Air Quality & Your HealthSession I

June 21, 2013

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David R. Celebrezze

Dir. of Air & Water Special ProjectsOhio Environmental Council

Erica Fetty

Environmental Specialist

Ohio EPA

Sarah VanderWielen

Meteorologist

Ohio EPA

Air Quality & Your HealthSession I

June 21, 2013

David Stukus, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Section of Allergy and Immunology

Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Evelyn Ebert

Air Quality Program Coordinator

MORPC

Agenda-Session I

10:30-10:40 Welcome/intro (OEC)

10:40-10:45 What is ozone and PM2.5 pollution? (David R. Celebrezze, OEC)

10:45-11:15 Where does it come from and how is it tracked? (Sarah VanderWielen, Erica Fetty, Ohio EPA)

11:15-11:45 What are the health implications? (Dr. David Stukus, MD)

11:45-12:15 What are air quality alerts, what do they mean, and how are they determined? (Evelyn Ebert, MORPC)

12:15-12:30 questions and answers

Agenda-Session II (June 28, 2013)

10:30-10:40 Welcome/intro (OEC) 10:40-11:00 Air Quality impact on the environment

(OEC) 11:00-11:45 Air Quality and the federal

government (American Lung Association of the Midland States)

11:45-12:15 What you can do to reduce pollution 12:15-12:30 Questions and answers

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What is ozone pollution?

Nitrogen oxides (NOx) + Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) + hot, long summer sun= ozone pollution.

What is PM 2.5 pollution?

"Particulate matter," also known as particle pollution or PM, is a complex mixture of extremely small particles and liquid droplets.

Particle pollution is made up of a number of components, including acids (such as nitrates and sulfates), organic chemicals, metals, and soil or dust particles.

US EPA

What is PM 2.5 pollution?

Can occur year-roundCan be blown for dozens or hundreds of miles.

Ex. puff of exhaust from a diesel truck in LA can end up over the Grand Canyon.

Smog, including PM 2.5 obscures the Smoky Mountains

What is PM 2.5 pollution?

Particulate matter 2.5 micrometers in diameter.

Where does it come from and how is it tracked?

Erica Fetty

Environmental Specialist

Ohio EPA

Sarah VanderWielen

Meteorologist

Ohio EPA

What are the health implications?

Dr. David Stukus, MD

Assistant Professor of PediatricsSection of Allergy and ImmunologyNationwide Children's Hospital

What are the air quality alerts, what do they mean and how are they determined?

Evelyn Ebert

Air Quality Program Coordinator

Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission

Questions and Answers!

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