ANES Trifecta Elena Austin

• Shifting the dialogue from airports being a “nuisance” to understanding the health impacts and having community members share their stories • Having a state institution leading the efforts to study the prevalence of pollution related to Jet A fuel (ultrafine particles) • Creating partnerships at local, state and federal level to move forward mitigation Washington State Investments 2017 $250,000 to study ultrafine pollution particles in a 10 mile radius around SeaTac 2018 $300,000 plus local match to study airport impacts on on public health, transportation, parking, public safety, property values and economic development 2019 Created Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission to identify a new airport location 2019 $300,000 for a population health study to assess community health impacts of airports on children and adults 2020 Provided additional allowances for noise abatements in areas around SeaTac 2021 $940,194 for Healthy Schools pilot to reduce air pollution and improve air quality in schools 2023 Requested $1,393,223 to increase access to asthma interventions and study the benefits of indoor air quality intervention on health 2023 $412,000 for Puget Sound Clean Air Agency to set up two long-term air quality monitors in the airport community to establish a baseline and monitor health effects Research and Engagement Ultrafine Particle (UFP) Exposures Elena Austin, ScD Ultrafine Particles (UFPs) Background Ultrafine Particles unregulated but potentially important in determining health outcomes Health Effects more uncertain compared to PM2.5, associated with neurological and birth outcomes Important sources include diesel combustion (truck traffic, aircraft), wood- smoke and photochemical processes Variable…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]