air pollution. The New York Times reported on this study.
“The researchers found that for each day-to-day increase of 10 micrograms per square meter in fine particulate matter (PM 2.5), the small particles of soot that easily enter the lungs and bloodstream, there was a 1.05 percent increase in deaths. For each 10 parts per billion increase in ozone, a main component of smog, there was a 0.51 percent increase.”
