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2024-10-24Assessing exposures to source-specific air pollution through a multi-pollutant mobile monitoring campaign in Seattle, WA
This presentation from the 2024 International Society of Exposure Science annual meeting describes a mobile air quality monitoring study conducted in Seattle, Washington, aimed at measuring exposure to pollutants from specific pollution sources. Researchers from the University of Washington used a multi-pollutant mobile monitoring campaign to assess how residents are exposed to various types of air pollution across different locations in the city. The study covers methods, results, and conclusions related to source-specific air pollution exposure assessment. -
2024-05-09
Population health implications of exposure to pervasive military aircraft noise pollution
Giordano Jacuzzi, Lauren M. Kuehne, Anne Harvey, Christine Hurley, Robert Wilbur, Edmund Seto & Julian D. Olden Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology (2024)Cite this article 1267 Accesses 318 Altmetric Metricsdetails Abstract Background While the adverse health effects of civil aircraft noise are relatively well studied, impacts associated with more intense and intermittent noise from military aviation have -
Noise could take years off your life. Here’s how.
We used a professional sound meter the din of daily life and talked to scientists about the health risks it can pose. Emily Baumgaertner, Jason Kao, Eleanor Lutz, Josephine Sedgwick, Rumsey Taylor, Noah Throop and Josh WilliamsJune 9, 2023 On a spring afternoon in Bankers Hill, San Diego, the soundscape is serene: Sea breeze rustles through the trees, and neighbors chat pleasantly -
2022-08-01Urban ultrafine – advisory group meeting, August 2022
A University of Washington research team held an advisory group meeting in August 2022 to discuss ultrafine particle (UFP) pollution in urban areas near airports. The meeting covered topics including indoor air quality in schools affected by aircraft emissions, short-term health effects of UFPs, and plans for mobile air quality monitoring. The multidisciplinary team includes environmental health scientists, researchers, and public health experts examining how aviation-related pollution impacts surrounding communities. -
2020-12-05The relationship between flight traffic, ultrafine particles and noise from the Seattle Aircraft Air and Noise Study
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Public Health examined how aircraft flight traffic at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport relates to ultrafine particle pollution and noise levels in surrounding communities. The study highlights that neighborhoods such as Beacon Hill and other South King County areas already rank among the most environmentally burdened in Washington State, facing cumulative hazards including both air and noise pollution from aircraft. The findings are intended to inform policy discussions about the health impacts of airport operations on nearby, often disadvantaged, communities. -
2020-12-01Community health and airport operations related noise and air pollution: Report to the legislature in response to Washington State House Bill 1109
This December 2020 report, prepared by Public Health Seattle & King County in response to Washington State House Bill 1109, examines how noise and air pollution from airport operations affect the health of communities near Sea-Tac Airport compared to the rest of King County. It reviews evidence on pollutants such as ultrafine particulates, their links to conditions like asthma, heart disease, and reduced life expectancy, and includes findings from a University of Washington study on air quality. The report concludes with recommendations for addressing these public health impacts. -
2020 Washington State Senate Bill 6168 Sec. 603 (42) Indoor Air Quality Study
State Budget (SENATE BILL 6168, Sec. 603) (42) $50,000 of the general fund—state appropriation for fiscal year 2021 is provided solely for the department of environmental and occupational health sciences to provide an air quality report. The report will study the relationship between indoor and outdoor ultrafine particle air quality at sites with vulnerable populations, -
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What are they getting exposed to out there?
April 29, 2019 | Lynn Schnaiberg Research led by UW DEOHS measures air traffic pollution around Sea-Tac Airport to understand potential health effects on nearby communities UW DEOHS leads the first study to systematically track aircraft-related air pollution in the communities around Seattle-Tacaoma International Airport. Photo: Don Wilson, Port of Seattle. JC Harris lives on -
2019-01-23Highline Forum agenda: Ultra-Fine Particle Study Update, January 23, 2019
The Highline Forum held its January 23, 2019 meeting at Burien City Hall, focusing on an update of the University of Washington's Ultra-Fine Particle Study presented by researchers from the UW School of Public Health. The agenda also included a StART program update from the Port of Seattle's Noise Program Manager, selection of a 2019 Community Co-Chair, and a City of Burien host update. The forum scheduled six bimonthly meetings throughout 2019, rotating among cities near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport including Federal Way, SeaTac, Tukwila, and Des Moines.