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Edmund Seto, Elena Austin, Jianbang Xiang, Jeffry Shirai, Tim Gould, Timothy Larson Washington Environmental Health Disparities Map https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/wtn/WTNIBL/ This map ranks areas in red that are more impacted by cumulative environmental hazards. Many parts of Beacon Hill and other South King County communities have rankings in the red, and are impacted by cumulative hazards. NOISE Sea-Tac Airport Noise Impacts http://www.airportsites.net/SEA-Part150/documents/final/e-Chapter-3_Noise%20Analysis.pdf DNL 65 dBA Noise exposures are associated with human health effects > Cardiovascular effects > Sleep disturbance > Annoyance > Impaired children’s learning FAA 14 CFR Part 150 Analysis (2013) for Sea-Tac includes: > A model of noise contours attributable to flights > Measured noise, only looking at levels >60 dB that are >3 secs, correlated with flights > A 65 dB noise contour is considered a threshold for incompatible residential land use without mitigation. > But this 65 dB threshold is supposed to be for “cumulative noise” – noise from all sources. http://www.airportsites.net/SEA-Part150/documents/final/e-Chapter-3_Noise%20Analysis.pdf Beacon Hill Seattle Noise Study Video of noise from flyover Particulate Air Pollution micron is 1000 nanometers. So a UFP is <0.1 microns PM2.5 Measurements at Seattle Beacon Hill Site by Puget Sound Clean Air Agency Federal standard primary and secondary 24 hr μg/m3 98th percentile, averaged over 3 years primary 1 year 12.0 μg/m3 annual mean, averaged over 3 years Despite not exceeding standard, still ranks 10 on the Environmental Health Disparities Map, indicating that historic PM levels in this area are among the highest concentrations observed in the state. PM2.5 Measurements at Seattle Beacon…

Community Health and Airport Operations Related Noise and Air Pollution: Report to the Legislature in Response to Washington State HOUSE BILL 1109

Members/Beacon Hill residents: Ariana Casey, Bridget Ferriss, Deirdre Curle, Joe Albert, Lynda Wong, Monique Cherrier, Ray Nicoli, Roseanne Lorenzana Advisor: Dr. Edmund Seto, Univ of Wash Dept of Occupational & Environmental Science, School of Public Health Summer interns/UW Class of 2019: Eileen Tran, Phan Su Contact: Dr. Roseanne Lorenzana, contact@chacusa.org or rlorenza@uw.edu Acknowledgements The Beacon Hill Noise Team would like to thank Alicia Diefenbach and the Verity Credit Union microgrant program for providing funds to purchase the noise measurement equipment and the Beacon Hill Merchants Association for being the fiscal sponsor for the Verity CU funds. We would also like to thank Estela Ortega, El Centro de la Raza and U.S.EPA Region 10 for providing the funds to support our summer interns (USEPA Problem Solving Collaboration 01J27101 Community Empowerment Grant). And, a big thanks to all the Beacon Hill residents who volunteered to host a noise measurement device at their home. This project was possible because of the work of the Beacon Hill volunteer community. Introduction The overarching goal of the project was to conduct Citizen Science measurements with University of Washington undergraduate student summer interns paid by El Centro de la Raza to help residents collect noise measurements. The project aimed to empower residents to collect new noise measurement data, which may benefit future follow-up activities, including collecting additional measurements, improving community awareness of noise levels, and follow-up research by others to quantify relationships to potential noise sources and health impacts. This is the first project to collect quality…